Articles
Deep dives into how I build things, lessons learned, and technical explorations
How I Built Xavion AI — A Multi-Model AI Platform
The story behind building an AI comparison platform with 30+ models from scratch as a solo developer. From learning APIs to deploying a production SaaS product with 1,000+ hours of development.
Building My Homelab — A 360TB Enterprise-Grade Home Server
A deep dive into how I designed and built a high-performance home server with 360TB of storage, dual GPUs, 192GB of ECC RAM, and enterprise-grade redundancy.
Building a Console Jeopardy Game — AP Computer Science Portfolio
My AP Computer Science portfolio project: a fully interactive Jeopardy game that runs in the console, written in Java. Featuring a live game board, category selection, score tracking, and a robot game show host.
Building a Pinball Game in Scratch — Classic Video Games Intersession
How I built a fully playable pinball game from scratch during a 1.5-week classic video games intersession, simulating physics and modeling hitboxes for every element on the board.
My Investing Journey — Building a Portfolio Since Elementary School
A deep dive into how I started investing in the stock market during elementary school, the lessons I learned, and my strategy for identifying high-growth opportunities.
