Nolan Cotter is an independent developer in Vancouver, working in Rust, TypeScript, and Svelte. He ships small, well-made tools — and prefers to do that quietly.
Currently available for new work. Write to hello@nolancotter.ca or browse the archive on GitHub.
Selected work
- 01 anti-vibe — A quiet rejection of the algorithmic feed.
- 02 freedom-network — Peer-to-peer plumbing, written in Rust.
- 03 OneDB — A single-source database experiment.
- 04 band-msg — A messaging interface for small groups.
- 05 svelte-tool-dashboard — New Svelte tools, aggregated daily.
- 06 google-local-dashboard — Local-first Google dashboard scaffold.
- 07 gestures_ai_interface — Steering models with hand gestures.
- 08 project-sentinel — Watchdog scripts that keep machines honest.
Currently
- Writing
- Rust at the edge of the network.
- Shipping
- Svelte 5 dashboards on Vite 8.
- Reading
- The Soul of a New Machine.
- Listening
- Caribou — Honey.