Allan Deutsch

Learning to think & build in public. Excited about tools for thinking and augmenting human capabilities.

Previously head of product & engineering @GrabbitNFT and product at Microsoft (PlayFab, Xbox Live, and Xbox).

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Uses

The tools, technologies, hardware, and software that I use to do my thing.

Gifts

Gifts can be an unwanted obligation or a fun way to show some love. This is my attempt at shifting them towards the latter.

Gold Mac n Cheese

Beautifully golden mac n cheese, elevated for the palate of a discerning foodie.

Cozumel travel guide

A brief guide on having a successful trip to the SCUBA diving island paradise of Mexico, Cozumel.

devlog 12: What if MacOS was a linux distro

The first Seattle Design meetup and an interesting question: How far can I get if I pretend MacOS is a linux distro?

Classy coding - JavaScript OOP through the ages

Embark on a journey to learn about how OOP has been done throughout JavaScript's history, with our destination set on understanding how we should do it today and what all the modern syntax is doing for us under the hood.

Open neovim edgebar with focus set

A deep dive into neovim config, controlling focus, pane management with edgy.nvim, and a little open source contribution to boot!

I use Neovim btw

Imagine a world where something as simple as editing text becomes a fun and challenging puzzle to be solved.

devlog 11

Learning new technologies, vim, and neovim!

devlog 10: CascadiaJS

Doc Duck takes to the stage! Finding my first customer and also inspiration at the PNW's premier JS conference.

Thinking channels

Thinking about the same concept in a different way is often a big unlock to deeper and clearer understanding

devlog 9: Buildspace begins!

Doc Duck's feedback widget is now branded!