Hi everyone!
I’ve just joined Dev.to so I thought I’d introduce myself.
I’m a hobby developer from the UK who enjoys building small web tools and experimenting with lightweight stacks. Recently I’ve been trying to keep things simple and focus on server-side rendering instead of heavy frontend frameworks.
My current favourite stack is:
- Python / Flask
- HTMX
- PostgreSQL
- Server-rendered templates
I really enjoy how HTMX lets you build interactive interfaces without needing a full SPA framework. It feels a lot closer to traditional web development, just with nicer interactions.
What I’m working on
My current project is called JotSpot.
It’s a small tool for creating quick shareable Markdown pages.
The goal is to keep it extremely lightweight:
- open the page
- start typing
- get a shareable link
No complicated setup or heavy UI.
One feature I’ve been experimenting with recently is a CLI API, so you can create notes directly from the terminal.
Example:
echo "Hello world" | curl https://jotspot.io/api/v1/jots/text --data-binary @-
That instantly creates a draft jot.
You can also fetch raw text versions like:
https://jotspot.io/j/<slug>.txt
What I like building
I’m especially interested in:
- small web tools
- developer utilities
- simple architectures
- server-side rendering
- avoiding unnecessary complexity
I’m always experimenting and learning new things, so I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone here is building too.
Thanks for reading, and hello Dev.to 👋
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