Things I've built
A candid inventory. Right now there's one live app and one work-in-progress. Every project starts somewhere.
Live
Read to Earn
Started February 2026
A family reading platform where kids earn points by reading articles and answering quizzes. Parents submit articles; Claude AI automatically generates age-appropriate questions. Kids compete on a leaderboard and the whole family can track reading progress over time.
In progress
alvinbuilds.com
Started April 2026
This site itself. A personal portfolio and build log documenting the hobby of building software as a non-developer. The meta-experience of building a site about building sites is not lost on me.
More to come
The backlog of ideas is longer than the time to build them. I add a project here when it's real enough to show — not just an idea. If you've got suggestions or want to follow along, drop me a note.