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HELLO! — a zine, by james king.
software engineer · web app creator · nottinghamshire, uk · site est. 2020
JAMES
KING!
HI, i'm james king, and i make things for the web. fan of designs that get you the info with the minimum of fuss — and big, bold, oh-my-gosh-that's-so-bright colours. you've found my zine. turn the page.
running code tea typescript overkill a static site generator nobody asked for

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POSTCARD · TO YOU
dear reader — this is the bit where i waffle about keeping things simple & then build something deeply over-engineered. enjoy.
— j.
inside this issue.
4 sections · 1 incredibly polite zine
◆ PROJECTS ◆
projects.
Things I've built — from automation platforms to a static site generator nobody asked for.
latest → FitGlue 2025 → present
◇ THOUGHTS ◇
thoughts.
Ramblings, how-to guides, & the occasional hot take. reader, beware.
latest → Enabling Dark Mode 4 January 2023
◉ WORK ◉
work.
Career history (Monzo, Deliveroo, DVELP, Steve King Consulting, Sky Betting & Gaming and Highfield ABC) and a long list of technologies.
latest → Monzo may 2023 → now
△ LIFE △
life.
James, by the numbers: fitness, body, games, code, watching, listening, reading and live, all gathered automatically.
latest → RENT saw in Oct 2026
fresh off the press.
◆ FEATURED PROJECT built 2025 · retired 2026
FITGLUE.
an automation platform for fitness enthusiasts tired of copying workouts between apps.
AI-generated descriptions, parkrun result lookups, weather data enrichment, all on a Go + React stack. Because if you're going to automate your fitness life, it might as well look fancy. Retired as a public product in 2026; it still runs privately and feeds the life pages on this site.
tech / go · typescript · react · gcp
◇ LATEST THOUGHT
4 January 2023 · 7 min
Enabling Dark Mode.
Ever thought "ewww this site is so bright?!" and then searched for the "dark mode" button? I'm one of those people too, and despite my love of bright blocks of colour I decided that implementing a dark mode switch would be a good idea.
◉ CURRENT ROLE
may 2023 → now
Monzo.
Senior Staff Engineer, Director
Monzo have dived head-first into the world of Borrowing with their Overdraft, Loans, and Flex products, and the Borrowing collective has been growing at pace. I was brought in to primarily look after the Flex product team, being a Staff Engineer to help continue rolling out new capabilities and tackle the engineering challenges associated with providing a best-in-class product.
· FIND ME ·
say hello back.
i answer most emails within a few days.
hello@ripixel.co.uk github / ripixel linkedin / jameskingli
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