Tyler Johnston-Kent

Neurodivergent CS undergrad documenting institutional challenges. Sharing my journey to push for equity, transparency, and reform in tech and education. https://www.formant.ca

Winnipeg, Manitoba Joined on May 10, 2025 https://www.formant.ca

Education

Mount Royal University, University of Manitoba

Work

Everything at Formant

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Oct 11

Hemi the Cat Concierge: Building a Personality-Driven AI for Formant

#webdev #ai #programming #javascript

3 min read

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Tyler Johnston-Kent

Oct 3

They Said It Was “Simple.” Now My CDN Bot Defense Tech Is Patent Pending

#webdev #programming #javascript #gamedev

3 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Aug 10

Shadow Money Gang – Ireland Division? More Like Sunday School Copy-Paste Gang: How a Lazy Botnet Failed to Breach Formant.ca

#webdev #programming #javascript #cybersecurity

6 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Aug 8

How I Tracked a Real-World Web Assailant Using Firebase + Cloudflare

#webdev #firebase #cybersecurity #javascript

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Aug 4

I Built a Public Archive to Document Institutional Exclusion in Canadian Game Education"

#webdev #staticweb #canada #education

1 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jul 31

I Just Finished My First 2-Week Solo Game Jam — Here's What I Made

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jul 27

They Cut Their Own Cord: How Jealousy and Racism Turned a Small Studio Into a Public Case Study

4 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jul 6

I Was Silenced for Telling the Truth About Winnipeg’s Game Dev Scene — So Here's the Truth

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 22

When the CDN Blinks: Endpoint Obfuscation, TTL Conflict, and Behavioral Web Architecture

#webdev #firebase #cloudflare #security

3 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 16

I Delivered Real Game Dev Infrastructure Solo — Ubisoft’s Partner Program Said “Not Good Enough”

#programming #webdev #gamedev #career

6 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 13

There’s Nothing Introductory About RRC’s Game Dev Program — And That’s the Real Problem

3 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 5

When Leaders Hide: MRU and SAIT's Injustice Toward an Indigenous Technologist

#webdev #career #community #inclusion

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 4

🚨 Institutional Damage Control: A Breakdown of MRU’s Response to Human Rights Concerns

#news #webdev #learning

3 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 3

When Universities Protect Themselves Over Indigenous Students: My Story at MRU

#discuss #news #webdev #programming

3 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 2

🧠 When Xenophobic CEOs Get Mad Their Behaviour Is Called Out — The Story of Amir Reiter

#management #webdev #programming #beginners

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

Jun 1

💥 Got Blocked by a PlayStation Vet for Calling Out the Truth About AI Games

#webdev #beginners #javascript #productivity

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 25

Highlighting Harm in the Canadian Medical System — A Public Record Project

#webdev #javascript #programming #devjournal

1 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 25

I Was Digitally Erased by Facebook — and I Refuse to Disappear

#webdev #programming #leadership #management

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 24

Leveling Up Daily: Building My Professional Portfolio Before May 30

#webdev #programming #leadership #management

1 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 23

When “Leadership” Becomes Abuse in Disguise

#webdev #programming #leadership

1 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 22

Building Indie Games, a Brand, and a Mission — One Commit at a Time

#discuss #firebase #javascript #webdev

1 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 19

"My First React Native App: A Custom Admin Tool for My Website

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 18

Building Worlds Without Frameworks: My Indie Dev Wins This Week

2 min read

Tyler Johnston-Kent

May 16

Coming Soon: Dozer’s Fighting Tower (Built in Vanilla JavaScript)

#webdev #programming #javascript #beginners

1 min read

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Want to connect with Tyler Johnston-Kent?

They Said It Was “Simple.” Now My CDN Bot Defense Tech Is Patent Pending

Shadow Money Gang – Ireland Division? More Like Sunday School Copy-Paste Gang: How a Lazy Botnet Failed to Breach Formant.ca

How I Tracked a Real-World Web Assailant Using Firebase + Cloudflare

I Built a Public Archive to Document Institutional Exclusion in Canadian Game Education"

I Just Finished My First 2-Week Solo Game Jam — Here's What I Made

They Cut Their Own Cord: How Jealousy and Racism Turned a Small Studio Into a Public Case Study

I Was Silenced for Telling the Truth About Winnipeg’s Game Dev Scene — So Here's the Truth

When the CDN Blinks: Endpoint Obfuscation, TTL Conflict, and Behavioral Web Architecture

I Delivered Real Game Dev Infrastructure Solo — Ubisoft’s Partner Program Said “Not Good Enough”

There’s Nothing Introductory About RRC’s Game Dev Program — And That’s the Real Problem

When Leaders Hide: MRU and SAIT's Injustice Toward an Indigenous Technologist

🚨 Institutional Damage Control: A Breakdown of MRU’s Response to Human Rights Concerns

When Universities Protect Themselves Over Indigenous Students: My Story at MRU

🧠 When Xenophobic CEOs Get Mad Their Behaviour Is Called Out — The Story of Amir Reiter

💥 Got Blocked by a PlayStation Vet for Calling Out the Truth About AI Games

Highlighting Harm in the Canadian Medical System — A Public Record Project

I Was Digitally Erased by Facebook — and I Refuse to Disappear

Leveling Up Daily: Building My Professional Portfolio Before May 30

When “Leadership” Becomes Abuse in Disguise

Building Indie Games, a Brand, and a Mission — One Commit at a Time

"My First React Native App: A Custom Admin Tool for My Website

Building Worlds Without Frameworks: My Indie Dev Wins This Week

Coming Soon: Dozer’s Fighting Tower (Built in Vanilla JavaScript)