Hi, I'm James Little!

I'm a software engineer and design enthusiast from Boston, Massachusetts.

I'm interested in how people interact with technology. I want to make the digital world simple, intuitive, and a touch playful with the software I create.

I work at Stripe. Right now, I'm on the Docs team. Previously, I've helped build Terminal and the Stripe Dashboard iOS app.

I started at Stripe after graduating from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where I majored in Computer Science, built a website for the student newspaper, and made robots play soccer.

• 2022-07-04

  Some angst around modern JS frameworks

  I don't think I really get the "new wave" JS frameworks. I think they produce build artifacts that are optimized for the wrong thing.

• 2022-05-03

  Data Driven Pull Requests

  My system for running comparative benchmarks for Stork patches, and how it helps make sure Stork moves in the right direction.

• 2021-12-29

  2021 End-Of-Year Work Setup

  It's where I work, it's where I relax, it's where I plan my life, it's where I talk to friends, it's where I enjoy music, it's where I read the news, it's where I spend most of the hours of the day...

• 2021-11-26

  25 at 25

  I turned 25 this week. Here are 25 things I've learned in the past 25 years.

• 2021-09-19

  Stork and Modularity

  Splitting code into crates, the benefits of small public interface, and a combinatorial explosion.

Stork Search ↗

A fast full-text search tool for static sites.

CLI, JS, WASM • 2019–Present

Stripe Calendar App

An internal application for Stripe employees that puts upcoming Google Calendar events in the Mac menu bar.

macOS • 2021-Present

bowdoinorient.com ↗

The website for Bowdoin College's student newspaper.

Web • 2017–2019

I'd love to get in touch. Send me an email at hello@<this domain>. You can also follow me on various social neteworks; profiles are listed in the page's footer. ↓