Payton.Codes

Musings on life, games, and code

Hi, I’m Payton!

I’m a passionate coder by day and an enthusiastic tabletop dungeon master by night.

This blog is a place for me to tell stories and share fun things I’ve made. I write about insights from my coding projects, philosophical thoughts, and tales from epic D&D campaigns. Whether you’re a fellow developer, someone looking for a one-shot game, or a good friend, I’m excited to share my knowledge and adventures with you.

Here’s some of my latest posts

  • Warrior’s Tea

    Warrior’s Tea

    I went on a trip to hang out with my co-workers this February and ran a one-shot D&D game for them. Having just read the…

  • Good coding practices

    Good coding practices

    I recently had to give a talk on “Good coding practices” for some new developers at Automattic. At first I had no idea how to…

  • Writing a diff/PR description to get better reviews

    Writing a diff/PR description to get better reviews

    During a recent work meetup, we had an impromptu exercise where we went over what makes a GitHub PR description most useful to the people…

  • Valley of the Machines

    Valley of the Machines

    I wrote this one-shot D&D adventure to share with my co-workers on a recent work meetup; it was the first in several years! I now…