Cory Etzkorn
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2025

Software Should Feel Like Magic

The future of software is an extension of you.
  • Thinking
2024

You Might Not Need a Design System

Focus on building a good product.
  • Thinking

Hiring Well

Build a better team by asking better questions.
  • Thinking
2023

Carrying the Torch

An ode to BrooklynJS and the communities that sustain us.
  • Community
  • Engineering
  • Thinking
2022

Evolving In a Rigid World

Making time for what matters.
  • Thinking
2021

Learning to Fall

Two weeks on rollerskates.
  • Thinking

Semi-online

Should humans be always-online?
  • Thinking

Finding My Place

Searching for a physical in anchor in a digital world.
  • Thinking
2020

Don’t Fear Empty Divs

Rethinking layout semantics.
  • Engineering
  • Thinking

How I Started Writing TypeScript

Using static types to write code that scales.
  • Engineering
  • Thinking
2019

The Perks of Being a Solo Founder

Small means nimble.
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Thinking

Beautiful

Beauty is enough.
  • Design
  • Thinking
2018

Digital Expectations, Physical Limitations

Can the physical world keep up with our digital demands?
  • Thinking

Tools That Work

The best tool for the job is the tool that works.
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Made in New York City
Published May 18, 2025