Software Engineer, technical writer, tweeter
Hey, I'm Jordan! I'm a software developer living in Carmel, Indiana. Here are a few random facts about me:
- I built my first website on Geocities in 1999
- I learned PHP and created a fan club (forum) in 2000 for Penny Arcade which had over 5,000 members
- I have probably owned over 100,000 LEGO pieces at one time, in various levels of being sorted
- My favorite book is The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
- My favorite video games of all time are Sim City 2000 and The Witcher 3
- I've been writing this blog since 2003
Connect
You can email me at kohl dot jordan at gmail to say hello! I'm always open to chat.
Software Used to Build this Website
- This website is built with Eleventy.js, hosted on Netlify, with the code living on GitHub. The styling was inspired by LekoArts' minimal blog theme. This site was originally build with PHP, then converted to WordPress, then to Gatsby, and now to Eleventy.
Interviews
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Carmel roundabouts facing a major change
- Griffin Gonzalez with WRTV Indianapolis, Feb 26, 2024
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35 Interviews with 0 Applications
- Guidance Counselor 2.0 with Taylor Desseyn, July 18, 2022
Publications
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How to plan an SMS MFA migration that affects thousands of users
- Segment Engineering Blog, September 28, 2022
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Testing Before Releasing with Ghost Inspector and Netlify
- Ghost Inspector, May 24, 2021
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Continuous Integration Testing for WordPress
- Ghost Inspector, May 28, 2019
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Automated UI Testing for WordPress
- Ghost Inspector, May 15, 2019
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Develop a WordPress Plugin Using Webpack and React
- Ghost Inspector, April 1, 2019
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Downtown Mobility Plan – Member Point of View
- BikeSD, June 9, 2016
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Open Letter to Mayor Kevin Faulconer
- Ride Safe San Diego, March 12, 2016