Tom MacWright

@tmcw
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engineer, writer, "artist"
Websitehttps://macwright.com/
GitHubhttps://github.com/tmcw
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Tom MacWright5d ago

reviewing software engineer portfolios that are (1) vibecoded website (2) github projects that are 100% edited by or with claude

i don't know what i'm supposed to get from this

Tom MacWrightJun 11
do i know anyone on mastodon in columbus ohio?
Tom MacWrightJun 4
recently: cycling through germany/austria/switzerland, and other minor notes: https://macwright.com/2026/06/04/recently
Recently

Traveling, reading, keeping on

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Show threadTom MacWrightMay 12

☑️ A* routing, MTA colors, sockets, draggable blocks

todo: edge directions, labels, resizable blocks, edges avoiding edges, custom waypoints, rounded corners

Tom MacWrightMay 5
crafted another thing https://macwright.com/2026/05/05/intermezzo-bag
Intermezzo bag

A bag for a book

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Tom MacWrightMay 5
recently: https://macwright.com/2026/05/04/recently
Recently

I walked around Manhattan

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Show threadTom MacWrightMay 1
the graph versus grid debate rages (in my head). this is structurally a graph with proper links and everything, not just relying on implicit 'neighbors'. but most of the things i want to do with it are grid-like, and i'm currently just using weights to make the lines avoid blocks rather than removing graph nodes. really want to slim down the graph and highlight good routes with skipped grid squares, but that's probably after everything else is done.
Show threadTom MacWrightMay 1
starting to take shape, integrated the official MTA line colors for lines today. still many many things to do 😂 🚇
Show threadTom MacWrightApr 30
look, a* routing! it took me like maybe 6 hours to get all the other concepts right and then a half hour to implement routing. everything is always data structures
Tom MacWrightApr 26

a long time ago i followed @sgillies blog and the moment he announced he had left a job we hired him to work at mapbox, a major coup.

now is the time for you to do the same thing for your company, i guarantee you will not regret it: https://sgillies.net/2026/04/24/laid-off.html

Laid off

Welp, I'm joining the ranks of the unemployed tech workers again. As before, I'm in a good situation. I don't depend on my former employer for health insurance. I've got some severance and savings, my

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