What I’m Building
I design and build simple, well-crafted tools for data visualization and everyday problems—clarity and usability first.
This site showcases what I’m working on now, the decisions behind the design, and how each project takes shape.
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What I’m Learning
Writing about data, AI tools, Python projects, and my journey as an indie developer
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I Built DevTrace to Help Me Build Other Apps. Here’s Why I’m Walking Away
The Discord workflow experiment is over. I ran a real test. I stopped when the cost outweighed the value. That is the honest summary. The…
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Kepply Dev Log: Engineering Workflow Overhaul
Current Status: Build In the last post, I paused the Supabase work. The backend was taking shape. The schema was evolving. Migrations were being generated.…
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Kepply Dev Log: Supabase Infrastructure. First Attempt.
Current Status: Build After locking in the architecture decisions, the next step was straightforward in theory. Stand up the backend. Supabase was already chosen for…
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Kepply Dev Log: Architecture Phase
Current Status: Architecture I’m building Kepply, an iOS-first receipt logging app, and I’ve reached the point where the most important decisions start to lock in.…
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How to Build a True Month-End Drug Shortage Dashboard in Power BI
This dashboard answers a deceptively simple executive question:How many active drug shortages existed at the end of each month, and why did that number change…
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snake_case everything: The naming convention that actually works
Your path has a space in it. Now your Python script throws an error. Your Git command needs quotes. Your Power BI refresh fails silently.…
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KPI-First vs Narrative Dashboard Layouts
When Each One Works — and Why It Matters More Than You Think Most dashboard conversations fixate on metrics: which ones to include, which ones…
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What I Learned Today While Fixing My Website (and Why It Matters for My App)
Today wasn’t the day I expected. I planned to write and build, but I ended up spending most of the afternoon troubleshooting WordPress issues I…
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California COVID-19 Map
Here is another map of COVID-19 cases in the state of California. How original! I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of these, but this was one…