Alex Plescan

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Hey, I’m Alex — I make websites

This is my home on the internet, where I post about things I’m working on, and things I’ve learned along the way.

Latest posts

  • I use placeholder names often in my projects. They let me make fast upfront progress without needing to stop and think of the perfect name for something.

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  • I first made this site back in 2016, and since then it hasn’t had any substantial updates to its design or overall structure. Here we are now in 2024, and I find myself to be a developer with a blog that doesn’t have a dark theme.

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  • A while back my friend recommended that I try WezTerm. I’d been an iTerm 2 stalwart for the better part of a decade, but not to be too narrow-minded I conceded, started it up, and saw this:

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