Chris Watson (Watzon)
Senior Software Engineer - Salt Lake City, UT
I'm Chris Watson, a seasoned software engineer, 3d printing content creator, and lover of open source focused on creating efficient, scalable, and user-friendly web applications. With over a decade of experience, I specialize in full-stack development and performance optimization.
I'm passionate about sharing knowledge and regularly write about software development on my blog. When I'm not coding, you can find me exploring new technologies or contributing to open-source projects.
Recent Articles
- Jan 3, 2024 - Rolling my own pastebin
- Dec 9, 2023 - Using n8n to create a simple Mastodon bot
- Oct 18, 2023 - Facilitating Postgres database migration
- Oct 17, 2023 - Migrating your Redis database to another server
- Dec 7, 2022 - An introduction to the Crystal standard library and its core modules
Highlighted Projects
- Cadmium - NLP (natural language processing) library for Crystal
- Crecto - Ecto like ORM for Crystal with support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite
- Tourmaline - Crystal based Telegram Bot framework
- Paste69 - Fast, efficient, and minimalist pastebin service
- Inkify - API based code screenshot service similar to carbon.now.sh