A Few Words About Me

Hello. I’m Dachary Carey. I build things that help developers succeed.

By day, I work on developer education and documentation infrastructure at MongoDB - building tools that ensure code examples actually work, testing frameworks that catch errors before developers encounter them, and processes that keep documentation accurate at scale.

By night (and weekends), I build apps. I’ve shipped PR Focus, a macOS app for managing pull request reviews, and I’m working on a few iOS apps that scratch various personal itches. I write Go libraries for semantic diffing, CLI tools for documentation auditing, and whatever else solves a problem I’m having.

I also love coffee. Good coffee, though. None of this mass-produced Dunkin’ Donuts swill. (Yes, I live in New England and am well-aware of the blasphemy in that statement. I stand by it.)

The Path Here

I’ve been a professional writer for over 18 years - starting with freelance work in 2007, then pivoting to software documentation in 2016. I joined MongoDB’s Developer Education team in 2021 as the first writer on a team of developers.

That role pushed me to grow. I went from documenting SDKs to building testing infrastructure. From writing code examples to building tools that audit 35,000+ code examples across 40+ repositories. The line between “technical writer” and “developer” got blurry, and I discovered I liked it that way.

These days, my work sits at the intersection of development and communication. I build tools, I write documentation, and I help other people do both more effectively. For more on my documentation background, see Documentation & Developer Education.

The Personal Stuff

I’m married to the inestimable Kay Rhodes. We have two dogs (Lita, a Lab/Beagle mix, and Maui, an English Springer Spaniel), and a cat (Ash, a Maine Coon). I talk about them maybe a little more than I should.

I live on a beautiful property in a rural area, where I get to putter around with my tractor and do various projects. I’m big into DIY - from converting an ambulance to an RV, to wrenching on my motorcycles, to whatever project the house demands this week. I play D&D, paint minis, and I’m a great baker. Let me make you some cookies sometime.

Get in Touch

You can find me on GitHub, LinkedIn, or Mastodon. I occasionally write about development and documentation on this blog.