80°F Humid And Mostly Cloudy.
Everyday Thoughts
&
Strange Ideas.
Good morning, my name’s Thalida (pronouns they/she), I’m a queer first generation Trinidadian-American software engineer based in New York.
Over 12 years ago for my 16th birthday I wanted one thing: a domain of my own. I was lucky enough to have a supportive mother who gifted me thalida.com, and over the years this site has allowed me to grow in the most amazing ways.
This domain allows me to practice and learn, break things and experiment, grow and challenge myself in ways that have fewer consequences than messing around on a domain someone else owns.
Here I am able to push myself as an engineer, designer, and writer. Which is all to say: if it’s ever broken, janky, or weird, I’m probably in the process of learning something new, and you’re coming along for the ride with me! 😂
I’ve come a long way since 16 year old me, I’m now a CTO & Co-founder at Tourus.
Outside of work I play Minecraft, spend way too much time on TikTok, and work on one of my (way too many) side projects. And camp, getting away and being disconnected is a critical part of my life.
If you're interested in connecting, chatting, or keeping up to date with my work:
- I'm @thalidanoel on Twitter
- Send me an email
(Fun Fact: I’m generally full of questions and bubble tea.)
Things I’ve Built
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Builder's Guide
A Minecraft Cookbook: Figure out the recipes and resources you’ll need for your next build!
https://builders-guide.app/ -
unpack.link
Twitter and Web Crawler
https://github.com/thalida/unpack.link -
thisisalso.me
A site to house ideas and notes, made for me by me. External consumption welcome, but not my...
https://github.com/thalida/thisisalso.me -
friendswithsecrets
Three friends with different backgrounds participated in online text therapy sessions from...
https://github.com/thalida/friendswithsecrets -
bit.ly roulette
Generate a random bit.ly url, let the internet surprise you!
https://github.com/thalida/bitly-roulette -
Ciphers & Codes
ciphers.codes is a ciphers translator which will encode + decode a given piece of text.
https://github.com/thalida/CiphersCodes -
ShapeConnector
A puzzle game where the goal is to get from one shape to another in a specified amount of moves.
https://github.com/thalida/ShapeConnector -
Tic-Tac-Toe Cubed
A 9x9 Tic Tac Toe Game built with Vue
https://github.com/thalida/TicTacToeCubed -
Timezone
Convert any datetime from one timezone to another. (Built with Vue.)
https://github.com/thalida/Timezone -
WordBird
A chrome plugin which will replace any words you choose with another one.
https://github.com/thalida/WordBird
Elsewhere
Other places to find me across the interwebs
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Responsive Web Design Podcast
The spotlight is on Thalida Noel, whose path to becoming a front-end engineer includes robotics,...
https://responsivewebdesign.com/podcast/thalida-noel/ -
The Journey Towards Staying
One of the most consequential issues affecting young people is also the most ignored.
https://medium.com/@thalidanoel/the-journey-towards-staying-af25c4d78da5#.abu2ga2eq -
WOCinTech Stock Photos
I particated in two WOCInTechChat Photoshoots. The photos are under a creative commons license...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wocintechchat/albums
Past, Present, and Future
Explore the future, present, and past of thalida.me
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Next
Active development branch of thalida.com, step into the future ✨
Future -
2019: Latest
Window: Slightly Tweaked
Present -
2018 v2: Window
Window: The first version of the site with an illustrated window.
Present -
2018 v1: Space Calendar
Split-screen v3.1 this time featuring a space scene calendar
January 2018 to August 2018 -
2017 v2: Shape Clock
[Abandoned] Split-screen v3: Attempting to feature a very-odd-looking shape clock
December 2017 to January 2018 -
2017 v1: Lowpoly Space
Split-screen v2: Re-using the lowpoly space scene an earlier version
March 2017 to December 2017 -
2016: Color Split
Split-screen v1: A split screen design with a live gradient
August 2016 to March 2017 -
2015: Magic Floating Card
A floating card (that flips over) with live time data
2015 -
2014: Fullscreen Lowpoly
[Abandoned] A fullscreen lowpoly live space scene
2014 -
2013: Flat and Live
The original live version built on PHP
2013 -
2013 v1: Flat Cards Madness
A short lived version of my site that featured flat cards, because that's all the rage
January 2013 to March 2013 -
2012: Brown & Minimal
Oh so very very sephia
2012
Career
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Tourus
CTO & Co-founder
Jul 2021 - Now -
Webflow
Engineering Manager
Oct 2020 - Jul 2021 -
Etsy
Engineering Manager
Jul 2018 - Sep 2020 -
Etsy
Senior Product Engineer
May 2017 - Jul 2018 -
Kinnek
Senior Frontend Engineer
Nov 2015 - May 2017 -
OkCupid
Frontend Engineer
Jan 2014 - Nov 2015 -
Webs
Frontend Engineer Intern
Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 -
NASA Goddard / Space Operations Institute
Software Engineer Intern
Mar 2010 - Jan 2013