TheFarrelly

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Kia ora,

I'm Farrelly!

I’m a software engineer who primarily works in frontend across apps and the web.

I like to write articles and tinker with side projects, check them out below.

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Lately I've been...

Nodemailer and Fastmail tutorial

25th of March, 2026

Turns out sending emails is really, really, easy.

Could this file be under a hundred lines?

1st of March, 2026

For those who have had me review their PR it may bring a shudder. However, as a rule of thumb I've found it helps improve overall code quality.

Introducing SnipIt

14th of February, 2026

Being an Engineer means you come across opportunities to be the change you want to see in the world. I've become sick of seeing 'promoted' and 'suggested' posts across websites. They're not ads so AdBlock doesn't remove them, but they aren't content I'm asking for either. Without the websites in question providing a way to hide them, what is an Engineer to do? Well, good news. You could just SnipIt.

FarrellyFilm

Analogue film photography in your pocket

FarrellyFilm is an app that enables you to take analogue film photos right on your phone. Select one of the many filters each inspired by classic film photography. Then take 12 photos at your own pace. Once you've captured all of those memories you'll see each of them unravel into FarrellyFilm.

Three phones cascading across each other showcasing different screens within the app.

SnipIt

Make web pages afraid again

Are you sick of seeing 'promoted', or 'suggested' content? Are you sick of seeing an annoying DOM element? Sounds like you'd benefit from SnipIt. SnipIt is a browser plugin that can be given rules to remove content on a domain. The rest is up to you.