panda scribbles

technical writing on what I'm building, plus the occasional peek into day-to-day life.

day to day4 min read

Researching at an Economics club

What it looks like to do research inside a student economics club.

builds8 min read

Bopple — text a task, get a PR

How I built a tool that turns a text message into a shipped pull request.

builds9 min read

Oopla — Building a macOS AI Command Bar

Local opens when confidence is high, Claude plans when it is not, vision when the screen matters, and a safety gate before anything risky runs.

builds4 min read

OrbitShare v2 — spatial-aware screen switching

Rethinking hotkey-based screen switching with spatial awareness — auto-following where you actually are instead of preset shortcuts.

builds6 min read

Building Grum — one workspace for everything

Why I built a desktop app to pull Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Messages into a single pane of glass.

builds8 min read

ResDex — connecting students to research

A look at the stack, design choices, and lessons from building a mentorship and research platform.

builds5 min read

MyBuddy — an AI companion for mental health

How MyBuddy won 2nd at SerenityHacks and what I learned building a supportive GPT-4 chatbot.

builds4 min read

G1 App — helping 1000+ people pass their test

Flashcards, randomized quizzes, and the path to publishing on the Play Store.

day to day3 min read

First weeks as an SDE at RBC

Onboarding, coffee chats, and what it feels like to ship inside a bank.