Blog

Notes on design, engineering, and building products — from layout and typography to shipping Next.js apps.

Notes on building software

Ship it

Freelance Developer vs Agency vs In-House: Who Should Build Your SaaS MVP?

Freelancer, agency, or in-house for your SaaS MVP? A senior engineer's neutral comparison of tradeoffs, ownership, and what happens after launch.

How I Scope a SaaS MVP So It Can Actually Ship

How I scope a SaaS MVP — what belongs in v1, what I defer, and what must be trustworthy so one workflow can actually ship.

Designing Clarity Into Complex Tools

How Tool Matrix, my 2024 university Final Year Project, turns multi-step calculations into a clear browser UI — less noise, obvious inputs, results you can trust.

The Anatomy of a Perfect Layout

Typography, space, and rhythm as experience tools — how I use them on tahaumar.dev, Tool Matrix, and product UI that has to stay clear.

More Than a Portfolio

How I designed tahaumar.dev as an experience — editorial hierarchy, purposeful motion, and a React/Next.js system that shows how I think.

Behind the scenes

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