DJ Neill

Playing guitar taught me that progress happens one messy session at a time.

You don’t always notice improvement until one day your fingers just move smoother, faster, and easier.

Same thing with coding. Stick with it. Play through the noise.

I'm the pitcher. Pitching in baseball doesn't exactly translate smoothly to softball. There's a bit of a learning curve.
I still have pretty good ball placement when hitting though.

Playing softball reminds me how much team dynamics matter, on the field and in code.

You don’t always need to be the slugger. Sometimes you just need to get on base, make the throw, or call it early.

Everyone has strengths.
The game’s better when we play to them.

Jiu-Jitsu taught me how to stay calm when things fall apart.

You can be losing, stuck, gassed out, but if you stay cool, you can find a way to capitalize.

Turns out that’s a useful skill when your app crashes and the logs aren’t helping.

Keep breathing. Keep debugging.

Had some time for PennyWise and hit a small snag. I forgot the "Name" field in my wireframe.
I didn’t notice until I added test data.
1 DB migration, 6 component refactors, 1 hook tweak, and a type update later… It's back.
The ripple effect is real.
Probably won’t forget again.

Whoever sent me this, my eyeballs are bleeding, and my computer just burst into flames.

Between working on budgeting & projection tools for PennyWise (my Next.js + Supabase app), I've been expanding into C#/.NET.

There’s a real elegance to how things are structured in C#, especially around method organization and data handling, but I still wish the curly braces were on the same line.

I did it! Touched grass!

My wife still refuses to try Jiu Jitsu.
Her exact words: “Rolling around with sweaty people, feet, getting squished, trying to kill each other? No thanks. I get enough elbows just sleeping next to you.”

She does love pickleball, so now I always have someone to play with.

My PennyWise dev cycle:
1 task done ✅
+4 new ones added 🔁

It might be time to MVP and chill.

I’m bringing all of my budgeting and tracking tools into a dedicated app. Something simple, practical, and useful, not just for me, but for anyone looking to take control of their finances.
Focused on a smooth new user experience. You won't stare at an empty screen, wondering, "What do I do next?"

Debugging a quirky auth bug I can’t ignore.

OAuth users load fine, auth completes before the dashboard shows.

Email/password users hit the dashboard before client-side auth, so no sidebar user info until a refresh. Thinking about delaying the load. Anyone fix this cleanly?

a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you . ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

Thank you! I spent a long time not satisfied with the look. The background really helped set off the vision I had.

My goal is to make it simple to monitor every dollar and foster better financial habits, without causing stress.
✅ Real-time financial snapshot
✅ Budgeting with dynamic category tracking
✅ Visualized spending habits
✅ Income & expense reports
✅ Account overview across checking, savings, and credit

Shredding solos and shipping code.
One melts faces, the other melts servers.
#CodeAndRiff

I got mine first thing Friday morning while the coffee was still brewing. You gonna get yours?

10 out of 10 I would recommend.
You have 6 weeks to build a fully functional application. Managing time and prioritizing task is a must.

Dennis Garcia & Aaryan Das were amazing leads too.

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An app we created with React, C# .Net and Supabase in just 6 weeks including AI integration to make Apartment Building Management easier and solve business p... aPad Apartment Building Management System

Built a business solution MVP in just 6 weeks, tackling a pain point we know well: inefficient property management software.

Proud of what we built—streamlined, user-friendly, and full of potential.

Here’s our final presentation.
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This is 🔥! How can I get these made?

Thank you. We accomplished more in 6 weeks than I thought we would.

Excited to share a preview of the Apartment Building Management System — a full-stack project from a 6-week dev cohort.

This demo covers the Tenant Dashboard (my main contribution). Full presentation w/ Admin Dashboard coming soon!

#buildinpublic #devshowcase

In just 6 weeks we built a fullstack app from scratch, all while working full-time! From wireframes to Figma to database design, we made it happen. Filmed my demo and can’t wait to share! Huge thanks to @dthompsondev.bsky.social & the Dallas Software Developers group. This team was amazing!

We're lucky to have a talented designer on our team for the Dallas Software Developers Group cohort. He's pushing me to level up, and the results are looking sharp!

I underestimated the amount of logic that goes into creating a reusable phone input component.

From formatting phone numbers to handling user input and validation, there’s more than meets the eye.

Sneak peek at the tenant dashboard wireframe I’ve been working on for Dallas Software Developers Group, led by Dennis Garcia & Aaryan Das. More to come soon! 👀

THIS IS THE LARGEST COHORT WE HAVE EVER HAD! Wow! The enthusiasm from our volunteer leads and cohort members was AMAZING! Dallas Software Developers Group Cohort really pushes these software developers to a level in which they can truly grow their development skills.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!

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Let's go Birds! Ya want Philly Philly?

I had a great conversation with Kelvin Tiongson about how he’s leveraging data analytics to build powerful internal tools. His work helps Orlando Magic coaches make a bigger impact on the game of basketball through technology. Fascinating insights!