Hi everyone, Nana Yaw here. After spending some time building software and diving deep into the architecture behind it, I'm finally carving out a corner here on dev.to. My goal is to share my journey, learn from this incredible community, and document the intersection of my two main professional focus areas: mobile development and data engineering.
There is a unique set of challenges that comes with taking complex, high-volume data and translating it into a seamless, intuitive mobile experience. On one end, you are optimizing queries and building robust pipelines; on the other, you are managing UI states and ensuring a 60fps experience on a handheld device. Exhilarating, I know (¬_¬).
What I'm Building
Recently, I've been spending time architecting a mobile platform designed to automate sales and inventory for gas dispensaries in Accra. It involves tracking real-time metrics—like the daily delta loss between tanker capacities and dispenser outputs—and making that data instantly accessible and actionable on a mobile device. When I'm not focused on enterprise-level architecture, I like to experiment with passion projects. Sue me. ¯(ツ)/¯
What to Expect from This Blog
I'm using this space to document the technical hurdles I encounter and the solutions I end up implementing. You can expect me to write about:
- Mobile Architecture: Deep dives into clean architecture, managing state, and scaling mobile codebases without losing your mind.
- Data Pipelines: Building backend systems and data models that feed mobile clients efficiently without bottlenecks.
- System Design: The overarching strategies for connecting complex data infrastructure to the end-user device.
- AI: Since it's all the rave lately ;)
- Lessons Learned: The inevitable bugs, the failed deployments, and the architectural pivots that happen in the real world.
I am looking forward to connecting with other developers who are navigating these same waters, whether you are strictly mobile, strictly data, or somewhere in the middle.
Drop a comment, say hi, and let me know what you are currently building!
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