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Writing on mobile and web development, freelancing, and building things that ship.

July 29, 2024

Hey there, tech enthusiasts! 👋 I’m Jel Salamanca, and I’m excited to welcome you to my digital playground, where tech is my midd...

July 28, 2026

Without an agency’s logo behind me, trust has to be earned individually with every client. A few habits have made the biggest differen...

July 25, 2026

This question comes up on nearly every mobile project kickoff. There’s no universal answer, but there is a useful way to think about i...

July 23, 2026

Most small business sites don’t need an SEO agency, they need the fundamentals done properly. Here’s what I check on every build...

July 21, 2026

A vague brief creates a vague project. The best briefs I’ve received, and the ones I now write for clients, share a few traits. State ...

July 19, 2026

I’ve built apps for a lot of first-time founders. The mistakes tend to repeat, so here are the ones worth avoiding before you write a ...

July 17, 2026

I held onto the old XML view system longer than most. Here’s what finally moved me to Jetpack Compose for good. State-driven UI just m...

July 16, 2026

Clients like to know what they’re actually paying for before the first invoice. Here’s the process I walk every website project ...

July 15, 2026

Most phones today are big enough that a thumb can’t comfortably reach the whole screen one-handed. Good mobile UI respects that realit...

July 14, 2026

“The site feels slow” is a common complaint with an uncommonly specific fix. Almost every case comes down to a missing performan...