Building systems that spark joy, one green glow at a time.
When did we stop building things that make us smile? Somewhere along the way, we started accepting defaults, using tools that frustrate us, and shipping code that works but doesn't spark joy.
This blog is about rebellion. The kind where you spend 5 weeks building your own admin interface because the existing one made you mad. The kind where you add a scan line animation that serves no purpose except to make you happy.
It's about engineering happiness - building systems with care, crafting interfaces with personality, and taking the time to make things beautiful.
Share real stories of building tools for personal joy, complete with commit numbers and honest struggles.
Give developers permission to build for themselves, challenging the "move fast and break things" mentality.
Deep technical dives with actual code, not tutorials - real implementation stories with failures and victories.
Open source the components, patterns, and systems that work, so others can build beautiful things too.
This blog is built with:
I smile when I open my own blog
Perfect Lighthouse scores, instant loads, works without JavaScript
Developers start building tools for joy, not just function
"I started laughing while coding again"
Someone reads a post, gets inspired, spends a weekend making their admin interface glow green, and messages me: "I started laughing while coding again."
That's when we know we've succeeded.