The Record · 2021 — Present

Six years, one loop.

The technical evolution of a young engineer — recorded honestly, in the order it happened. Every entry earned, none inflated.

  1. 2021Age 8origin

    First Line of Code

    A single `print('hello world')` in a Python REPL. The moment the machine spoke back was the moment the door opened.

  2. 2022Age 9build

    Scratch to JavaScript

    Built dozens of small games — the first real proof that instinct and iteration beat instruction.

  3. 2023Age 10lesson

    First Failed Product

    Launched a browser extension. Zero users. Learned more from the silence than from any tutorial.

  4. 2024Age 11build

    React, Node, and the Full Stack

    Rebuilt everything twice. Started shipping small SaaS experiments. The systems finally clicked.

  5. 2025Age 12milestone

    Open Source & Building in Public

    Published libraries, wrote publicly, and found that trust compounds faster than code.

  6. 2026Age 13milestone

    The Book

    Beyond The Piggy Bank — the argument, on paper. A field manual for anyone who decided to start early.