Well, Hello There

Every developer blog starts with a "Hello World" post. It's basically a law of the internet -- right up there with "never read the comments" and "the real bug was the friends we made along the way."

So here we are. Welcome to Gapchix -- my little corner of the internet where I write about code, break things in production (on purpose, I swear), and occasionally share something useful.

Who Am I?

I'm a developer who's passionate about building things that actually work -- and sometimes things that spectacularly don't. I work across the full stack, from pixel-pushing on the frontend to wrangling containers and databases on the backend. If it involves code, there's a good chance I've either built it, broken it, or both.

My current obsessions include:

• Next.js -- because who doesn't love a framework that does everything?
• AI-powered development -- yes, an AI helped write this post. We live in the future now.
• Docker -- containerize all the things!
• Game development -- check out Gamedar, my AI-powered game discovery tool

What to Expect Here

This blog will cover a mix of topics:

• Build logs -- follow along as I build projects from scratch, mistakes and all
• Tutorials and guides -- things I wish someone had explained to me when I was starting out
• DevOps adventures -- deployment stories, Docker setups, and the occasional "why is the server on fire" post
• AI and development -- how I use AI tools in my workflow (spoiler: a lot)
• Project showcases -- cool stuff I've built and how it works under the hood

The Tech Behind This Blog

Because what's a dev blog without a meta-post about the blog itself?

This site is built with Next.js and Chakra UI, powered by a Strapi CMS backend. The whole thing runs in Docker containers because I like my deployments like I like my code -- isolated and reproducible.

Fun fact: this very post was created via the Strapi API using Claude Code (an AI coding assistant) running in my terminal. The robots are already here, and they're writing blog posts. But don't worry -- I still review everything before hitting publish. Mostly.

Let's Go

If you're into web development, AI, game dev, or just want to watch someone wrestle with CSS at 2 AM, you're in the right place. Stick around -- it's going to be fun.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go fix a bug that definitely wasn't caused by the last thing I deployed.

-- Gapchix