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function bigFriendlyFunction(you) {

Websites and custom tools, built around the way you work.

I’m Nicholas Bennett, the developer behind Big Friendly Function. I build distinctive websites, improve existing apps, and turn repetitive tasks into useful software.

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Nicholas Bennett
Nicholas Bennett / Baltimore, MD

01 / services

What can I help you build?

01

Website launches and refreshes

A focused website with responsive layouts, a distinctive identity, and the contact, signup, or service integrations you need.

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02

Existing-app improvements

Interface polish, bug fixes, and new features for an app you already have. We agree on a defined set of changes before the work begins.

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03

Custom workflow tools

Software that turns repetitive processing, spreadsheet tasks, and awkward handoffs into a workflow people can use.

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02 / selected projects

Different problems. Thoughtful software.

OG Blacman artist website hero with a red stairwell scene and oversized hand-drawn wordmark.

Artist website

OG Blacman

An artist website with dedicated desktop and mobile experiences.

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Three Medium Talk screens in an overlapping fan: a yellow picnic prompt on the left, the Medium Talk home screen centered in front, and a blue city prompt on the right.

Independent community project

Medium Talk

A conversation app I built for a public picnic I hosted through Meetup in a Baltimore park, helping strangers get to know one another.

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Poster Slicer interface with a large script image divided across a printable grid of pages.

Independent tool / interface refresh planned

Poster Slicer

Turn an image into a larger poster printed across ordinary sheets of paper.

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RekordBox Bass Notes desktop app showing a track library, bass scores, spectrum bars, and a batch re-analysis panel.

DJ workflow tool

RekordBox Bass Notes

Profiles the bass characteristics of music and writes results directly into the RekordBox database, helping DJs identify tracks that SHAKE the dancers.

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Dancefloor Bass Analyzer desktop app with a track list, audio spectrum, spectrogram, and bass-analysis measurements.

Desktop app / in development

Dancefloor Bass Analyzer

A desktop app for exploring the sub-sonic characteristics of a DJ’s music library, built with React and Rust.

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03 / about & process

A real person, a practical approach.

I’m a Baltimore-based developer with a creative streak and a practical approach to problem-solving. My work spans public-facing websites, interactive tools, data processing, and music software. I care about understanding the people using what I build, and keeping the people I work with informed.

I work as a frontend developer in cybersecurity and take on scoped freelance projects. At 6′6″, I bring the “big” quite literally. I also enjoy making playful apps.

How we’ll work together

  1. 01Discuss the problem
  2. 02Agree scope and price
  3. 03Build and review
  4. 04Handoff

Tools I work with

Vue, React, TypeScript, Python, Rust, and SQL. Web interfaces, desktop development, and data processing.

Agentic tools: Claude Code and ChatGPT Codex, using test-driven development (TDD).

04 / contact

What would you like to make easier?

Tell me what you have now, what you want changed, and any timing or budget constraints. We can start there.

nicholas@bigfriendlyfunction.com
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