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A deep technical dive into building AARE Cockpit: reimplementing the phone-side Android Auto projection protocol (AAP), streaming real-time Bluetooth OBD-II vehicle telemetry, crafting custom Dusk & Hybrid UI shells for 1024×600 head units, and solving wireless adapter handshake compatibility.

A deep technical dive into architecting an autonomous transit scraper and ETL pipeline for Greece (Athens OASA & Thessaloniki OASTH), generating daily compressed vector GeoJSON networks, Wikipedia station imagery, and scheduled departure timetables via GitHub Actions releases.

A deep technical dive into architecting GitPulse: bridging GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and Bitbucket Cloud under a unified provider layer, embedding CodeMirror 6 with live pre-commit diff review, and syncing real-time notification streams with Obtainium auto-updates.

How I engineered a high-performance live TV and radio streaming application for Greek & Cypriot broadcasters with native PiP, EPG schedules, and Chromecast.

Engineering an emergency on-duty pharmacy finder across 30+ Greek prefectures using vector map caching and zero-latency GPS routing.

Designing a high-framerate nested 3x3 fractal strategy game with cyberpunk neon aesthetics, tactile haptics, and zero-allocation logic.

A technical deep dive into modernizing the classic open-source AdAway Android ad blocker: architecting custom upstream DNS routing in VpnService, compiled wildcard pattern evaluation, 1-tap blocklist presets, and snooze timers.

A technical deep dive into architecting an automated multi-source scraper for 9,100+ Greek pharmacies and live emergency duty rotas, bypassing proxy bottlenecks with direct syndicate feeds, Haversine entity matching, and Zstandard GitHub CDN releases.

How I built a bilingual Expo map app for 4,700+ Greek gas stations—cheap-first discovery, real daily price history, and offline-friendly caching—backed by a GitHub Releases data pipeline instead of a paid backend.

How I extracted the Eortologio app's local nameday engine into a yearly GitHub Actions pipeline that publishes full-year Greek giortes calendars as offline JSON releases.

A technical deep dive into architecting an automated daily data pipeline that monitors 4,700+ gas stations across Greece, overcomes government CAPTCHAs via geospatial grid sampling, and uses Zstandard compression to shrink daily datasets by 90%.

How I architected an automated daily data pipeline cross-referencing 1.29M+ movies and TV shows across IMDb, TMDB, TVDB, Letterboxd, Trakt, and Wikidata into portable, zero-cost offline datasets.

How I engineered an automated, drop-in replacement for the archived manami-project dataset, cross-referencing 39,000+ anime across 13 platforms with zero manual review bottlenecks.

How to bridge MyAnimeList's fragmented per-season ID model with TMDB's unified series structure using automated daily cron pipelines and persistent metadata caching.

A technical walkthrough of building a real-time astronomical calculation engine, interactive living birth chart wheel, 3D flipping tarot cards, and resilient monetization in React Native with Expo.

A technical walkthrough of building an industrial-grade React Native app factory engine powered by Google Gemini AI, WebSockets, and direct Google Play Developer API v3 telemetry.

A deep dive into how I built a privacy-first personal location timeline app using React Native, MapLibre, and Android Activity Recognition.

A look at how I built a fast, seamless media downloader in React Native using Expo.

A look at how I built a high-performance interactive map in React Native to track the water quality of over 1,600 beaches.

A detailed look at the vehicle app I built for fuel logs, trip tracking, maintenance, and expense visibility.

How I shaped a React Native Pokédex around fast browsing, detailed stats, and type-based presentation.

A closer look at the Expo Minesweeper clone, including the game rules, board behavior, and visual themes.

The design thinking behind a small but responsive Flappy Bird recreation for Expo and React Native.

How I designed a syllable-splitting word puzzle game with offline play, tactile animations, and COPPA-compliant monetization.

Designing an intuitive, tactile block placement game with 10x10 clearing logic and smooth touch interactions.

Developing a geometric silhouette art puzzle with polygon snapping, rotation, and zen sound design.

Creating a vibrant musical arcade game featuring pitch memory, rhythm tapping, and retro synth aesthetics.

Developing an adventure-themed word puzzle featuring parchment treasure maps, gold collections, and syllable hunting.

How I designed a digital wellness app that blocks feed-heavy behavior without making the phone unusable.

A practical breakdown of an app that helps track non-followers and manage account cleanup.

How I approached a React Native widget app that displays photos from Google Photos or local storage.

A look at the public transit app that surfaces real-time bus locations, stop details, and schedules.

How I designed an app for show tracking, episode notifications, and watchlist backup.

A detailed view of the cosmetics storefront I built with a full-stack Next.js setup.

How I approached a utility app for converting video and audio from a wide range of sites.

A closer look at the calendar-based name day app with bilingual support and holiday awareness.

How I designed a file conversion app so users can transform images without extra friction.

A storefront case study covering the cosmetic e-commerce site built with Angular, Node, Express, and Supabase.

How I approached charts and map-based interaction to make footfall data easier to understand.

A detailed look at the app I built for exploring Star Wars entities in a cleaner, more structured way.

How I designed a responsive wholesale website to present beauty products with a cleaner brand experience.

A closer look at the student planning platform that helps IT students map course progression toward graduation.

A backend case study for the Student Helper platform and the data logic that supports course progression planning.

A practical guide to the folder structure, state management, and navigation patterns I use across all my React Native apps.

Insights on the review process, ASO, crash reporting, and real user feedback from shipping over a dozen apps to the Play Store.

A practical decision framework based on real experience shipping apps with both Expo managed workflow and bare React Native.