Vale

Developer

Designer

Writer

Ahoy!

I’m Declan Chidlow; I often go by Vale online, and this site is the gateway to all the horrific abominations I concoct.

I’m both a front-end developer and writer. As a developer I have a skew towards the front-of-the-front-end. My expertise lies in core web technologies – HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – and leveraging them to craft digital experiences that are both functional and visually appealing. As a writer, I span an assortment of topics, though they are oft technical.

When not bodging together scripts (both the kinds you run and the kinds you read), you may find me cruising around on a unicycle, browsing the crevices of cyberspace, or inadvertently converting an otherwise functional piece of technology into a paperweight.

Explore My Site

There is much here to explore and observe, and it is my hope that your curiosities will be catered to. Please mind the rabbit holes.
  • Posts - polished long-form structured writings
  • Portfolio - showing off
  • Micros - short-form, often ephemeral, micro-posts
  • Photography - captures of the world
  • Videos - pictures in motion
  • Elsewhere - my external writings, contributions, and appearances
  • Library - record of pretty much all the media I’ve consumed
  • Links - directory of links

You can also access my stream of consciousness via the firehose, and ways to follow and subscribe to my output are indicated on my syndication page.

If you wish to know more about the specifics of this site, you can read The Design of This Site and The Implementation of This Site.

It is my true and great pleasure to have you here.