Building CREMS: A Credit-Based Economy Platform
CREMS started as a wild idea scribbled in a notebook — what if we could build a micro-economy powered by credits instead of traditional currency? Here's how I turned that into crems.app.
Read article →LLM-Powered Home Automation: Building a Smart Home with AI
For my academic micro lab project, I built a home automation system where you can talk to your house — naturally, in plain English — and it responds. Here's the full story.
Read article →Why TypeScript Changed How I Think About Software
I resisted TypeScript for longer than I should have. Once it clicked, I couldn't go back. Here's what changed — and why I now write TypeScript for everything.
Read article →Surface Autonomous Robot: Building a Water-Navigating Bot
Most robotics projects deal with ground or air. Our micro lab team built one for water — an autonomous surface robot that navigates above water. It was the most hardware-intense project I've ever worked on.
Read article →5 Lessons from Building 4 Client Portfolio Sites
After building portfolio websites for Asif, Samiha, and others, I've noticed patterns — what clients actually want, where the friction is, and what makes a portfolio truly land.
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