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The long road behind the concepts: why I learned them, what broke, what survived, and what those lessons became.


The Journey of a Golang Indie Hacker: Building a Web Framework from Scratch

I’ve always wanted to build a system that could one day replace WordPress, Odoo, or Shopify — a Vietnamese-built e-commerce platform where local businesses can operate independently.

2025-10-31 2
The Journey of a Golang Indie Hacker: Building a Web Framework from Scratch

SEO to the Top 100 E-Commerce Sites in VietnamPowered by Golang

Samdy is part of that journey — my living experiment in building, scaling, and sustaining a product entirely on my own.

2025-10-31 2
SEO to the Top 100 E-Commerce Sites in VietnamPowered by Golang

Upstream and the Five Years of My Life

The Diary of a Small Fish Swimming Against the Current I’m just a small fish, trying to swim upstream — yet I believe in my journey.Someday, the dream of technological independence will come true.

2025-10-28 1
Upstream and the Five Years of My Life

Cross-Platform Development in Golang

Exploring bridges between Web, Native, and the Dream of a Unified Stack Lately, I’ve been diving into the world of cross-platform development — not just out of curiosity, but out of necessity.

2025-10-28 1
Cross-Platform Development in Golang

The Life of the Young: Effort, Dreams, and the Cost of Choices

Just yesterday, I saw a young couple who both work as developers. They’re newly married, living in a small rented room. The title under their photo read: “Together, we strive.”

2025-10-28 1
The Life of the Young: Effort, Dreams, and the Cost of Choices

Recently, I Learned What “Indie Hacker” Really Means

Being an Indie Hacker isn’t just about building apps.It’s about creative independence — a kind of adventure where you can express yourself, learn endlessly, and build something that actually matters.

2025-10-27 1
Recently, I Learned What “Indie Hacker” Really Means

I Didn’t Know I Was an Indie Hacker

When I first started my journey into programming and software development, I never imagined I’d become an Indie Hacker.

2025-10-27 1
I Didn’t Know I Was an Indie Hacker

My Golang Learning Journey — Lessons, Struggles, and Small Victories

In this post, I’ll walk you through my personal roadmap to learning Go — the steps I took, what I learned from each stage, and the moments that made me fall in love with this language.

2025-10-27 1
My Golang Learning Journey — Lessons, Struggles, and Small Victories

The GFPV Stack My Indie Developer’s Technical

But what about the GFPV Stack? It’s not something you’ll find in a typical developer handbook. It’s a philosophy — one I’ve built, lived, and coded through.

2025-10-27 1
The GFPV Stack My Indie Developer’s Technical

Searching for the Core Value in My Programming Journey

For almost a decade, I’ve been searching for the core value of programming — the reason behind the code, the invisible thread connecting curiosity and creation.

2025-10-27 1
Searching for the Core Value in My Programming Journey

Exploring the World of Distributed Protocols – A Self-Taught Journey

The world of technology moves fast — sometimes faster than we can keep up. One of the most fascinating areas I’ve stumbled into along this journey is distributed communication protocols.

2025-10-26 1
Exploring the World of Distributed Protocols – A Self-Taught Journey

The Dream of a Fool

How I learned to keep walking through code, debt, and dreams. Coding and life — that’s how this fool keeps moving forward.

2025-10-26 1
The Dream of a Fool
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