Brian Morrison II

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Technical Writer • Sr Developer Educator @ Clerk

Chicago, ILJoined September 2020

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I write about building & launching SaaS products, developer education, and web security.

I'm a former full-stack developer in the IoT sector and systems engineer.

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Guest blogging and ghostwriting.

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BMBrian Morrison IIbrianmmdev.hashnode.devJul 22, 2024 · 2 min read

What's the difference between guides and tutorials?

I was asked this question a few weeks ago and honestly did not have a great answer. I've always considered them to be interchangeable terms. After some digging, I discovered the Diátaxis framework which seeks to create structure around the way develo...

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BMBrian Morrison IIbrianmmdev.hashnode.devJul 16, 2024 · 16 min read

How I added a guestbook to my website with Clerk, Neon, and Netlify Functions

Back in the early days of the web, guestbooks were everywhere on the internet. Many sites had this feature where random visitors could leave a note for the person running the site or for other visitors to read. I was looking for an interesting way to...

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BMBrian Morrison IIbrianmmdev.hashnode.devNov 10, 2023 · 4 min read

A guide on creating custom structs for new Go developers

One of the most fundamental things you can learn in a programming language is how to create data structures to store similar data around a similar concept. In Go, those are called structs. Custom structs let you better control the data being passed a...

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BMBrian Morrison IIbrianmmdev.hashnode.devNov 8, 2023 · 4 min read

Self-hosted generative AI: How I built Stable Diffusion into a Discord Bot

Generative AI is taking the tech world by storm. I’m very late to the AI game, having just started playing with Stable Diffusion. I recently downloaded the project and started running it on my Mac Studio. This allowed me to use a web interface to cre...

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BMBrian Morrison IIbrianmmdev.hashnode.devOct 28, 2023 · 2 min read

Ready to Dive into Generative Image AI? How Developers Can Run Stable Diffusion on Their Own Computers in 3 Steps

AI is revolutionizing the landscape of what's possible for solo devs. I've known this for a while, yet have resisted the wave. I mostly felt like it was just hype but the more I play around with it, the more I realize how much I REALLY need to get in...

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What's the difference between guides and tutorials?

How I added a guestbook to my website with Clerk, Neon, and Netlify Functions

A guide on creating custom structs for new Go developers

Self-hosted generative AI: How I built Stable Diffusion into a Discord Bot

Ready to Dive into Generative Image AI? How Developers Can Run Stable Diffusion on Their Own Computers in 3 Steps

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Brian Morrison II

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Brian Morrison II's blogs

Recently published

What's the difference between guides and tutorials?

How I added a guestbook to my website with Clerk, Neon, and Netlify Functions

A guide on creating custom structs for new Go developers

Self-hosted generative AI: How I built Stable Diffusion into a Discord Bot

Ready to Dive into Generative Image AI? How Developers Can Run Stable Diffusion on Their Own Computers in 3 Steps