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learning things, building things, breaking things, writing about it. technical projects, personal struggles, life stuff, random observations - just documenting whatever I'm working through.

Adding Custom Domain: jeffreyjose07.is-a.dev
#016 24 Jan 2025

Adding Custom Domain: jeffreyjose07.is-a.dev

How I configured a custom domain for my portfolio and blog, moving from jeffreyjose07.github.io to jeffreyjose07.is-a.dev

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Building a Secure Snake Game with Terminal Aesthetic
#015 2 Sep 2025

Building a Secure Snake Game with Terminal Aesthetic

How we built a security-hardened Snake game with terminal aesthetic styling and integrated it into the portfolio

game-developmentjavascriptsecurityterminal-uiweb-development
From Neon to Supabase to Aiven: A PostgreSQL Migration Odyssey
#014 28 Aug 2025

From Neon to Supabase to Aiven: A PostgreSQL Migration Odyssey

A technical journey through multiple PostgreSQL providers due to Neon's 50-hour weekly limit, failed Supabase migration, and successful Aiven implementation

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Migrating from Render to Neon PostgreSQL: Lessons from a Zero-Downtime Database Migration
#013 18 Jan 2025

Migrating from Render to Neon PostgreSQL: Lessons from a Zero-Downtime Database Migration

A detailed walkthrough of migrating a production chat platform from Render PostgreSQL to Neon, including challenges faced, solutions implemented, and performance improvements achieved.

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Implementing Privacy-First Analytics: From Research to GoatCounter
#012 13 Jan 2025

Implementing Privacy-First Analytics: From Research to GoatCounter

A comprehensive guide to implementing privacy-friendly analytics across portfolio and blog - from researching solutions to deploying GoatCounter with future API integration plans.

analyticsprivacyweb-developmentgoatcountergithub-pages
Debugging Cross-Repository GitHub Actions: A Void Blocks Tale
#011 11 Aug 2025

Debugging Cross-Repository GitHub Actions: A Void Blocks Tale

A deep dive into the complex world of cross-repository workflows, race conditions, and permission errors I encountered while deploying my Void Blocks game.

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Building Void Blocks: A Cyberpunk Tetris Game
#010 26 Jan 2025

Building Void Blocks: A Cyberpunk Tetris Game

creating a cyberpunk-inspired tetris variant, from littlejs to vanilla javascript, with automated deployment and terminal aesthetics

gamedevvanilla-jstetriscyberpunksingle-filegithub-actions
Deploying a Chat Platform to Render
#009 25 Jan 2025

Deploying a Chat Platform to Render

deploying a production-ready chat platform with spring boot, react, and multiple databases to render

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AI as Learning Catalyst: How to Gain Skills Without Losing Competence
#008 25 Jan 2025

AI as Learning Catalyst: How to Gain Skills Without Losing Competence

how artificial intelligence can democratize skill acquisition without creating cognitive dependency - if you use it strategically

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Lessons from the Bugs: How We Improved the Portfolio and Blog
#007 25 Jul 2025

Lessons from the Bugs: How We Improved the Portfolio and Blog

A retrospective on bugs encountered while building this portfolio/blog, and how each was fixed.

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