Alex Rich

Inspired by shows like Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and news posted on r/nottheonion, I created this little game to guess a recent funny-but-true headline. I select headlines using the Ig Nobel criteria: headlines that first make you laugh, then make you think. Through making this I learned just how important a human-in-the-loop is for LLM Agents. I used the world’s most basic concept of agents...

As a developer with lots of little side projects to keep tabs on, I usually use some custom queries to stay on top of product usage. After trying out Supabase for the first time (highly recommended!) I thought it would be a great candidate to create an open source and trusted analytics client. The first version of the app is out now, you can try it from your favorite app store or hosted on the...

Last year my entire family couldn't gather together for the holidays, so I created a prototype website where my family members could upload images of the gifts they were getting each other. We would then get on a video call and watch as the recipient unwrapped the gift by scratching off the wrapping paper. This year may be the same for many people, so I turned the prototype into a full web/iOS...

I know it's been a year, but I just found this and used it for my own app-- I wish I knew about it when I started! Amazing capabilities :)

I recently built this app for two reasons: - The default iOS notes widget truncated text after just a few words, so it is useless to keep much information handy. In my case I have two credit cards that have rotating benefits, now I just need a quick glance at my lock screen to know which one to use to pay at the pump! - I wanted to learn how to use React Native and iOS Widgets. React Native...