I Just Wanted to Review My Chess Games. I Built a Multiplayer App Instead.

2026-05-31

I lose a chess game. I want to know why. Lichess and Chess.com both have analysis boards, but they’re cluttered, slow to load, and I don’t control my data. I just want to paste a PGN — the standard text format chess games are saved in — and step through my moves on a clean board.…

Building a Couple Outfit Configurator with Layered SVG Avatars in React

2026-03-06

How I built a browser-based couple outfit configurator using layered SVG avatars, React, TypeScript, Zustand, and Tailwind CSS — covering architecture decisions, the SVG layering system, state management, and deployment.

Build a 3D Chess Replay Viewer with WebGPU in Under 30 Minutes

2026-01-24

A complete step-by-step guide to creating an interactive 3D chess replay viewer using Babylon.js, React, and TypeScript — plus how to add an AI-powered lesson generator backed by LiteLLM, Express, and Postgres.