Observed arrival · 2026-10-01

Brian Runnells’s résumé, in GeoCities-era dress

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Editorial interest 85/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A personal career timeline pairs frontend and design-system work with a 1990s-style homepage and a history of climbing coverage.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-01 issue.

For: People exploring frontend leadership and design systems
Worth noticing: The Heroku section says Runnells cut test-run times by 90% and later led a 20-plus-person organization.

Field notes

The career sections combine role descriptions with period markers, including CSS, AJAX, IE6 workarounds, and the arrival of jQuery. The ClimbingNarc chapter says the site gathered climbing news, videos, and competition coverage in one place, and notes that online coverage led to live commentary at named events. The Heroku chapter also includes a mock command-line lesson about building tools for the people who use them.

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✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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