Barrett Long web, software, and mobile app developer portfolio

The Rewind
- Shopify•
- Branding•
- Web Design•
- Web Development•
- Software Development

COM•MU•NI•KIT 1.0
- Web Design•
- Web Development•
- Software Development

Stoney Language Dictionary
- Web Design•
- Web Development•
- Software Development•
- App Development

GP Brewing Co.
- Web Design•
- Web Development

Homes By Managen
- Web Design•
- Web Development
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I’m Barrett Long, a product-focused software engineer and architect based in Edmonton. My background is somewhat unusual. I studied fine art and digital media, began professionally in design and web development, and gradually moved into full-stack engineering, mobile development, platform architecture, and engineering management. That path taught me to look at software from several directions at once. I care about how a product feels to use, how its parts fit together, how it performs as it grows, and whether another developer can understand it six months later.
Since 2017, my primary work has been COM•MU•NI•KIT, a community communications platform that grew from a single deployment into a SaaS product serving more than 260 communities across Canada and the United States. I built significant portions of the original product, led its complete redesign, helped grow its engineering team, and remained involved in both product and technical decisions throughout its evolution.
I’m now looking for opportunities where I can contribute at that same intersection of product, architecture, engineering, and user experience.
Recent Journal Entries
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Rebuilding the Site: Astro.js Is Kinda Awesome!
- 2026-07-23
- Barrett Long
I needed to get a portfolio site back online, and I had one that I really liked and had spent a lot of time on. However, a lot of that time went into creating a custom CMS (because why not?). I could have got it up and running, but it was not fun to work with and required a server and all sorts of things. Luckily, since I built it in 2018, things have changed dramatically in the development space. I had been wanting to use Astro for something for a while, so this was the perfect time to recreate the portfolio while getting to use fun tools like MDX.
- Astro.js
- Tailwind CSS
- React
- GitHub Pages

Ten Awesome Features in Photoshop CC
- 2018-10-27
- Barrett Long
Adobe Photoshop CC is the industry standard at this point. There is really no arguing that. So, I figured it was time that someone sat down and wrote out a list of like ten things that they find super cool about Photoshop. That is a pretty novel idea... Right!
- Design
- Adobe CC
- Adobe Photoshop

The Making of Studio Birdcage Part 1: So Many False Starts
- 2018-10-06
- Barrett Long
In part one of the thrilling development story of this very website, I reminisce about all the false starts. It is a gripping tale of one man's struggle with a design that is not working, an overly ambitious plan, and a voice in his head that will simply not shut up. Doesn't that sound like something worth reading?
- Design
- Studio Birdcage