Things I have learned.
Notes, tutorials, and deep dives from building software. A living library of what I have picked up along the way and what I would want to read first.
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Chapter 01 — Categories
Linux & Desktop
Native Linux apps, KDE Plasma, Wayland and packaging for Linux distributions.
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Python & Backend
Python web frameworks, APIs, backend architecture and running services in production.
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AI & LLMs
Local language models, AI tooling, agents and getting the most out of small models.
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Developer Tools
Editor extensions, CLIs and tools that make everyday development faster.
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Browser & Web
Browser extensions, frontend work and building for the web.
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Mobile Apps
Android and cross-platform apps built with React Native, Expo and Flutter.
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Architecture
System design case studies and the decisions behind them, written without client details.
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Chapter 02 — Latest articles
ArchitectureOct 18, 202613 min read
Inside Lcore: The Architecture of a Single-File Framework
One request, end to end, through a single-file Python framework, with the design decisions behind each layer.
PythonLcoreWSGI
AI & LLMsOct 18, 20263 min read
Image Bridge: A Link Is Not an Image
A small tool that publishes screenshots as public links, and the lesson about model capabilities it taught me.
PythonCloudflare TunnelStreamlit
Linux & DesktopOct 18, 20263 min read
TimeRing: My First Release on SourceForge
A small multi-timer desktop app, and my first step from GitHub repositories to a real public release.
PythonPyQt5Desktop Apps
Mobile AppsOct 18, 20264 min read
NoteSpark: My First Real Mobile App
An offline-first Android notes app with no accounts, no tracking and no ads, and my first shipped mobile app.
React NativeExpoTypeScript
Browser & WebOct 18, 20265 min read
Velox: What If React Had a Lighter Sibling?
A small, readable React framework on plain Vite, still in progress, and the lessons it is teaching me.
ReactViteTypeScript
Linux & DesktopOct 18, 20264 min read
Tick: My First Real Rust Project
A small Rust and egui task tracker, and why its 106 MB was really 40 MB.
RusteguiSQLite
Linux & DesktopOct 18, 20265 min read
SenseCenter: Where Rust Started to Click
Fans, RGB, battery, telemetry and firmware for Acer laptops on Linux, and the project where Rust clicked.
RustTauriReact
Browser & WebOct 18, 20265 min read
Scribble: Excalidraw on Any Web Page
A Chrome extension that lays an Excalidraw canvas over any website, born from wanting it in the middle of meetings.
Chrome ExtensionExcalidrawReact
Linux & DesktopOct 18, 20264 min read
Kairon: The Desktop App That Taught Me Go
A local-first desktop planner, and the project where Go finally clicked.
GoWailsReact
AI & LLMsOct 18, 20268 min read
Building Smart-Shell: Plain English to Safe Shell Commands
A terminal assistant that writes shell commands, and the safety model that makes it worth trusting.
PythonCLIBash
Developer ToolsOct 18, 20267 min read
Building DroidBridge: Android Devices AI Agents Can Use
Mirror and control Android devices inside VS Code, and let AI agents test your app on a real phone.
VS CodeAndroidMCP
AI & LLMsOct 18, 202613 min read
Building Flint: Getting the Most Out of a 3B Local Model
A 24 MB Go app that makes 3B local models genuinely useful, and the benchmark where its own scaffolding lost first.
GoOllamaLocal LLMs
Python & BackendOct 18, 202610 min read
Why I Built Lcore, My Own Python Web Framework
A single-file, zero-dependency Python framework that began as curiosity and now runs this site in production.
PythonLcoreWSGI
Linux & DesktopOct 18, 202612 min read
Building KGlance: My First C++ Project
My first C++ project, a 147KB KDE Plasma popup, and the Wayland, D-Bus and packaging lessons that came with it.
C++Qt 6KDE Plasma