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01

Building this blog: local MDX files over a CMS

The thinking behind using local MDX files as the content layer for a developer portfolio blog, and when to reach for a real CMS instead.

March 5, 2025·2 min read·
#Next.js#MDX#TypeScript
02

Full-stack distributed e-commerce: architecture decisions

A walkthrough of the architecture behind a distributed e-commerce platform — from the data model to the deployment pipeline.

January 20, 2025·1 min read·
#Next.js#PostgreSQL#Redis
03

OCR receipt parser: from photo to structured data

How I built a pipeline that takes a phone photo of any receipt and returns clean JSON — combining classical OCR with an LLM for extraction.

November 3, 2024·1 min read·
#Python#AI#OCR
04

Building a Sudoku solver from scratch in the browser

A deep dive into constraint propagation, backtracking search, and making it all run fast enough to feel instant — no server, no dependencies.

September 12, 2024·1 min read·
#TypeScript#Algorithms#Browser
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