Zach Saucier's Blog

Notes about my second app for self-hosting my own personal music server.

Trying to put words to what I think makes me a great engineer.

A reflection on my first published, fully vibe-coded application.

A few tips I wish I had known before having a child.

Some thoughts about what makes good customer support and how I was failed by one company.

Why LLMs are not truly intelligent.

The Apple Notes app is more useful than a plain text file.

A look into how Facebook Marketplace is genuinely useful.

A thought about the difference between an acquaintance and a friend.

Thoughts around what makes recruiting messages effective.

Thoughts around AI's effect on programming and creative work.

Thoughts around social media's limits and how to potentially address them.

My thoughts around how caring, iterating and not striving for perfection leads to great results.

What caused me to add external link icons and some considerations about how to implement them.

The triumphs and struggles of self-hosting my own personal music server.

Some ways that AI will help create more interactive and differentiated experiences.

Our anniversary party was comprised of solid friends and Lisa Frank Jesus among other things.

A post covering some new web features that I used when recreating this blog.

Some of the history and exploration behind my 2017 site redesign.

Tips to keep in mind when using a developer chatroom.

Some things I learned by regularly going to a college dining hall.

An app I created to help address decision paralysis when trying to find activities to do.

Some keys to keep in mind if you want to learn web programming.

How I managed to create an animated desktop background using a webpage.

A short introduction to electronic music for those who don't know much about it.

The way that I think about how the learning process works.

Some of my thoughts on our mandate as humans.

The third talk in my front-end development crash course for designers.

The second talk in my front-end development crash course for designers.

The intro talk to my front-end development crash course for designers.

Covering an approach to learning that I've found to be quite valuable.

A look into how to create loading effects for images and videos.

A look at the purpose of wearable technology and what it could be.

A look at what just describes us vs what truly defines us.

An overview of basic CSS and JavaScript animation of DOM elements.

My philosophy around learning new subjects.

Some of the reasons why I believe contributing to something like StackOverflow is important.

This post covers how you should use the picture element.

This post covers some of the benefits of using units other than pixels when designing responsive sites.

Some tips to efficiently modify DOM elements while limiting reflow.

This post covers some of the advantages that JavaScript has over Flash.

Reasons why you should not use HTML tables for layout.

A primer on responsive web design, including how to use media queries, a mobile-first approach, and other techniques.

How my creative process works.

An exploration into how to make CSS-only shapes with gradients and outlines.