# judd.dev

> Andrew Judd - Full-stack web developer helping small and medium businesses navigate the digital world.

- [Full LLM context](https://judd.dev/llms-full.txt)

## About

Andrew Judd is a Freelance Web Developer with 18+ years of experience building web applications, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered solutions. Based in Canada, he specializes in helping small and medium businesses succeed online through custom development, mentoring, and technical consulting.

## Services

- Web Application Development: Custom web apps, APIs, database design, CMS
- AI & Intelligent Solutions: RAG pipelines, LLM integration, custom AI agents, knowledge bases
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, containerization
- Mobile & Desktop Apps: Cross-platform apps with Ionic/Capacitor and Electron
- Performance Optimization: Speed audits, caching, database optimization
- Security & Maintenance: SSL, security updates, backups, monitoring
- Mentoring & Coaching: One-on-one sessions, code reviews, career guidance
- Business & Developer Liaison: Technical translation, project oversight

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://judd.dev): Overview and featured content
- [About](https://judd.dev/about): Background, experience, and personal information
- [Services](https://judd.dev/services): Detailed service offerings
- [Projects](https://judd.dev/projects): Portfolio of completed projects
- [Testimonials](https://judd.dev/testimonials): Client feedback and reviews
- [Blog](https://judd.dev/blog): Technical articles and insights
- [Resume](https://judd.dev/resume): Professional experience and skills
- [Community](https://judd.dev/community): Developers (Coffee 'n' Code + mentoring), virtual pets, and recipe tools
- [Contact](https://judd.dev/contact): Get in touch
- [Small Business Automation](https://judd.dev/automation): Practical automation for small businesses — what I build, real costs, and how engagements work
- [Backup System Series](https://judd.dev/backups): Guide to building a Laravel backup system — four-post series hub covering architecture, restores, and failure modes
- [OCR Pipelines](https://judd.dev/ocr): Guide to building production OCR pipelines — five-post series hub
- [OCR Tool Comparison](https://judd.dev/ocr/tesseract-vs-textract-vs-google-vision): Tesseract vs AWS Textract vs Google Vision API comparison
- [Hire a Web Developer](https://judd.dev/hire-web-developer): Guide for small businesses on hiring a developer
- [GTA Web Developer](https://judd.dev/web-developer-gta): Automation, AI, and custom development for GTA small businesses

## Blog Posts

- [Authentication Is the Easy Part](https://judd.dev/blog/authentication-is-the-easy-part)
- [Don't Keep Your Spare Key Inside the House](https://judd.dev/blog/dont-keep-your-spare-key-inside-the-house)
- [Tests That Earn Their Keep](https://judd.dev/blog/tests-that-earn-their-keep)
- [Where Does Your Code Actually Live?](https://judd.dev/blog/where-does-your-code-live)
- [The Process Failed You, Not the Other Way Around](https://judd.dev/blog/the-process-failed-you)
- [Is It a Website or a Web App? (And Why It Changes the Price)](https://judd.dev/blog/website-or-web-app)
- [DNS for People Who've Been Faking It](https://judd.dev/blog/dns-for-people-whove-been-faking-it)
- [Load Times and Your Websites](https://judd.dev/blog/load-times-and-your-websites)
- [The Best Way to Convert Handwritten Recipes to Digital (What Actually Works)](https://judd.dev/blog/best-way-to-digitize-handwritten-recipes)
- [What It Really Costs to Digitize a Box of Handwritten Recipes](https://judd.dev/blog/cost-to-digitize-handwritten-recipes)
- [What OCR Actually Gets Wrong on Handwritten Recipes](https://judd.dev/blog/what-ocr-gets-wrong-on-handwritten-recipes)
- [Everything That Broke Along the Way](https://judd.dev/blog/everything-that-broke-along-the-way)
- [Restores Are Harder Than Backups](https://judd.dev/blog/restores-are-harder-than-backups)
- [The Pipeline Strategy Pattern](https://judd.dev/blog/the-pipeline-strategy-pattern)
- [I Built My Own Backup System](https://judd.dev/blog/i-built-my-own-backup-system)
- [From Inbox to Database Without a Human in the Middle](https://judd.dev/blog/from-inbox-to-database-without-a-human-in-the-middle)
- [Why I Built Flour Power](https://judd.dev/blog/why-i-built-flour-power)
- [Less Than a Penny Per Document](https://judd.dev/blog/less-than-a-penny-per-document)
- [One API Call Changed Everything](https://judd.dev/blog/one-api-call-changed-everything)
- [When the Cleanup Code Becomes the Project](https://judd.dev/blog/when-the-cleanup-code-becomes-the-project)
- [The OCR Rabbit Hole](https://judd.dev/blog/ocr-rabbit-hole)
- [Why I Built MoveMyRecipes.com](https://judd.dev/blog/why-i-built-movemyrecipescom)
- [The Developer Who Held All the Cards](https://judd.dev/blog/the-developer-who-held-all-the-cards)
- [It's Your Fault!](https://judd.dev/blog/its-your-fault)
- [Mistakes Happen](https://judd.dev/blog/mistakes-happen)
- [My Way or the Highway](https://judd.dev/blog/my-way-or-the-highway)
- [How I Used CheckItOn.Us to Monitor my Internal Services](https://judd.dev/blog/how-i-used-checkitonus-to-monitor-internal-services)
- [Why Should I Use a Framework?](https://judd.dev/blog/why-should-i-use-a-framework)
- [Appreciation - It's in You to Give](https://judd.dev/blog/appreciation-its-in-you-to-give)
- [The First Sale](https://judd.dev/blog/the-first-sale)

## Contact

- Website: https://judd.dev
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/awjudd
- GitHub: https://github.com/awjudd
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/min_sleep

## Technical Stack

- Backend: PHP, Laravel
- Frontend: JavaScript, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS
- Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Cloud: AWS (ECS, EC2, RDS, S3)
- AI/ML: OpenAI, Claude, RAG pipelines, vector databases