Cory Long
Software
What Do I Do?
Work at MeTEOR Education creating software
Create fun projects in my spare time
Write quality code that is easy to read and extend
Create and maintain documentation of everything I make
Strictly follow security best practices
Never stop learning
What Do I Know?
- Javascript, PHP, C#, Python and several other programming languages
- How to design user friendly UX with VueJS, SASS, HTML5 Canvas, and other front end technologies
- How to use Docker, configure Apache, manage NPM packages, exit VIM, and other Sys Admin tasks
- How to write efficient queries in MySQL, MSSQL, and Elasticsearch
- How to interpret data to make meaningful insights
What Have I Built?
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms
Merchant of the Six Kingdoms was created with VueJS over three years by myself and a team of fifteen artists and voice actors I led. It includes a complex freeform bartering gameplay mechanic. It has >90% review score on Steam.
Product Customization Engine
This Product Customization Engine was built in my time at HC Brands using HTML5 Canvas and Fabric.JS. It includes a wide range of features including curved text, monochroming images, shapes, a large font selection, bulk ordering, and more.
MeTEOR Connect Insights
MeTEOR Connect Insights allows MeTEOR Education customers to order products and manage quotes, service requests, and more. It makes heavy use of Elasticsearch for fast load times and excellent search results. It is one of several web based platforms I've built with the team at MeTEOR Education.
Landgrab
Landgrab is a game where players build empires and fight for control of the world. It makes heavy use of the Google Maps API including over 15,000 polygons creating a grid on the earth.
Big World
Big World is a social network that takes place on Google Maps. It allows users to find interesting locations and learn about the world while talking with people across the world.
Karma Dilemma
Karma Dilemma is a game where humans and bots compete against each other in 2 by 2 decision matrix games. It includes a complete public API for programmers to build bots to play the game.
Sebastian Lague Chess Challenge
For the Sebastian Lague Chess Challenge, I created a bot themed around Rules of Thumb inspired by my favorite chess book, "The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess" by Andrew Soltis. My bot placed 253 out of 629.
What Have I Written?
CSS Tricks - Working Towards Better Naming
A paid feature I wrote for CSS-Tricks along with the incredible Chris Coyier. It explored how the names we use in our code can have a significant impact on software projects.
How to consume an HTTP API
A feature I wrote for ITHare, one of my favorite IT blogs. It provides a guide to robust and efficient API usage.
What Is Holmes Custom?
In 2015, Holmes Custom gave me my first opportunity to earn a living creating software. My responsibilities included migrating their brands from ASP.net to PHP on a Magento platform, developing a feature rich design wizard for creating customized products, developing systems to interact with Amazon, eBay, and several other 3rd party sellers, building internal tools and reporting systems, and more.
What Is MeTEOR Education?
MeTEOR Education is my current home. I've work remotely since 2018 with a team from across the country. My responsibilities include creating and maintaining feature rich systems for employees and schools to manage quotes, projects, purchase orders, invoices, vendors, inventory, and more.
Do I Have A GitHub?
Yes.