Hi, I'm Dylan! 👋

Dylan Hildenbrand poses with his arms crossed. He is a caucasion man wearing glasses, has tossled hair, and a short beard. He wears a black, long-sleeve shirt and has his arms crossed. He is also incredibly handsome. Like, so ridiculously handsome it's not even fair. How many other nerds do you know that look this good? Gates was never this cute. Zuck wishes his smile could light a room like that.

I'm a father, husband, author, and full-stack web developer that enjoys creating web applications. Being a full-stack developer means I do a little bit of everything. If you need some tweaks to your website, I can handle it. Maybe your small business needs a custom web app to handle your workflows. I do that too! Need to migrate some data from a server? Yup, I've done it. Do you want to automate the deployment process of your web app? I've done that too! Basically, I enjoy solving problems with technology, specifically when it comes web apps.

Early in my career, I began building sites with WordPress. I quickly realized I needed to run my own site to gain more experience and share what I learned. I've since migrated away from WordPress and onto a completely custom solution but the spirit of the site remains. Here, I publish technical posts outlining problems I've come across, solutions discovered, and technical walk-throughs. Throughout my career, I've worked with JavaScript, TypeScript, Svelte & SvelteKit, HTML, CSS, PHP, and WordPress as well as PHP frameworks like Yii2. I even wrote a book about SvelteKit, which you can buy here!

While I've worked primarily as a web developer over the past decade, I also enjoy tinkering in my homelab, automating infrastructure, using Linux-based operating systems for my daily operating system, tweaking my Vim configuration, and learning about security. If you enjoy my posts, let me know and comment on them. If you really enjoy them or they have helped you overcome a problem you've encountered, consider sponsoring me on GitHub or making a one-time donation. Even the amount for a coffee shows that my efforts here are appreciate. If you'd like to work with me or just chat, then reach out with one of the methods below!