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// system overview

> Kanyingidickson

i ship web apps, APIs, and the glue between them.

some of them launched smoothly. some caught fire on deploy. all of them taught me more about boundaries, observability, and keeping systems boring in production.

systemsperformanceopen sourcearchitecture

My Journey Into Development

I started out hacking together tiny frontends and copy-pasting code that I barely understood. At some point people began using those projects for real work, which forced me to care about everything behind the UI, APIs, data models, monitoring, and the "oh no, prod is down" moments.

These days I lean toward reliable, observable systems with simple interfaces instead of clever ones. I like deployments that are predictable, logs that tell the truth, and code that future-me (or a team) can still reason about after the initial excitement wears off.

highlights / impact

Projects Delivered

Successfully shipped projects ranging from MVPs to more complex applications

Team Collaboration

Worked with cross-functional teams and mentored junior developers

Performance Focused

Performance-conscious implementations guided by Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals

Continuous Learning

Always exploring new technologies and best practices

Latest Articles

Sharing knowledge and insights on modern web development

Next.js App Router Tips

Hard-won lessons from shipping Next.js App Router apps: data fetching patterns, caching, server actions, and common footguns.

Next.js
App Router
React
+2
Published on January 11, 2026
Last updated on January 27, 2026
4 min read
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Designing Scalable Databases

A practical blueprint for designing PostgreSQL schemas that scale: from modeling and constraints to indexing, migrations, and performance debugging.

PostgreSQL
Database Design
Prisma
+2
Published on December 8, 2025
Last updated on January 25, 2026
4 min read
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Building Scalable APIs with Node.js and Express

Learn how to architect and implement production-ready REST APIs using Node.js, Express, and modern best practices for scalability and maintainability.

Node.js
API
Backend
+2
Published on October 15, 2024
Last updated on January 21, 2026
2 min read
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Skills & Technologies

Frontend

React
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion
Redux

Backend

Node.js
Express
NestJS
REST APIs
GraphQL
WebSockets

AI & ML

Python
MML (Multimodal Machine Learning)
Agentic Workflows
RAG Pipelines
LangChain
OpenAI / Gemini SDKs
TensorFlow.js

Database

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Prisma
Redis
SQL

Tools & DevOps

Git
Docker
CI/CD
Vercel
AWS
Testing (Jest, Cypress)

timeline / roles

Key steps that shaped how I design and ship software.

2018

The Beginning

Started learning the fundamentals of the web stack: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

2019

First Professional Role

Digital Agency

Frontend Developer

Built responsive interfaces and design systems for client projects.

2020

Full Stack Transition

Startup Inc

Full Stack Developer

Took on API design, data modeling, and end-to-end feature delivery.

2022

Senior Role & Leadership

Tech Company

Senior Full Stack Developer

Led development of production systems and mentored teams on architecture and best practices.

2024

Continuous Growth

Contributed to open source, wrote technical content, and refined tooling and workflows.

Technical Artifact

a real-world "is prod okay?" check

2025-05-03T21:14:12Z api[healthcheck]: latency spike detected
2025-05-03T21:14:14Z api[db]: slow query on projects table
2025-05-03T21:14:25Z api[fix]: added index + tightened SELECT fields
2025-05-03T21:15:02Z api[healthcheck]: back to baseline

most of my work looks like this: small signals, quick investigation, and quiet fixes that keep the system boring again.