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Celebrating Milestones at WTAMU

Celebrating Milestones at WTAMU

Sam Packer—

I am honored to have been recognized for academic and leadership excellence at the 2025 Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business Symposium with multiple honors and awards.

Honors
Understanding How Rendering Works in Web Development

Understanding How Rendering Works in Web Development

Sam Packer—

SSG, SSR, and CSR each solve different problems. Here's how I use all three in my Astro portfolio, and the debugging that taught me which goes where.

Web DevelopmentAstro
Redesigning My Experience Page: From Clutter to Clarity

Redesigning My Experience Page: From Clutter to Clarity

Sam Packer—

My experience page was a wall of text. Here's how I redesigned it, and what analytics taught me about how people actually use portfolio sites.

Web DevelopmentUX Design
Why Having Fewer Problems Isn't Always a Good Thing

Why Having Fewer Problems Isn't Always a Good Thing

Sam Packer—

If nobody on your team is raising problems, that's not a sign that everything is fine. It's usually a sign that something is wrong.

LeadershipManagement
Why I Self-Host Instead of Using Cloudflare

Why I Self-Host Instead of Using Cloudflare

Sam Packer—

I've hosted my site on Cloudflare, Netlify, and a VPS. Here's what I learned about the tradeoffs between edge services and self-hosting.

Web DevelopmentWebsite PerformanceHosting Comparison
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