Jason FricanoI’m Jason Fricano, a software builder, attorney, and founder of Orca Solutions. I like a good question—in people, in a garden, under the hood—and sometimes follow it all the way into something useful.
I like making things. Software nearly became my first career; it stayed with me, and what began as a side pursuit has grown into a serious body of work.
I follow questions into things people can use—from personal applications to tools for other developers. I care about how a system works, how someone experiences it, and the choices that connect the two.
My background as an attorney shapes how I read a problem: the language, the consequences, and the requirements that need untangling. I like learning how people think. An odd idea in physics or philosophy can keep me occupied, too.
When we work together, I ask careful questions, explain my choices, and carry the work from first idea to working application. You’ll know where things stand, understand the decisions along the way, and have something useful you feel confident making your own.
Good questions have a way of opening things up.
IN LIFE, IN WORK,These are a few questions I’ve followed into software. Each one called for a different kind of attention.
A private finance app that turns paycheck plans into transfers, reconciliation, and a history you can follow. Where did it go? There should be a clear answer. Download the free macOS app, or explore the sample site to see how it works.
A TypeScript toolkit for live Kafka-backed browser state. A field station and a small Lontra Creek game (pictured above) put its delivery model to work.
A personal workout planner, now bellos: a commercial phone-first app in private beta, built around Accordion Training™. The original source remains open.
demo 1.0 → 1.1: WARN GRN-C003 new-import-time-exec GRN-T001 lost-provenance
What changed between the release you trusted and the next one? A Python-first developer tool that flags changes worth a closer look, with the evidence beside them.
There are more questions in progress, and a few earlier answers.
More workSome time outside, with room for the day to take a different shape.
A car that needs attention. The pleasure of figuring out what it needs.
Patsy Cline to Radiohead. A playlist doesn’t need to stay in its lane.
People, physics, philosophy. My personal antilibrary keeps room for the books, films, and music I haven’t gotten to yet.
A project, a question, a new theory of quantum gravity. Tell me the rough version. We can start there.
For custom software or a website, bring a project to Orca Solutions ↗.
jasonjpf.dev@gmail.com