Heart of Dev
I build products people use every day, and I write about the design and engineering decisions behind them.
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A few projects in progress, each meant to take a little weight off the day.
An answer-first reference tool for everyday date, time, location, and browser questions — computed answers, not padded articles.
The design commitment is "answer first, computed not padded": every result is derived (calendar logic, timezone resolution, request headers, finite lookup tables) rather than written as generic content, and each answer lives at its own durable URL.
Open Light My Day →A content website for curious readers who want useful questions and discoveries.
The interesting work is in curation systems: choosing questions, keeping tone readable, and making the site feel worth revisiting.
Visit GoGoDig →Writing
Recent notes on product thinking, UX, engineering choices, and indie development.
Stop stressing over framework fatigue. I share my highly opinionated, custom 2026 roadmap for indie developers focused on leveraging force multipliers, shipping faster, and beating burnout.
Read more →The initial GenAI hype is cooling. I reflect on the Gartner Hype Cycle and share hard-won, pragmatic lessons on how indie developers should approach integrating AI into sustainable web and mobile applications.
Read more →Feature creep is killing your SaaS growth. Learn how leveraging a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) powered 'AI Smart Assistant' provides the critical 'second curve' for deep user engagement and stickiness.
Read more →I’m cutting through the hype on the three biggest database contenders for indie apps in 2026. Learn when to pick the reliability of Postgres, the flexibility of Mongo, or the speed of a BaaS like Supabase to ship faster.
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