The latest articles on DEV Community by Obasola Sodiq (@codedguy4life). https://dev.to/codedguy4life https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4161751%2Fc70aa71b-3ebf-44a1-8c55-f6e80330e913.jpg https://dev.to/codedguy4life en Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:23:29 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/sortmail-latest-1m0p https://dev.to/codedguy4life/sortmail-latest-1m0p <p>Been quiet, but the building hasn't stopped! <br> <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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4gipgryas01yaoohnufw.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4gipgryas01yaoohnufw.png" alt=" " width="297" height="640"></a><br> SortMail updates:<br> ✅ Custom domain<br> ✅ Professional support email<br> ✅ Privacy Policy &amp; Terms, FAQ &amp; Support pages</p> <p>Now preparing for Google verification and public launch.</p> <p>🌐 sortmail.online</p> <h1> BuildInPublic </h1> buildinpublic saas startup Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:22:49 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/got-sortmail-domain-3gje https://dev.to/codedguy4life/got-sortmail-domain-3gje <p>Life got busy, so I haven't shared much progress on SortMail lately.<br> Small wins:<br> ✅ Bought my first domain for the project<br> ✅ Working on email integrations<br> 🔧 Fixing bugs along the way<br> 🌐 sortmail.online<br> Still learning. Still building. </p> <h1> BuildInPublic #BuildItChallenge </h1> <p><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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fjsuyi191xxqjbvwxqt88.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fjsuyi191xxqjbvwxqt88.png" alt=" " width="565" height="658"></a><br> <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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0k2emb3wbg33kej76b4x.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0k2emb3wbg33kej76b4x.png" alt=" " width="639" height="713"></a></p> buildinpublic softwaredevelopment startup Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:21:27 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/new-sortmail-app-icon-12ei https://dev.to/codedguy4life/new-sortmail-app-icon-12ei <p>Latest SortMail update <br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fpwmn1wadic6rr1z4zmts.webp" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fpwmn1wadic6rr1z4zmts.webp" alt=" " width="680" height="198"></a>🚀</p> <p>It’s now a proper installable PWA.</p> <p>✅ New SM app icon<br> ✅ Desktop install support</p> <p>Tested locally and confirmed working in production.<br> Slowly turning SortMail from a project into a real product. 📬🚀</p> <h1> BuildInPublic #PWA #React #WebDevelopment </h1> buildinpublic product react webdev Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:20:26 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/sortmail-update-1hb0 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/sortmail-update-1hb0 <p>SortMail update 🚀</p> <p><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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4jp4t4hsl1lpl97z7izl.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><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.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4jp4t4hsl1lpl97z7izl.png" alt=" " width="624" height="684"></a><br> Smart categorization is working.</p> <p>Senders are now organized into:<br> • People • Companies • Subscriptions • Transactions • Notifications<br> Want to test it? DM me your email.</p> <p>🔗 sortmail-ten.vercel.app</p> <p>Still building. 🛠️</p> <h1> BuildInPublic #SaaS #developer </h1> Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:19:10 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/sortmail-in-my-language--1h4f https://dev.to/codedguy4life/sortmail-in-my-language--1h4f <p>I had to explain SortMail in my own language 😂</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F9od7qx9f2pvrisgobdco.webp" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F9od7qx9f2pvrisgobdco.webp" alt=" " width="800" height="1200"></a><br> I won’t lie, reading this back, the whole thing sounds hilarious 😭</p> <p>But at least you’ll understand wetin I dey build now 😂🚀<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F8s3zw55gt07u7b7zz0my.webp" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F8s3zw55gt07u7b7zz0my.webp" alt=" " width="800" height="1200"></a></p> Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:16:53 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/watch-out--1bc6 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/watch-out--1bc6 <p>🚀 Something new is coming soon…</p> <p>Still building, testing, and figuring things out. 👀</p> <p>And before anyone asks — VerifiedNG isn’t abandoned either. 😅 It’s still a work in progress.</p> <p>Still building. Still learning. Still shipping. 🔨🇳🇬</p> <p>More soon 👀</p> Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:15:22 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/building-verifiedng-je8 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/building-verifiedng-je8 <p>Building VerifiedNG 🔨</p> <p>Today I worked on the dashboard/authentication flow.</p> <p>A big lesson: getting a feature to work isn't enough. You also have to ask, <strong>“What happens if the browser can't be trusted?”</strong></p> <p>Slowly making the project more robust. 🚀</p> <h1> buildit #coding #programmer </h1> authentication programming security softwaredevelopment Obasola Sodiq Sun, 15 Nov 2026 18:13:53 +0000 https://dev.to/codedguy4life/portfolio-setup-1aph https://dev.to/codedguy4life/portfolio-setup-1aph <p>Been putting more work into my portfolio lately.</p> <p>It now better reflects what I’m actually focused on — building real products, full-stack engineering, and shipping.</p> <p>Currently building VerifiedNG.</p> <p>Portfolio is live. 🚀</p> <p>codedguy.name.ng</p> <h1> BuildInPublic #WebDevelopment </h1> buildinpublic portfolio showdev webdev