Justin Ferrell

I'm a web and mobile developer with over 15 years of experience building performant and secure systems for the web and mobile.

A lot of my recent work has been exploring around the relationship between web development and advanced digital marketing analytics, as well as performance optimization and optimization for artificial intelligence.

My wife and I maintain two apps for Apple devices that we think are great.

In April of 2026, my wife and I worked with the parents of our son's kidney donor, Emily, to launch The Emily Matejovitz Foundation and its annual scholarship in her memory. 

I live and work in West Virginia with my wife and my son.

It's Not Politics, It's Just Personal

There is a common idea—or maybe misconception is a better word for it—that as you age and (presumably) accumulate property and wealth, you will become more conservative. I think there is a lot to unpack about this entire notion, but I also think it makes…

My First Thanksgiving with Dad

I'm not going to give you a full accounting of the history but the short version is that my dad and I were very close when I was in the early years of elementary school. We'd go on weekend trips, build things and he'd even…

Eddie Moments

Today marks five years since Eddie passed away. This post is mostly about Eddie and the last five years but more specifically, it's about five years of what Audra and I have come to call Eddie Moments.  An Eddie Moment can be any event that…

Bucket List

Last weekend, I drove to North Carolina to see my favorite band, Alkaline Trio, with my friend Matt. Ironically, the last concert I attended was in 2019, when the lead singer of this band was in another band, which I also saw in North Carolina:…

"What's your idea of a perfect date night?" question from Audracity

Introducing Audracity

For over 10 years, I've been making Audra apps. This started when we were dating and I bought her a Kindle. I built an Iron Man-themed Android app for it that would play music for her that I picked. I eventually ported that to iOS…