Writing
I'm Gordy Clark. I build software and, occasionally, write about how I build it — the boring, durable kind that keeps working after you stop paying attention to it. These essays are mostly notes to myself about tools, tradeoffs, and the value of keeping systems small enough to hold in your head.
- A Short Note on Tools Why the tool you already understand usually wins.
- Airport Tier List My rankings of the best & worst airports in the world
- List of Band Names Great names for bands - free to anyone who wants it!
- Books I've Read Ammost every book that I've read in the last 7-8 years.
- Five Things Worth Keeping Habits and tools that survived a decade of churn.
- On Building a Website Out of Files Why a markdown-to-HTML pipeline with no server and no JavaScript is still the right call in 2026.