hi, I'm Samip

I build stuff on the Internet.

Software engineer by trade, designer by habit. I make things for the web and fuss over them until they feel right. Off the clock, I'm logging films on Letterboxd or shouting at the Ferrari pit wall.

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Writing

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Notes on building for the web. The good ones have something you can poke at.

Build a logarithmic progress bar
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Why a progress bar that lies a little at the start can be kinder than one that tells the exact truth, and how to build one.
Google OAuth in Node.js using Passport.js
Oct 27, 202113 min read
Build a Node.js app that signs people in with Google, step by step, with Passport.js and TypeScript.

Work

Everything

Things I've made that other people use, and a few that only make me laugh.

Storyboxd
Turns your Letterboxd activity into stories worth posting.
Dockyt
Folders for YouTube's Watch Later. Local-first, no account.
Chiqane
Guess the Formula 1 track from its outline.

I build stuff on the Internet.

Writing

Build a logarithmic progress bar

Google OAuth in Node.js using Passport.js

Work

Storyboxd

Dockyt

Chiqane