https://emrys.name.ng Articles from Emrys Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:48:42 GMT https://emrys.name.ng/blog/why-building-unfinished-side-projects-makes-me-a-better-engineer https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=n3v58hBUhRDQpaDyvFAv Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:48:41 GMT Scrolling through old repos, I realized every dead project left a fingerprint on the next one—unfinished side‑projects aren’t waste, they’re personal R&D that makes me a better engineer. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/building-a-telegram-bot-as-my-cms https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=bZbfD8ToLbazrpGdWKeH Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:21:05 GMT I turned my daily Telegram chats into a lightweight CMS, swapping bulky admin panels for a bot that lets me draft, edit, and publish from anywhere. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/success-is-slower-than-social-media-makes-it-look https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=q54iAvvixJaFwO9ts401 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:03:23 GMT Social media shows only the highlights, but real progress is a quiet, steady climb that feels slow until you look back and see how far you’ve come. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/what-if-the-time-you-needed-me-i-was-struggling-too https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=ejZ2T06RrMQFy51PEGXK Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:32:43 GMT A late‑night text, a silent sibling, and the hidden battles we all carry—learn why empathy starts with pausing before judgment. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/how-i-got-my-phaser-js-game-to-feel-native-on-mobile-browsers https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=L1cpZ4dH3z9UoQC7rygw Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:24:42 GMT I share the hard‑won tricks that let a 2D Phaser.js game run smoothly on any phone, from viewport scaling to touch controls and FPS boosts. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/why-moving-from-firebase-to-supabase-changed-my-development-workflow https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=c3pEenD7tRxzR40h4TLV Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:17:02 GMT Switching from Firebase to Supabase reshaped my workflow: real‑time SQL queries, open‑source flexibility, and row‑level security replaced noisy NoSQL hacks. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/lessons-learned-from-building-multiple-web-applications https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=EbTZjWJPaThEJlO2bA48 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:12:23 GMT After shipping several web apps, I distilled the hard‑earned lessons on stack choice, architecture, testing, CI/CD, and UX—plus a concrete checklist for starting over. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/introducing-hawker-a-trust-first-hyperlocal-marketplace-for-nigeria https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=a1evCfCSq12Ww0ca6L86 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:46:53 GMT After years of battling scams and unreliable trades on WhatsApp and Facebook, we built Hawker a secure, escrow‑driven marketplace that puts trust back in local commerce. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/the-four-stages-of-debugging-and-how-to-master-them https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=lIxyBAoBTiEZVSJj9rAY Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:38:24 GMT Debugging isn’t a mystery—it follows a predictable mental loop. Learn the four classic stages and turn every crash into a confidence boost. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/busy-vs-progress-turning-activity-into-real-achievement https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=GedzHxcs3RPTesEAmCCw Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:15:32 GMT Learn how to spot the difference between feeling busy and actually making progress, and adopt concrete habits that shift work into meaningful results. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/when-social-media-shows-one-timeline-not-all-of-yours https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=XVpPFQ31nyatvf7BqGEL Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:09:35 GMT Social media tricks us into comparing our lives to curated timelines; learn how to break the habit and define success on your own terms. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/how-ai-tools-are-reshaping-web-development https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=6QTGjXTgdcOlLNd0AU3M Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:03:02 GMT AI assistants are now a daily teammate for web developers, accelerating routine tasks while still demanding human oversight for quality and architecture. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/the-best-developers-don-t-write-the-most-code-they-make-the-best-decisions https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=FLU4jJXDFWqLFtPTYx71 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:17:06 GMT Great developers win by deciding wisely, not by writing more code. Learn timeless decision‑first principles for building products that users love. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/debugging-a-ghost-blog-post-the-wild-goose-chase-that-ended-in-a-wi-fi-switch https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=HfmPxQThAaiBYnpGhLpb Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:52:33 GMT The Symptom A Telegram bot that mirrors my Ghost admin panel suddenly started handing me a dead link. I clicked the URL it spooled… https://emrys.name.ng/blog/stop-waiting-build-real-projects-today https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=2uVAIwx1klDg16ApKTGZ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:01:52 GMT Don’t wait for the perfect idea or skill set—start building now and let real projects accelerate your growth. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/c-r-e-a-t-e-your-app-idea-a-story-driven-blueprint-for-turning-any-concept-into-a-launched-product https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=1YgQT7RCpnSRexCWine0 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:27:32 GMT Learn the C.R.E.A.T.E. framework – a story‑driven, six‑step process that turns any app idea into a launched product, with checklists, pro tips, and a 24‑hour challenge. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/building-servicehub-s-geolocation-backend-with-firebase-functions-and-render https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=NEHYcU4G8DKHXRqUnzBe Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:12:31 GMT I built ServiceHub’s geolocation engine with Firebase Functions, an Express API on Render, and a lightweight vanilla‑JS admin console—here’s how it all fits together. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/how-to-deploy-a-full-stack-app-for-free https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=OUSUBHT2sF4bvyUAraUg Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:44:24 GMT A step‑by‑step guide to getting a React/Node app live on Vercel, Render (or Railway), and a free Postgres instance—plus the real limits you’ll hit on a zero‑cost stack. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/10-web-development-trends-every-developer-should-watch-in-2026 https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=zNSH6mhvy9vLbpE93xVb Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:49:59 GMT Most "trends for 2026" lists read like a press release. This one is written from the full stack, what's actually changing in how we build frontends, APIs, data layers, and the infrastructure holding it all together, with the code and CVEs to prove it. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/building-servicehub-a-super-app-for-booking-buying-and-getting-things-delivered-all-offline-first https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=OpppShtsnAroBgYJjREf Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:17:01 GMT ServiceHub is a Nigeria-focused super app for booking artisans, shopping a marketplace, and getting things delivered, built as a single installable PWA. Here's what went into it, and what I learned building a multi-sided marketplace instead of a simple content site. https://emrys.name.ng/blog/the-service-worker-bug-that-s-probably-breaking-your-users-experience-right-now https://emrys.name.ng/blog/post-template.html?id=zB0XMQrIGEiefjiv0Brv Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:29:56 GMT When you push a hot‑fix to a PWA, you probably run through the same ritual: deploy, open an incognito window, verify the bug is gone, then get a ticket from a…