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      <title>🚀 Built something I personally needed: Elimics</title>
      <dc:creator>Ayantik Sarkar</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/ayantik/built-something-i-personally-needed-elimics-4kph</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Every time I sent a resume, project, or doc, I had the same question:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;“Did they even open it?”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There was no good answer. So I built one.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🧠 What Elimics is
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Elimics turns any link into a &lt;strong&gt;trackable, controllable asset&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You don’t just share links anymore — you get feedback from them.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  ⚙️ What it does
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track views, unique visitors &amp;amp; reopens
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;See last engagement (no more guessing)
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add password protection, expiry &amp;amp; limits
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Upload &amp;amp; track documents
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Basically: links, but with actual intelligence.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  💡 Why I built this
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Links today are dumb.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You send them → silence → awkward follow-up.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I wanted something that gives &lt;strong&gt;signals, not silence&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🧪 Current Status
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Early access is live.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;strong&gt;Everything is FREE right now&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
(Pricing will be introduced later)&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🚧 What I’m building next
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;💰 Paid links (monetization)
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;⚡ Real-time engagement tracking
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🤝 Collaboration features
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🙏 Feedback &amp;gt; Praise
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you’re a dev, founder, or someone who shares links often —&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
I’d genuinely like to know:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What’s missing?
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What feels useless?
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What would make this a daily tool?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;p&gt;👉 Try it: &lt;a href="https://elimics.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://elimics.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tear it apart. I’ll fix it.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Pulse UI - I am building My Own UI Component Library (Here’s Why)</title>
      <dc:creator>Ayantik Sarkar</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/ayantik/pulse-ui-i-am-building-my-own-ui-component-library-heres-why-50dg</link>
      <guid>https://dev.to/ayantik/pulse-ui-i-am-building-my-own-ui-component-library-heres-why-50dg</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Try it: &lt;a href="https://pulseui-henna.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://pulseui-henna.vercel.app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Github: &lt;a href="https://github.com/ayantik2006/pulse-ui" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/ayantik2006/pulse-ui&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fmuysqag7i1p2nxlugb27.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fmuysqag7i1p2nxlugb27.png" alt=" " width="800" height="380"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most developers don’t build UI libraries.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They just install one.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And honestly… that’s the smart move.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So why did I spend time building my own?&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Problem
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Every time I started a new project, I ended up doing the same things:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rewriting buttons&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Copy-pasting loaders&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rebuilding toast systems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tweaking animations again and again&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Even with libraries like shadcn/ui, I felt like:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m still assembling pieces… not moving fast enough.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Idea
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of depending on multiple tools, I decided to build a &lt;strong&gt;single place for reusable, modern UI components&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Something that is:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fast to copy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Easy to customize&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Actually looks good out of the box&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Focused on &lt;strong&gt;modern UI + animations&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So I started building &lt;strong&gt;Pulse UI&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What is Pulse UI?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pulse UI is a growing collection of reusable components like:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Buttons&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Loaders&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;File Upload&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Toasts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accordions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avatars&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Typewriter Effects&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But the goal is not just components.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The goal is:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To ship beautiful UIs faster without the headache&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What Makes It Different?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’m not trying to compete with big libraries.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead, I’m focusing on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. Copy-Paste Simplicity
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;No heavy setup.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Just take the component and use it.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  2. Animation-First Thinking
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most UI libraries treat animation as optional.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here, it’s part of the design.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  3. Built for Real Projects
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not just isolated components.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’m working on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Landing page blocks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reusable sections&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Full UI patterns&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What I Learned While Building This
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  1. You Don’t Understand UI Until You Build It
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Using components is easy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Designing them? Different game.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  2. Consistency is Hard
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Spacing, colors, motion — everything needs to feel connected.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Otherwise it looks like a mess.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  3. Developer Experience &amp;gt; Features
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Nobody cares how many components you have.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They care how fast they can use them.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What’s Next?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’m currently working on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;More animated components&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pre-built templates (landing pages, dashboards)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Better documentation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Making everything insanely easy to use&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Final Thought
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Building your own UI library is not necessary.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But it teaches you things no tutorial will.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And who knows…&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Maybe it turns into something people actually use.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;If you’re building something similar or have feedback, I’d love to hear it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Let’s make UI less boring.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🚀&lt;/p&gt;

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