Cross-platform field app
Ionic and Capacitor workflow for shipping one operational app across web and mobile while keeping native device behavior within reach.
Full stack developerBelize · UTC−06
Building software
from interface
to runtime.
I’m Benjamin—a full stack developer interested in the whole path: the screen, the service behind it, the data underneath, and the machine it runs on.
Now
2026 / 08Going back to C, seriously—to understand backend development from the socket up.
Frameworks make shipping possible. C makes the machinery visible. I’m revisiting memory, networking, processes, and I/O to build a more honest mental model of the backend.
Read the field note ↗Selected work
Useful things,
built carefully.
PHP business systems
Server-rendered and API-backed PHP applications with database-backed workflows, clear admin surfaces, and maintainable deployment paths.
Native mobile experiments
Hands-on mobile work in Swift, Java, and Kotlin to understand platform conventions beyond hybrid wrappers.
Low-level practice bench
C projects, Lua scripting, and current Rust study for deeper control over memory, performance, and runtime behavior.
The toolbox
Across the stack,
without the theatre.
PHPCAngularIonicCapacitorSwiftJavaKotlinRustMySQLPostgreSQLRedisDockerLuaConvex
Field notes
What I’m learning
as I build.
Going back to C, seriously
I’m returning to C to get closer to the fundamentals of backend development—memory, sockets, processes, files, and the work frameworks usually hide.
What Electron taught me about desktop apps
I dabbled with Electron for an internal project at work and learned a lot about connecting a React interface to a C backend, packaging desktop installers, and shipping across platforms.
Convex made hobby apps feel light again
Convex has made small app development feel much easier because I spend less time worrying about webhooks, caching, and keeping the frontend in sync with backend state.
How Ionic won me over
I did not like Ionic at first because it felt like HTML wrapped in a mobile view. The things that changed my mind were the community, the tooling, and how easy it was to onboard new colleagues.
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