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[Engineering][Dev Journal]

Dev Journal: Nov 24, 2025

>Richard Hallett#Monday, November 24, 2025

November 24th was a highly productive development day characterized by ambitious project launches and comprehensive feature development across three distinct domains - web development, networking tools, and educational software. The work demonstrated a pattern of thorough implementation with mult...

Development Journal - 2025-11-24

Overview

November 24th was a highly productive development day characterized by ambitious project launches and comprehensive feature development across three distinct domains - web development, networking tools, and educational software. The work demonstrated a pattern of thorough implementation with multiple iterations to achieve quality, extensive use of modern development practices, and a focus on user experience improvements.

Active Projects: 3 Total Commits: 39

Cross-Project Themes

  • Project initialization and foundational setup across multiple domains

  • User interface and experience improvements with focus on interactive systems

  • Modern development practices with proper tooling, version control, and CI/CD

  • Comprehensive feature implementation with multiple iterations to achieve quality

  • Educational and learning-focused development with structured approaches

  • Performance optimization and fixing critical infrastructure issues

  • Experimentation with different technical approaches before settling on final solutions

Projects

denkoroku

Commits: 1 | Files Changed: 2

Project initialization day with creation of foundational HTML file and proper git configuration, indicating the start of a new web-based project called 'denkoroku'.

Highlights

  • Initial project setup for 'denkoroku' repository

  • Created foundational HTML structure with v1.0 index.html

  • Established proper project configuration with .gitignore

Technical Decisions

  • Chose to start with a web-based project using HTML

  • Implemented proper version control hygiene from the beginning with .gitignore

Learning Moments

  • Beginning a new project from scratch

  • Setting up initial project structure and workflow

kaiNET

Commits: 3 | Files Changed: 6

Significant day focused on UI/UX improvements with a complete TUI rewrite using bubbletea framework, along with CLI enhancements and connection pool fixes. The work shows clear experimentation with different approaches before settling on a comprehensive bubbletea-based solution.

Highlights

  • Complete UI/UX overhaul with implementation of two different TUI approaches (readline and bubbletea)

  • Added CLI argument support with msg= parameter for improved usability

  • Fixed connection pool issues with stale connections

  • Implemented comprehensive bubbletea-based interface with Model-Update-View pattern

  • Added advanced terminal features: alt-screen mode, async polling, window resize support, styled components

Technical Decisions

  • Chose bubbletea framework over readline for the primary TUI implementation

  • Adopted Model-Update-View architectural pattern for UI state management

  • Implemented alt-screen mode for clean terminal separation

  • Used async message polling via tea.Cmd for better performance

  • Maintained backward compatibility with existing encryption and connection pooling features

Learning Moments

  • Exploring different TUI frameworks and their trade-offs (readline vs bubbletea)

  • Learning bubbletea's Model-Update-View pattern and component system

  • Implementing advanced terminal features like alt-screen mode and resize handling

pykoan

Commits: 35 | Files Changed: 90

Intensive day building PyKoan from scratch - a complete Python learning framework inspired by Ruby Koans, with comprehensive curriculum, automated testing infrastructure, and AI-powered code review system. Multiple iterations focused on fixing critical progress tracking and performance issues identified through systematic code review.

Highlights

  • Complete initial setup of PyKoan project - a Python version of Ruby Koans learning framework

  • Created comprehensive koan curriculum covering basic to advanced Python concepts (35+ koan files)

  • Built core infrastructure with runner, sensei, and CLI using typer

  • Established Next.js website with Ruby Koans styling

  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline with pre-commit hooks and GitHub Actions

  • Added project-based koans (triangle, dice, scoring) for practical learning

  • Created modern Python koans covering type hints, dataclasses, async, and pattern matching

  • Established automated code review workflow using Gemini 3 Pro

  • Fixed critical progress tracking and test execution performance issues

Technical Decisions

  • Used uv for modern Python package management instead of pip

  • Chose typer for CLI framework over argparse or click

  • Implemented pytest-based test execution with -x flag for fail-fast behavior

  • Used platformdirs for cross-platform data directory management

  • Adopted co_firstlineno for reliable test ordering instead of inspect.getsourcelines

  • Integrated Gemini 3 Pro for automated code review and quality assurance

Learning Moments

  • Exploring automated code review workflows with AI models

  • Learning pytest internals for custom test discovery and execution

  • Understanding Python test ordering challenges and solutions

  • Implementing progress persistence patterns for educational software

  • Working with modern Python features (type hints, dataclasses, pattern matching) for educational content

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