How Odd
Well, this is odd.
After years of scattered updates across various social platforms, watching algorithms decide who sees what, and generally shouting into different voids... I'm trying something decidedly old-school. A newsletter. From me to you. No middleman deciding if this update is "engaging" enough.
So welcome to Odds & Todds — my attempt at sharing what I'm working on, thinking about, and occasionally stumbling through.
For those who don't know me (or need a refresher on what I actually do when I'm not starting newsletters), I'm currently juggling a few projects that keep me busy:
- TrackJS - helping developers find and fix JavaScript errors before users complain
- Request Metrics - monitoring web performance because nobody likes a slow website
- CertKit - making SSL certificate management less of a headache
Each of these started from a simple "wouldn't it be nice if..." moment. Turns out, turning those moments into actual things people use is where it gets interesting. I'll share more about that journey in future dispatches.
This newsletter will be irregular (fair warning), probably meandering, and will definitely include both wins and spectacular face-plants from building these products. Plus whatever else seems worth sharing that doesn't fit into a social media box.
If that sounds like your kind of odd, stick around.
-Todd
P.S. - Yes, the name is a dad joke. No, I'm not sorry.