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Sloane.dev

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Welcome to Sloane.dev, the blog of Samuel Dorkey Jr, a software developer based in Accra, Ghana. This is where I write about things I am building, decisions I made and why, things I got wrong, and tools I find genuinely useful. Sometimes technical, sometimes personal, always genuine.

What You Will Find Here

  • Web Development - tips, deep dives, and honest breakdowns of frontend and backend topics
  • Project Logs - behind the scenes of side projects I am building and shipping
  • Design - thoughts on UI/UX, aesthetics, and tools I find useful
  • Productivity - experiments with workflows, tools, and systems that actually work
  • Random Thoughts - ideas that do not fit neatly into a category

About Me

I am Samuel Dorkey Jr, a software developer based in Accra, Ghana. I build web applications that solve real problems for real people. Students trying to access academic resources. Small business owners managing inventory. Nonprofits trying to establish a presence online.

Most of what I build starts with something I noticed or experienced directly. I have a strong preference for mobile-first design because most of the people using what I build are on phones, often on inconsistent connections. My stack spans the full product lifecycle. On the frontend I work with React, Astro, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. On the backend I reach for Node.js, Laravel, Hono, and Supabase. For mobile I build with Flutter, React Native, Expo, and PWA. I also handle deployment and SEO, including Core Web Vitals, structured data, and production deploys on Vercel and Cloudflare.

I believe in learning in public, which is a large part of why this blog exists. I share what I know, what I am figuring out, and occasionally what I got wrong.

About This Site

Sloane.dev is built with Astro, using a modified version of Astro Modular, a blog theme created by David V. Kimball designed for Obsidian users.

I have made layout modifications and small tweaks to suit my preferences, but the core foundation remains true to the original. Credit goes to David for building such a well-structured and extensible theme.

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