An ongoing task-management build where I practise auth, PostgreSQL-backed data, and dashboard design. It is a huge WIP, but it is also the project that got me hooked on software engineering.
January 2025 - Present
What happened
TaskSnipe is my ongoing attempt at building a cleaner team task tracker. I use it to practise the product basics: task states, project grouping, authentication, dashboard summaries, and how much information a team actually needs at a glance.
I built the Next.js frontend, wired authentication with Clerk, and used PostgreSQL for task and project data.
It is still rough in places, so I treat it more like a long-running learning project. Right now I'm migrating the backend from Javascript to Go, mainly because Javascript was a terrible idea, and I regret all decisions made to even learn Javascript, why did no one tel me JS was terrible, I don't like JS, ok I can tolerate it, but if given a choice I don't wanna work with JS, Typescript is much much better.
Where it got tough
Deciding which task states are actually useful instead of copying every project-management app.
Keeping the dashboard readable and balancing between tasks, users, and projects.
Making auth and database work feel boring and reliable, which is honestly the goal.
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