Build to Learn
The best way to understand technology is to build with it. Every project is an opportunity to explore, experiment, and improve.
/ ABOUT
Independent software lab.
PhoenixMantis is a one-person lab focused on useful software, open collaboration and continuous improvement.
01 / MISSION
Why PhoenixMantis?
PhoenixMantis is an independent software lab focused on building useful products, experimenting with technology, and sharing what is learned along the way.
Build useful things. Explore new technologies. Share the process. Keep learning.
Useful Software
Focus on tools and products that solve real problems, simplify everyday tasks, or make existing workflows better.
Experimentation
Try new languages, frameworks, architectures, and ideas without being limited by a single technology or product category.
Open Knowledge
Share projects, technical decisions, experiments, and lessons so others can learn from them, reuse them, and build further.
Craft
Care about the details — from performance and maintainability to thoughtful interfaces and a better developer experience.
10+
Projects & Experiments
3
Browser Extensions
2025
PhoenixMantis founded
Independent
Software Lab
03 / JOURNEY
A short version.
A condensed path from exploration to shipping products in public.
View full timeline →2023 – 2024
Production Experience
Building and maintaining production software across backend systems, APIs, infrastructure, and web applications.
2025
PhoenixMantis Begins
PhoenixMantis takes shape as a personal software lab for independent products, experiments, and open-source projects.
2026
From Experiments to Products
Projects evolve into real products — browser extensions, developer tools, web services, educational software, and reusable components.
2026 – Present
Building the Lab
Expanding PhoenixMantis into a growing ecosystem of products, open-source projects, technical writing, learning resources, and experiments.
04 / TECH STACK
Tools I work with.
A practical stack for products, APIs and tooling.
GoRustTypeScriptPythonPHPReactAstroFlutterLaravelFastAPIAxumNestJSWebAssemblyMySQLPostgreSQLRedisDockerKubernetesNGINXLinuxTailwind CSS
Good software starts with a conversation.
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