No magic. Just bones.

Reinventing the wheel just to see how it rolls.

Why I'm Building Skeleton Projects

Abstraction is great for shipping, but terrible for learning. It’s time to actually reinvent the wheel.

January 8, 2026 · David Mendoza

Chess on an X4

Bought a hackable e-ink ereader to build a reading habit, ended up writing a full chess engine and UI for it in C instead.

July 31, 2026 · David Mendoza