Blog

Technical articles, tutorials, and thoughts on software development.

Mar 20, 2026• 7 min read

The Road to 100 Stars

The story of how I got Transmute from zero to 100 GitHub stars in just over a month.

GitHubOpen Source

Mar 14, 2026• 4 min read• 65Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

Building a Self-Hosted File Converter

Why I built Transmute, a self-hosted file converter focused on polish, automation, and extensibility

PythonFastAPIDockerReact

Feb 28, 2026• 3 min read• 63Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

Static Site - Dynamic Data

How I solved a static site problem with a GitHub Actions 'stats crawler' middle-man.

PythonGitHub ActionsAutomation

Jan 30, 2026• 5 min read• 133Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

Anatomy of a Reusable GitHub Action

Decoupling GitHub workflow logic into standalone, version-controlled actions for the global Marketplace.

CI/CDGitHub ActionsAutomation

Jan 22, 2026• 4 min read• 15Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

Communicating With Executives

Communicate with clarity and earn your leadership's trust in the process.

CommunicationLeadership

Jan 15, 2026• 5 min read• 114Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

Benefits of Dockerization

How Docker solved dependency nightmares, security issues, and environment inconsistencies for my Java Discord bot.

DockerJava

Dec 14, 2025• 3 min read• 78Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

The Criteria for Automation

Is something really worth automating, or will you spend more time on it than it's worth?

Automation

Nov 19, 2025• 2 min read• 35Blog views (updates every 6 hours)

Start Self-Hosting on a Budget

How I built a functional home lab for learning and experimentation without breaking the bank.

LinuxDocker