Each post comes from a real project: what worked, what didn't, and what I'd tell a friend about to do the same.

1. How to split trip expenses with friends, without the awkward mathsA simple way to split costs on a group trip: who pays, how to handle uneven bills, and how to settle up in as few payments as possible.7 min read
2. How to design an app from scratch: what building one for a mosque taught meSeven steps I follow to design an app from nothing, with the real story of Meel: from a paper register to an app volunteers can actually use.8 min read
3. Billing software for a small shop: buy it, or have it made?What a small retail shop really needs from billing and stock software, when off-the-shelf is enough, and when a custom app is worth it.7 min read
4. Designer or developer: who should you hire first for your MVP?How to design an MVP for a startup, why the hand-off between designer and developer is where most of the time goes, and when one person who does both makes sense.6 min read
5. My Figma to Next.js workflow, as a designer who shipsHow I take a design from Figma to a live Next.js site: tokens first, real content early, and the tools I use as an indie app builder.8 min read
6. Looking for an Anki alternative? What I wanted, and the open-source app I builtAn honest look at Anki alternatives for students, what AI flashcard tools get right and wrong, and why I made flashCards.io open source.7 min read