What working with real APIs -- Google Calendar, Supabase, Cloudflare R2 -- taught me about authentication, OAuth flows, and the gap between reading documentation and actually shipping an integration.
Practical notes from deploying real projects on free-tier hosting platforms. What each one is good at, what surprised me, and how the workflow actually feels day to day.
A straightforward look at how I use AI tools as part of my development workflow -- what role they play, where human judgment still does the heavy lifting, and what the experience has been like in practice.
Discover how I used the HTML5 Canvas API and mathematical physics to create a performant, interactive particle starfield system running at smooth 60FPS without lagging the browser. Learn about optimization techniques, requestAnimationFrame, and accessibility considerations.
A deep dive into VisionMate, an Android assistive technology application that helps visually impaired users navigate their surroundings using Google's on-device ML Kit, ESP32-CAM integration, GPS navigation, and emergency alert systems.
My complete journey from building websites with plain HTML and CSS to using Astro for static site generation with Keystatic CMS. Explore the benefits of islands architecture, content collections, and headless CMS integration for modern web development workflows.
