Web Development/4 min read
How this blog is built, and how I got it back after a reset
Next.js, Strapi and Dokploy, and the lessons from rebuilding it all.
Blog · 14 articles
Notes on buildingsoftware.
What I learn while building things: robotics, web apps, self-hosting and Linux, written down so the next person (often me) doesn't have to figure it out again.
Web Development/4 min read
CourseCraft, a course website from a folder of videos
A zero-dependency Node.js app that turns course folders into a website.
Robotics/7 min read
Teaching a robot gripper to check its own work
A ROS 2 state machine that confirms every gripper step with sensor data.
Decentralized Web/5 min read
SilentEcho, a diary the server can't read
An end-to-end encrypted journal with Flutter, Go and a web portal.
Data & AI/3 min read
How deep should an Othello AI think?
800 games to find the best Minimax depth, and second place in a tournament.
Web Development/4 min read
Building JamSesh, a place for musicians to find each other
A Go and PostgreSQL backend with real-time chat for a musician platform.
Web Development/4 min read
Building a real-time "guess 80% of the average" game
A Socket.io multiplayer game inspired by Alice in Borderland's Balance Scale.
Software Architecture/4 min read
Designing a point-of-sale system for 50 hot dog stands
An offline-first POS architecture, with the decisions written down as ADRs.
Decentralized Web/6 min read
Storing wallet credentials in Solid Pods
Moving verifiable credentials out of an e-wallet and into the user's Pod.
Web Development/3 min read
Turning a task into a checklist with Gemini
A small Express API that asks Gemini for a JSON checklist, with daily limits.
Data & AI/5 min read
Reading place codes out of 125 years of archive scans
OCR, OpenCV and fuzzy matching to sort Staatsbosbeheer's paper archive.
Web Development/3 min read
Trendzy, a video-sharing app with React Native and Appwrite
An Expo app for sharing short videos, with an admin area and Appwrite.
Web Development/3 min read
A podcast studio CMS with a remote-controlled teleprompter
Vue, Symfony, Electron and one small WebSocket server for a podcast studio.