i build mobile apps, experiment with new technologies, and learn by making things.
right now, most of my time goes into building mobile apps with Expo, React Native, and TypeScript.
i'm a self-taught developer and still consider myself a beginner. i didn't learn programming through a traditional computer science path or work through languages one by one. i tend to learn top-down: start with something i want to build, encounter problems along the way, and learn the underlying concepts as i need them.
that approach has taken me from basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into building larger projects with TypeScript, React Native, Expo, Swift, and other tools.
most of my active projects are private, so my public repositories only represent a small portion of what i'm working on.
AI is a major part of how i learn and build software.
i've been experimenting with AI-assisted development for roughly a year, and more consistently over the past few months. i use models throughout the development process to help me:
- explore unfamiliar APIs and frameworks
- reason through architecture and implementation decisions
- debug and investigate problems
- generate and refactor code
- review existing implementations
- write tests and documentation
- quickly turn ideas into working prototypes
i don't treat generated code as something that should be accepted blindly. a large part of the process for me is understanding what was produced, testing it, identifying where it fails, and learning enough about the system to direct the next iteration.
AI lets me learn in the way that works best for me: building first, then digging deeper when the project demands it.
- mobile development: Expo, React Native, TypeScript
- native development: Swift and SwiftUI
- web: TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Next.js
- ai: coding agents, LLM tooling, model experimentation, and AI-assisted development workflows
- security & privacy: cybersecurity, digital privacy, secure software, and privacy-conscious architecture
i'm constantly building small apps, experiments, and larger passion projects. many of them stay private while they're unfinished or simply because they were made for my own use.
the projects i decide are worth publishing can be found at branalytic.com/projects.