Alan's Homepage

Hello, and welcome to the personal homepage and wiki of Alan Dipert!

• ConsultingPractice is about the professional software engineering consulting services I provide.
• PersonalBackground is about my personal history and interests.
• TechWorks is a list of technical presentations, workshops, papers, and other works I've created or helped to create.

The best way to contact me is by email at alan@tailrecursion.com. I also maintain a CoffeeTime to meet with folks. In addition, you can find me on the follow social media websites:

• Twitter is where I post infrequently, usually about technology.
• GitHub is where I typically collaborate on open source software and star interesting projects I run across.
• LinkedIn is where I maintain my work history and professional connections.
• Hacker News is where I occasionally submit links and engage The Internet in discussion.

Updates

Date	Note
2025-10-08	Expanded WellReadUndergrad with linked references to the primary works, terms, and quotations in the canon my dad assembled.
2025-10-07	Added HomepageDesign to document the move from Zim exports to the current make + cmark workflow.
2022-12-02	Added GitOnSharedHost to describe setting up a read-only Git repo on Dreamhost.
2021-07-01	Added HomePhotos to document family media archival strategy.
2021-06-24	Added AsyncAwaitGotchas, about obscure async/await JavaScript errors in Google Chrome.
2021-02-05	Added SciCloj presentation comparing Common Lisp to Clojure to TechWorks.
2020-12-31	Added to Lisp:CommonLispIteration, added ClojureScript Podcast appearance to TechWorks.
2020-12-15	Added TechSolutions to record solutions to software problems and errors I encounter.
2020-11-23	Added CoffeeTime.
2020-11-23	Added Lisp:CommonLispIteration.
2020-11-21	Customized Zim export HTML/CSS template.
2020-11-13	Added Lisp:GherkinHistory.
2020-11-10	Added three Cognicast appearances to TechWorks.
2020-11-09	Added FairDivision.
2020-11-02	Deployed new Zim-based site and established redirects from previous URLs.