Gaiety's visual representation as a fursona (an original furry fandom character) depicted as an animated gif falling downward with a controlled hand outstretched. Faer hair and tail waves in the wind while their floppy dog ears flop about as well. Fae are an anthromorphic canine like a german shepherd clothed like a human in a t-shirt and denim shorts. Art is by Lynte.

Ava Gaiety W.

leaving the internet a little gayer than I found it

Fae/Femme/Faer or She/Her

Peek at my open source engineering (OSS) samples (or my Git on Forgejo), or work projects, or conference talks, and volunteer work.

Design examples are scattered throughout, but here are a few: Rendia, The SEED, Oncue, Static Site Generation, and this very site. Art can be found in my gallery.

Developer III at Comoto

(July 2025 - Present) Functional programming in Elixir, Phoenix and Postgres to build ecommerce storefronts for the best motorcycle aftermarket parts and gear in the nation.

Independent Contractor (PowerSchool, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

(June 2024 - Current) Surfacing scientific papers for educators who can make a difference. Built with Phoenix, Typescript, Lit and PostgreSQL.

pronoun-monster

Howl your pronouns loud and proud; served with NodeJS with TailwindCSS and svg spritesheets.

Talk: Thinking in Stories: Component-First

Storybook and Ember.js make quality friends.

Talk: Achieving A11y Automation Testing

A success story and a look at how anyone can automate A11y regardless of framework.

Austin Give Camp - The SEED

Adult & Family Learning Community