// ARTICLES & THOUGHTS

Engineering Stories & Notes

Behind-the-scenes engineering write-ups, experiments, and technical deep-dives into mobile architectures, PWAs, full-stack Next.js systems, and hardware workarounds.

Welcome to my digital workshop journal. I am Adil Rahman, a full-stack, Flutter, and Shopify developer. This publication documents real-world engineering hurdles, unexpected bugs, and practical architectural patterns discovered while building production web apps, mobile PWAs, and custom e-commerce stores for clients worldwide.

// CORE ENGINEERING PILLARS

Cross-Platform & PWAs

Building native-feeling experiences in the browser with Flutter Web, touch gesture tuning, local IndexedDB caching, and offline-first service workers.

Full-Stack & Edge Logic

High-performance Next.js App Router applications, Cloudflare edge functions, Supabase relational stores, and low-latency API orchestrations.

Hardware & Device APIs

Interfacing directly with mobile cameras, WebRTC hardware streams, payment protocol translators, and debugging low-level device driver quirks.

E-Commerce Architecture

Custom Shopify Liquid theme optimization, headless storefront integrations, checkout conversion speed, and structured inventory sync.

// PUBLISHED ARTICLES & CASE STUDIES

October 24, 2026·5 min read

How I Built a 50% Cold Archival Engine to Keep SaaS Databases Under 500 MB

How I built a chronological 50% cold storage engine using Google Sheets to keep multi-tenant SaaS Postgres databases lean, fast, and 100% free.

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August 11, 2026·4 min read

How I Tried to Hack Around a Broken iPhone Camera—and Ended Up Accidentally Fixing It

How a quick hack to bypass a broken iPhone camera module led to a deep dive into WebRTC hardware constraints—and an accidental fix for the root issue.

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July 13, 2026·4 min read

How I Built ViewPick: A Tinder-Style Movie Discovery App

Finding what to watch shouldn't take forever. How I built ViewPick, a swipe-based movie discovery PWA with Flutter Web, Supabase, and TMDB API.

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// PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES

01.

Embrace Optimistic UI Updates

Perceived performance always trumps server round-trip latency. By rendering state changes immediately on the client and resolving sync asynchronously in the background, web applications feel as responsive as compiled native software.

02.

Don't Assume Hardware Is Dead

What manifests as a black screen or unresponsive hardware sensor is frequently a frozen low-level software driver. Direct, constraint-level WebRTC queries can trigger system-level reinitializations that revive stalled modules without physical repairs.

03.

Single-Codebase Velocity

Consolidating mobile and web experiences onto unified architectures (like Flutter Web and responsive Next.js) eliminates duplicated feature work, speeds up client releases, and dramatically simplifies ongoing maintenance.

// LOOKING FOR A DEVELOPER?

Let's Build Something Together

Available for freelance full-stack, cross-platform mobile apps (Flutter), custom Shopify storefronts, and MVP builds worldwide.

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