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<h2> Introduction </h2> <p>Hi, I'm Hazuki — an indie developer based in Japan.</p> <p>I built and shipped <strong>Smart Inventory</strong>, a family grocery management app, using

<p>I'm not a developer. I build Android apps on evenings and weekends using AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot and Claude). My latest app, ScorePop, is a free score counter for

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/google-gemma-2026-05-06">Gemma 4 Challenge: Build with Gemma 4</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <h3>

<p>It happened during a critical team meeting. The room was silent, the project lead was outlining the Q4 roadmap, and then, my phone erupted with a loud, aggressive notification

<h2> Opening hook </h2> <p>It happened during a Friday prayer session. The mosque was silent, the imam was mid-sermon, and the atmosphere was one of total reverence. Suddenly, my

<p>I built FreeSay — an AI-powered speaking tutor — and a surprising amount of engineering time went into making it run well on cheap phones. This post is about what got cut and

<h3> Why Flutter is the Strategic Choice for Mobile MVPs </h3> <p>For early-stage startups and businesses launching a mobile product, speed-to-market and capital efficiency

<h1> Google Remy and Meta Hatch: The Technical Architecture Behind 24/7 Personal AI Agents </h1> <p>Two big AI agent stories broke this week that every developer building on top