Latest Articles by Urzil

Nov 11, 2025

From Jobless to Chart.js: My 2D Wake-Up Call

A journey through contributing to open source while jobless, discovering Chart.js, and learning how canvas elements work under the hood

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Oct 28, 2025

When Jest Can't Find Your Damn Imports

That frustrating moment when Jest can't find your perfectly valid imports while everything else works fine - and how to fix it with moduleNameMapper.

Sep 23, 2025

I Built a Tiny Reddit Terminal on ESP32 (Because Why Not?)

From displaying 'FINALLY!' to scrolling through Reddit posts - how I turned my ESP32 into a tiny terminal for browsing r/Morocco on a 1.9-inch screen

My First ESP32 Adventure - From confusion to FINALLY!

Sep 15, 2025

My First ESP32 Adventure: From What the Hell is This? to FINALLY!

A rookie's journey into ESP32 development - from struggling with USB cables to controlling LCD displays and making LEDs blink

Building My First Gum TUI - Git Branch Manager

Sep 5, 2025

Building My First Gum TUI: The Git Branch Manager That Actually Sparked Joy (Part 1)

How I learned to stop worrying and love ASCII art while building my first TUI with Gum - a Git branch manager that turns daily Git frustrations into terminal joy.

An intro to Gum - Terminal beautification tool

Sep 1, 2025

The Monday Morning That Changed My Terminal Life: An Intro to Gum (Part 0)

How I discovered that my terminal could be beautiful - from confusion about TUIs to finding Gum, the tool that makes bash scripts gorgeous.