I’m Dean Sas. I am a father, husband, software engineer, cyclist, reader and a geek.
I live in Chesterfield, UK. London is two hours away, Sheffield is fifteen minutes and the Peak District National Park closer than both.
I am passionate about the web, cycling and reading. Software is eating the world and our attention, and it’s mostly delivered via the web. Cycling improves physical and mental health, encourages nicer urban design and fights climate change. Reading is an effective way of learning, improving vocabulary and reducing stress.
I work for Automattic on WordPress.com, where we’re on a mission to democratise publishing and commerce. We’re hiring.
You can get in touch with me by emailing me: dean@deansas.org or via social media (above).
Recent(ish) writing
Picking up a brush
Aside from user-interface sketches and diagrams of computer systems, I don’t think I’ve drawn anything for 23 years – since the moment art became optional at school, and I gleefully threw in the brushes. At the time, I found art frustrating. I wanted to reproduce the ideas in my head, or the basket of fruit…
Travelling in 2024
Valentines get-away February brought a chance to spend some time alone with Sara during an overnight Valentine’s break in the Peak District. We decided to walk from Hope, up Lose Hill, along the Great Ridge and then down to Edale. I’ve never walked the ridge from east to west before. The walk up the hill…
Reading 2024
I think I read thirty nine books from twenty five different authors, though Good Reads thinks I read 41 books and has listed 39. Twelve of the books were rereads of books I’ve read in previous years, mostly the Song of Ice and Fire series and The Stormlight Archive, as I planned last year. Reading…
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