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  • Pivoting to Progress: The 2024 Roadmap to MassFaction’s MVP Launch

    At the start of 2023, I dove headfirst into an exciting adventure: mastering a new tech stack to bring the niche social network, MassFaction, to life. The year was a whirlwind of experimenting with cutting-edge technologies and letting my imagination run wild with potential features. Alongside, I dabbled in the vibrant world of social media…

  • Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2023’s Impact on 2024’s Path

    Last year, I set myself a goal at the beginning of the year: to learn a new tech stack. This included the popular framework Next.js, Tailwind for CSS, and tRPC for seamless type safety across the client and server. As I began experimenting, I realized the need for a project to apply and hone these…

  • Building Blocks of Success: Developing a Custom Tailwind-Based Design System

    When you kick off a new development project, it’s important to lay a solid foundation. Skipping this step might bring some initial success, but as the project grows larger and more complex, you’ll encounter issues along the way. Without a well-thought-out design system from the start, you’ll find yourself designing each component separately, leading to…

  • Welcome to Massfaction: Where Creativity Knows No Bounds

    My life has been filled with an enduring fascination for an array of creative hobbies that involve the act of creating and building. Thanks to the internet, I’ve been fortunate to connect with and learn from a diverse community of talented individuals Who share their passion online. In the days before the internet, discovering creative…

  • Restarting the Journey: Deploying to Our Kubernetes Cluster

    As the year began, I committed to starting this new project and maintaining a blog to record its progress. However, it quickly dawned on me that diverting my attention to this new endeavor would hinder the completion of another significant project—the first phase of developing my basement. To ensure its completion, I had to prioritize…

  • Setting Up a Managed Kubernetes Cluster With DigitalOcean

    Welcome back to our blog! In our last post, we announced our new project and now it’s time to get down to work. One of the first steps we need to take is setting up a Kubernetes cluster so that we can deploy our containerized application and make it accessible to users online. we have…

  • Another new year and another new tech stack

    As a software developer, it’s always important to keep up with new technologies and trends in the industry. This holiday season, I decided to take some time to learn something new and put it into practice by building out a web application using a new tech stack. After doing a little research, I came across…