Ibtisam

I build things for the web, write about what fascinates me, and explore how technology can make ideas come alive.

Recent Writing

How I replaced Loom with Cap, deployed on my own hardware using Coolify, Cloudflare Tunnels, and R2 — no subscriptions required

What I learned building a daily planning agent with Python, the OpenAI API, and a state machine—no frameworks

A systematic approach to building software—from vision to shipped product

AI-powered daily planning agent built from scratch with Python and OpenAI

Full-stack SaaS platform for lawn care businesses - grew from concept to 500+ active businesses over 5 years