A developer notebook, not a blog.
Build logs, debugging writeups, and architecture notes from work in progress. Rougher than an essay and more useful than a changelog. Below the notes are design studies: systems worked out on paper that I have not built, kept separate so nothing here reads as shipped.
6 notes · 7 design studies
- 2026-04-12Build Log
Why I'm Building a Tiny OS in Rust
Why building a small OS is a good way to understand bootloaders, memory, interrupts, and how software starts running.
ChronoOS - 2026-04-02Debugging
QEMU Debugging Notes
A field note on why QEMU makes OS dev approachable, why serial logs matter, and why a blank screen can have many causes.
ChronoOS - 2026-03-18Technical Note
Framebuffer Rendering Notes
Notes on why writing pixels directly to framebuffer memory makes OS development feel visual for the first time.
ChronoOS - 2026-02-26Architecture Note
Building an Enterprise Finance UI Like a Real Product
Dense UI is not automatically bad. Finance tools need speed, filters, drilldowns, saved views, exports, and auditability.
Intacct - 2026-02-18Architecture Note
Intacct Service Layer Notes
Why service layers help avoid hardcoded UI data and keep enterprise finance modules consistent.
Intacct - 2026-01-22Reflection
Turning Old Clone Projects Into a Timeline of Growth
Clone projects are not the destination, but they honestly show the path from layouts and APIs to real systems work.
Moogle, Mewtube, Discord Clone, Amazon Prime Clone, Shopeee
Incubator
System designs for products that do not exist. Data models, tradeoffs, failure modes, and scaling paths worked out in full, then not built. Useful thinking; not a portfolio of work.
Mini Vercel Clone
Cloud / DevToolsUnbuiltA small deployment platform that imports GitHub repos, builds apps, deploys previews, and serves them behind generated URLs.
Very Hard, design studyAI Coding Workspace
AI / Developer ToolsUnbuiltA browser-based coding environment with file editing, AI help, model routing, code execution, and project memory.
Very Hard, design studyDeveloper API Platform
API PlatformUnbuiltA developer-first API platform for business workflows, with auth, webhooks, logs, usage limits, and a clean dashboard.
Hard, design studyPersonal Cloud Hosting Platform
Cloud / InfrastructureUnbuiltA personal platform for deploying small apps, managing domains, environment variables, logs, and background workers.
Very Hard, design studyLocal-first Notes App
Local-first SoftwareUnbuiltA notes app that works offline first, syncs later, and handles conflicts gracefully.
Hard, design studyEnterprise Finance Workspace
Enterprise SoftwareUnbuiltAn enterprise finance platform architecture for AP, AR, GL, cash, reporting, admin controls, saved views, audit logs, and role-based workspaces.
Very Hard, design studyAI Model Routing Platform
AI InfrastructureUnbuiltA routing layer that chooses the right AI model based on task type, cost, latency, user plan, and required output.
Hard, design study