Loren Sands-Ramshaw

The GraphQL Guide 2016-2021

The most comprehensive book on GraphQL. Written with John Resig, the creator of jQuery.

graphql.guide

Parlay App 2014-2016

Mobile app for making social challenges and predictions.

Meteor Cordova app with P2P transactions (USD and BTC).

parlaywith.me

Payo 2013-2016

Payo – Paleo Mayo: a healthy mayonnaise.

Only virgin-oil mayo, lowest omega-6, free-range organic eggs.

payo.us

Ferro 2013

Efficiency & accessibility Chrome extension providing a launcher / command line for the browser.

getferro.com

So you want to self-publish books and courses on programming 2021

Discusses the pros and cons of self publishing books and courses on programming.

css-tricks.com

The GraphQL Spec, Simplified 2021

A 3-part series explaining the GraphQL specification.

blog.graphql.guide

A Deep Dive on Apollo Data Sources 2020

An overview of data fetching in GraphQL and how to write a custom Apollo data source library.

apollographql.com

Announcing The GraphQL Guide 2017

I explain why I decided to write a book about GraphQL, and I and share about myself, the title, and the logo.

blog.graphql.guide

Use all the databases 2017

An introduction to GraphQL and a tutorial on writing a GraphQL Node server that fetches data from five different data sources. Won best article award on Compose's blog.

Part 1
Part 2

Fixing your Meteor app's render performance 2015

An in-depth analysis of the render performance of a couple complex Meteor Blaze apps.

medium.com/parlay-engineering

The NSA: An Inside View 2013

Blog post on my experience at the NSA. Was at the top of Hacker News for a day.

"An interesting and reasonable perspective."
—John Gruber

medium.com/@lorendsr

Thesis 2010

"Creating Large Disturbances in the Power Grid: Methods of Attack After Cyber Infiltration"

dartmouth.edu

GraphQLGuide/apollo-datasource-mongodb

Extensive React example application used in Chapter 6 of the Guide.

GraphQLGuide/apollo-datasource-mongodb

Apollo Server data source for MongoDB.

join-monster/join-monster

Converts GraphQL queries into SQL statements.

meteor/meteor

Community maintainer of Meteor, the #1 web app framework on Github.

lorensr/login-links

Meteor package for creating magic autologin links, like Slack.

lorensr/react-payment

React components for credit card and bank account forms, using material-ui. Demo

lorensr/segmented-control

A good-lookin' segmented control React component. Demo

lorensr/roles-restricted

Meteor package for temporarily restricting a user's authorization.

parlaywithme/meteor-synapsepay

Meteor package for making ACH transactions through SynapsePay.

jamielob/reloader

Meteor package for better hot code push updates for Cordova apps.

DataLayer 2017

"All the Databases" at DataLayer

Meteor Camp Conference 2016

"Apollo Tutorial" at Meteor Camp NYC

Crater Mobile Conference 2016

"Cordova Challenges" at Crater Mobile Conf

Meteor Devshop NY 2015

Fixing Your Meteor App's Render Performance (NYC)

See also the in-depth blog post

Meteor Devshop SF 2015

starter-pack and DDP directory (SF)

Various 2014–Present

Consultant

Built, fixed, added features to, or added testing for web and mobile apps.

National Security Agency 2010–2012

Global Network Vulnerability Analyst

• Developed apps with Rails, Backbone, and Android
• Computer Network Operations Development Program
• TS/SCI clearance

Dartmouth College Computer Science 2007–2009

Section Leader

• Assisted professors with teaching nine courses.
• Taught weekly sections of about ten students.
• Held lab and office hours.

The Pragmatic Bookshelf 2011–Present

Technical reviewer for these titles:

• The Way of the Web Tester
• Manage Your Project Portfolio
• Seven Mobile Apps in Seven Weeks
• Secure Your Node.js Web Application
• Creating Great Teams
• Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks
• HTML5 and CSS3
• Mac Kung Fu
• Learn to Program in Objective C
• Seven Databases in Seven Weeks
• The Rails View

National Cryptologic School 2010–2012

Coursework included network security, web application security, computer network operations, malware analysis, assembly language, network programming, C programming, Linux and Windows kernels, and cryptography.

Dartmouth College 2006–2010

Bachelor's in Computer Science, magna cum laude.

Honors thesis: Creating Large Disturbances in the Power Grid: Methods of Attack After Cyber Infiltration

Led co-ed fraternity and a cappella group.