During the lockdown me and my partner got into crosswords and codewords, and with my partners first language not being English, and me mostly failing English in school I built this little web app to help us find potential solutions for crosswords.
I built this simple app because 1) I didn't want to install an app, and 2) a lot of the sites on the Web are laden with junk adverts or complex syntax. I just wanted something simple to use and that loaded instantly.
To use the app, you just include all the letters you know and use _ or . for the letters that you don't know (i.e, CA___A). If you know there are two letters that will be the same but you don't know what they are you can use a digit (i.e, B12121).
I will do a technical write up soon, but it's a pretty traditional PWA.
I lead the Chrome Developer Relations team at Google.
We want people to have the best experience possible on the web without having to install a native app or produce content in a walled garden.
Our team tries to make it easier for developers to build on the web by supporting every Chrome release, creating great content to support developers on web.dev, contributing to MDN, helping to improve browser compatibility, and some of the best developer tools like Lighthouse, Workbox, Squoosh to name just a few.
I love to learn about what you are building, and how I can help with Chrome or Web development in general, so if you want to chat with me directly, please feel free to book a consultation.
I'm trialing a newsletter, you can subscribe below (thank you!)
