Max Leiter
Full-stack developer
About me
I've previously worked at Blend and am currently building at Vercel. I'm interested in politics, tech, and building a fast, accessible web.
My projects
- A self-hostable and open-source alternative to GitHub Gist and Pastebin.
X11 on iOS
CreatorPatched, compiled, and packaged X11 for iOS devices.The Lounge
Maintainer4994Self-hosted, always-on IRC client built with Node.js, Vue, and other web technologies.- See some more on this page
My posts
- Jul 30, 2022
The Node ecosystem (still) has tooling problems
It shouldn't take this much work to publish a small library
- May 15, 2022
Live updating page views with Supabase and Next.js
A step-by-step guide to page views and server analytics
- May 11, 2022
Internet Explorer or CSS3?
A quick quiz I created to explore Supabase
- Apr 23, 2022
Easy ways to improve your websites accessibility and performance
A list of simple tips for developing a more accessible and user-friendly web.
- Apr 7, 2022
How hackers* run their sites
An analysis based on 700 personal websites
- Mar 26, 2022
Introducing Drift
A self-hostable alternative to GitHub Gist and Pastebin
- Jan 25, 2022
How to start contributing to open-source projects
A small guide to finding projects and contributing changes
- Jan 9, 2022
Pin your npm/yarn dependencies
A guide on how to pin your dependencies and why you may want to
- Dec 31, 2021
My macOS programs and setup
- Dec 28, 2021
useMousetrap()
A quick TypeScript React hook for Mousetrap.js
- Nov 22, 2021
Creeper Host API wrapper in TypeScript
In case someone also wants a quick wrapper for interacting with the Creeper Host REST API
- Nov 18, 2021
run-pr.sh
A quick script I use for checking out and running pull requests
- Nov 3, 2021
Impressions of the Framework Laptop
My thoughts on the Framework Laptop's hardware
- Dec 15, 2020
Adding ambient light support to Linux and GNOME
A quick dive into Linux kernel drivers
- Dec 15, 2019
X11 on iOS
A guide on how to compile the X Window System for iOS