Projects

AdamFortuna.comLive

My blog and digital garden for exploring new tech and sharing what I learn along the way.

• Astro
• GraphQL
• React.js
• TypeScript

MinafiLive since 2016

A minimalist approach to investing for retirement.

• D3.js
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby on Rails
• Vue.js
• wordpress

Hardcover77k+ users

A social network for readers to find life-changing books.

• GraphQL
• Hasura
• Heroku
• Inertia.js
• PostgreSQL
• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css
• wordpress

Libro.fmJoined in April 2025

Senior Ruby on Rails developer working on the main libro.fm website and API.

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Vue.js

Hardcover: Librarian HubClosed beta

New hub for Hardcover Librarians to find information and improve data across the site.

• Claude Code
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• TypeScript

Hardcover: Filtering & SortingIn progress

Advanced filtering and sorting options for any collection of books on Hardcover. Allows for saving sort options, and filtering by your data about a book (status, rating, lists, tags, etc), book data (title, genre, length, etc), and author demographics (gender, BIPOC, alive, etc) and more.

• Claude Code
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• TypeScript

Lain: My Personal AI AssistantBuilding & learning

Personal AI assistant running on my Mac Mini. Ruby on Rails for the front-end, Mastra for AI orchestration.

• Claude
• Discord
• LLMs
• Mastra
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Sidekiq
• Tailwind.css
• Telegram
• TypeScript

Hardcover Discord BotAlive

A Discord bot for Hardcover that collects information for improvement, replies to team members, and helps manage GitHub issues.

AdamFortuna.com: Now Page HistoryAvailable

Add past history to /now page, allowing for time traveling back to see what I was up to in past /now pages.

• Astro
• GraphQL
• TypeScript
• wordpress

Shire Garden: Personal DashboardMigrated to Lain

Switched my personal dashboard from Glance to Astro, using LLMs and RSS feeds to load in data. It worked, but it wasn't great, and getting it to do anything complex was a pain.

• Astro
• LLMs

Personal Glance DashboardMoved to Astro

Create my own personal Glance Dashboard with various news (HN, Lobsters, Reddit). Migrated to Astro.

• Glance

Libro.fm Mobile Push NotificationsLive

Push notifications from the Ruby on Rails backend to iOS and Android devices.

• Firebase
• Firebase Cloud Messenger
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Pull Request GitHub DashboardRunnable locally

Vibe coded dashboard to show Pull request history of time - total PRs per month, per developer, stats on PR reviewers, time to review and more.

• Astro
• TypeScript

Libro.fm: Content System Admin PrototypeProof of concept

Vibe coded proof of concept for an admin. Recorded a 10-minute voice note while walking my dog, turned it into a prototype, and recorded video and shared with team.

• ActiveAdmin
• Claude Code
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

The Hardcover 2025 Year in BooksLive

A visually stunning representation of the most popular books of 2023 on Hardcover.

• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• TypeScript

Hardcover WrappedLive

A fun look back at your highlights from the year.

• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• TypeScript

Hardcover: Popular Books by Month Bump ChartIn production

An interactive visualization to explore popular books over time on Hardcover.

• Claude Code
• D3.js
• React.js
• Ruby on Rails

Libro.fm Pay with PayPalIn production

Added ability to checkout using PayPal for à la carte purchases and memberships.

• Braintree API
• JavaScript
• PayPal
• RSpec
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Hardcover V3In production

A major migration from Next.js to Ruby on Rails and Inertia.js.

• Inertia.js
• JavaScript
• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• TypeScript

BirdcatcherArchived

A hack project at Web Dev Challenge at Epic Web Conference 2025 to create the "Worst Video Player".

• React.js
• video

AdamFortuna.com v5Converted to Astro.js & WordPress

A version of my blog using Next.js, Tailwind.css and GraphQL. Included Projects, a blog by tag and other projects.

• GraphQL
• Next.js
• React.js
• Tailwind.css
• wordpress

The Hardcover 2024 Year in BooksLive

A snapshot of what was popular in 2024 on Hardcover and culturally relevant for the year.

• Next.js
• React.js
• Tailwind.css

Line of ThoughtShut down, want to restart as iOS app

A minimalist mood and life tracker.

• GraphQL
• Hasura
• Next.js
• PostgreSQL
• Tailwind.css

Next.js BitsBuilt in a week then 🏃💨

An 8-bit blog focused on Next.js that I'm in the process of building.

• GraphQL
• Next.js
• wordpress

Hardcover LiveBetween Seasons

A Hardcover podcast where Ste and I design and build in public.

• Next.js
• React.js
• Riverside
• Tailwind.css

Hardcover LetterbooksLive

A way to explore lists of books with sorting and multiple views, rendered server side.

• GraphQL
• Next.js
• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css

SpaceTubeLeft after a month

A social sharing network for spacial videos recorded on the Apple Vision Pro (YouTube for spatial videos).

• Next.js
• PostgreSQL
• React.js
• Supabase
• Swift

The Hardcover 2023 Year in BooksLive

A visually stunning representation of the most popular books of 2023 on Hardcover.

• Airtable
• Midjourney
• Next.js
• React.js
• Tailwind.css

Hardcover SearchLive

Typesense & React based book search.

• Next.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css
• Typesense
• react

The Social HistomapAvailable

A visualization of social media since the beginning of time.

• D3.js
• Svelte

Hardcover V2Migrated from Next.js → Ruby on Rails w/Inertia.js

Upgraded from the pages router to the app router w/SSR.

• GraphQL
• Hasura
• Next.js
• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css

Hardcover iOS & Android AppsLive

A native iOS app for Hardcover.

• Cordova
• GraphQL
• Hasura
• Next.js
• Tailwind.css
• react

AI Art of my WifeGiven as a gift

A generative art piece of my wife for Valentines Day.

• Stable Diffusion

AdamFortuna.com Projects PageSince 2022

You're here now. A showcase of techy things I've worked on.

• React.js
• wordpress

Seek AdventuresNever launched

Turn AllTrails hikes into beautiful stories.

Hardcover AirlistsLive

An Airtable-like experience for your books for filtering, and sorting, with multiple views, sizes, and more reused throughout Hardcover.

• GraphQL
• Hasura
• Next.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css
• react

Hardcover Match PercentageLive

A score from 0% to 100% indicating how much Hardcover believes you'll enjoy that book.

• Hasura
• Next.js
• Ruby
• react

Hardcover Social FeedLive

A custom feed of a reader's Hardcover book activity, friending options, and friend-based privacy.

• GraphQL
• Hasura
• Next.js
• React.js
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css

Interactive S&P 500 VisualizationNever launched

A scroll-driven data viz explaining why the S&P 500 is a great beginner investment.

• D3.js
• Scrollama.js

FIRE Number With Taxes CalculatorLive

Calculate your retirement number with taxes included.

• JavaScript
• Vue.js
• wordpress

v-sparkOnly used in one project

A Vue.js library for creating interactive articles with dynamic components.

• JavaScript
• Vue.js

Minafi Investment Apps DirectoryLive

A directory of investment platforms reviewed and rated.

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

ProductistPivoted to Line of Thought

A checklist for your productivity.

• D3.js
• GraphQL
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby on Rails
• Tailwind.css
• Vue.js

Retirement Monte Carlo SimulatorLive

A simulator for running retirement scenarios.

• JavaScript
• Vue.js
• wordpress

Which Accounts Should You Use to Invest for Retirement?Live

An interactive tool to understand which accounts you should use for retirement.

• Tailwind.css
• Vue.js
• wordpress

Minafi Fund DirectoryLive

A directory of 10k+ ETFs and mutual funds.

• D3.js
• Heroku
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Vue.js

Ragnarok Online Market DatabaseRetired in 2020

A database of current and historical item prices for the game Ragnarok Online in order to find the best deals in the marketplace.

• Heroku
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Minafi Investor BootcampAvailable

A pay-what-you-want course to learn how to invest on your own using the same techniques Warren Buffet recommends.

• D3.js
• Heroku
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Vue.js
• wordpress

An Interactive Guide to Portfolio DiversificationLive

• D3.js
• JavaScript
• Vue.js
• wordpress

The Periodic Table of FIRELive

A fun way to explore the main concepts of the FIRE movement.

• D3.js
• JavaScript
• Vue.js

YNAB Visual BudgeterNever launched

Turn YNAB Budgets into financial building blocks.

• Ruby on Rails
• jQuery

PluralsightIPO'd in 2018

Democratizing tech education.

CarbonLeft in 2018

Data platform for Pluralsight product research.

• JavaScript
• Markdown
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Sass

Pluralsight ProjectsLeft in 2018

Code SchoolSold to Pluralsight for $36m

Enlivening code education in the browser.

• Angular
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Sass
• wordpress

Gender Pay Gap Data ExplorationLive

A data-heavy exploration into the gender pay gap.

• Tableau
• wordpress

The Minimal InvestorLive

Learn everything you need to know to invest for the rest of your life.

• D3.js
• Heroku
• JavaScript
• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• wordpress

An Interactive Guide to Early Retirement and Financial IndependenceSince in 2017

An interactive article detailing how to

• D3.js
• JavaScript
• Tailwind.css
• Vue.js
• wordpress

TutorSold with Code School

A back-end code checker for Code School courses.

• Node.js

GuidanceSold with Code School

Data platform for Code School.

• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

AdamFortuna.com v4Converted to Next.js/WordPress

Blog and photo scrapbook.

• Markdown
• Middleman
• Ruby

Code School ProjectsSold with Code School

Real-world coding projects run on your local computer.

Code School Course: Drawing Data with D3.jsNever launched

An interactive course to learn data visualizations with D3.js

• D3.js
• JavaScript

WhiteboardNever launched

A front-end framework to build slides for Code School Courses in HTML.v

• JavaScript

NG GuessShut down in 2016

Take a guess at when Angular 2 will be released.

• Angular
• Firebase

Cocktail FlyRetired in 2016

Find the best places to get cocktails in your favorite cities.

• Bootstrap
• Google Maps API
• Heroku
• JavaScript
• Ruby on Rails
• jQuery

ScribeIterated to Hardcover

A REST API and client side consumer for your Goodreads data.

• Angular
• Bootstrap
• Ember.js
• React.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Code School Course: Blasting Off with BootstrapMigrated to Pluralsight

A Code School teaching how to use the Bootstrap CSS framework.

• Bootstrap
• Mocha
• jQuery

AdamFortuna.com v3Converted to Middleman

• Jekyll
• Markdown

JavaScript.comMigrated to Pluralsight

A quick interactive demo to introduce JavaScript syntax.

• Angular
• JavaScript

ProjectorSold with Code School

A load balancer for instant switching to different video hosts.

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Code School Course: Mastering GitHubSold with Code School

A Code School course on how to collaborate on GitHub.

• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Ruby

Code School Course: JavaScript Best PracticesSold with Code School

An interactive course to learn how to write better JavaScript.

• JavaScript
• Mocha

Code School Course: Shaping up with Angular.jsSold with Code School

An interactive course to learn the Angular.js JavaScript framework.

• Angular
• Mocha

Code School Course: Warming Up with Ember.jsSold with Code School

A Code School course to learn the Ember.js JavaScript framework.

• Backbone.js
• Ember.js
• Mocha
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

AbecedarySold with Code School

• JavaScript
• Mocha

Eval EverythingMigrated into adamfortuna.com

A programming blog focused on JavaScript (and various other tech).

• Bootstrap
• Jekyll
• Markdown
• Octopress
• Sass

Code School Course: Core iOS 7Sold with Code School

An interactive course to learn iOS 7 on your local computer.

• Backbone.js
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Code School Course: JavaScript Roadtrip seriesSold with Code School

A 3-course series of interactive course to learn the basics of JavaScript.

• Backbone.js
• JavaScript
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Sass

Code School Course: Rails 4: Zombie OutlawsSold with Code School

An interactive course to learn Ruby on Rails 4.

• Backbone.js
• JavaScript
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Sass

Code School Course: Try Objective CSold with Code School

A free interactive course to learn Objective C in the browser.

• Backbone.js
• JavaScript
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Code School Course: Try jQuerySold with Code School

An interactive course to learn the jQuery JavaScript framework.

• Backbone.js
• Mocha
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• jQuery

Code School Course: Try RSold with Code School

An interactive course to learn the R programming language.

• Backbone.js
• JavaScript
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Code School Course: Try iOSSold with Code School

An interactive course to learn iOS in the browser.

• Backbone.js
• JavaScript

EPCOT Food & Wine AppNever launched

An iOS app to browse what's available at EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival.

• Objective-C
• Ruby on Rails

Code School Course: Ruby BitsSold with Code School

An interactive course to learn Ruby in the browser.

• Ruby

Let’s Go GreenNever launched

A simple budget tracker.

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Shop GoodwillFailed to launch

A rewrite of the site from ASP to Ruby on Rails.

• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Envy LabsI transferred to Code School

The consultancy focused on building applications for clients that also started Code School as an internal project.

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Avalara Ruby GemUnmaintained

An open source Ruby gem to manage taxes using the Avalara service.

• Ruby

Standing OfferNever launched

An easy way to share your calendar and let others book time.

• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Line of Thought [v1]Shut down in 2011

A look inside what technologies companies are using.

• Heroku
• MySQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Solr

Movie FlyShut down in 2011

A social network for movie lovers.

• MySQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Ticket EvolutionI switched to a different client project

A ticketing website run by ticket brokers to go against TicketMaster.

• PostgreSQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

IzeaLeft in 2011

A social media advertising agency.

SocialSparkLeft in 2011

A blog marketing network that connects advertisers with bloggers through an online marketplace.

• MySQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• jQuery

Izea Blog WordPress ThemeLeft in 2011

A public marketing website and blog for Izea.

• jQuery
• wordpress

Sponsored TweetsLeft in 2011

A marketplace for advertisers to find and pay Twitter users for sponsored content.

• MySQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• jQuery

AdamFortuna.com v1Converted to Jekyll

Programming blog focused on ColdFusion, Ruby, and Ruby on Rails.

• css
• wordpress

CloudShoutRetired in 2009.

A WordPress widget to turn your blog into a realtime hub.

• MySQL
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• jQuery
• wordpress

Adobe Developers of Greater Orlando User GroupRetired in 2009

A user group for Adobe technologies (ColdFusion, ActionScript, Flex) based in Orlando, FL.

• ActionScript
• Apache Flex
• ColdFusion
• wordpress

Dolphin Bubbles BlogLeft in 2011

A playful WordPress blog created in partnership with SeaWorld. I remember getting this thing working and then hearing "does it work in IE 6?" 🤦

• jQuery
• wordpress

Arcade FlyRetired in 2014

A community-supported way to find which arcades have which games.

• Google Maps API
• JavaScript
• MySQL
• Ruby on Rails

Westgate ResortsLeft in 2008

A portal for customers to manage their timeshares.

• ActionScript
• Apache Flex
• Oracle Database

Dance Dance Revolution East InvasionPivoted to ArcadeFly

A fan site and community for the game Dance Dance Revolution.

• MySQL
• php

FloridiotsRetired in 2007

A blog sharing links to stupid things Florida people do (by a Floridian).

• wordpress

ColdCourseUnmaintained

A tiny library for pretty URLs.

• ColdFusion

Bank of IrelandLeft in 2007

An application for banks to exchange foreign currency at the point of sale.

• ColdFusion
• JavaScript
• Microsoft SQL Server

Adam’s LiveJournalMigrated to adamfortuna.com

My blog on LiveJournal. This was THE social network of its day to connect with friends and share what you're up to.

• css

Untitled Social NetworkIterated to ArcadeFly

A social network intended to be a better Facebook. 😂

• MySQL
• Ruby on Rails

DyoIt.comIterated to Eval Everything

A short-lived programming blog.

• wordpress

Dymension.orgMigrated to adamfortuna.com

A personal site for writing, photos, movies, quotes, and more to share with friends.

• MySQL
• php

Settles of Catan LeagueRetired in 2005

A Settlers of Catan league for my friends with graphs, analytics, and player stats.

• ColdFusion
• Microsoft SQL Server

UCF: Experiential Learning Department WebsiteLeft in 2004

The public website for the UCF Experiential Learning Department (coops, internships).

• ASP
• Microsoft Access

UCF: Film Department Portfolio ReviewRetired in 2004

A review system used by UCF Film Professors to review portfolios.

• MySQL
• php

One Business PlaceLeft in 2003

A coupon site for local businesses. These were all free coupons – not Groupon-style coupons.

• ColdFusion
• Microsoft SQL Server

Tunak.orgIterated to Settlers League

I loved the Daler Mehndi song \"Tunak Tunak Tun\" and grabbed this domain for fun. It was a spot to try out new things on, including the v1 of a Settlers of Catan league.

• MySQL
• css
• html
• php

#animevivo IRC Channel SiteRetired in 2002

Team site for the DalNet IRC channel #animevivo ironically based on the awful Vivo format.

• Adobe Flash

PC Show and TellLeft in 2001

My first ever job! Creating how-to videos for common PC applications (MS Word, Excel, Access, etc). Pivoted to also creating guides in Flash for consumer electronics – mostly video cameras.

• Adobe Flash

Dymension.org [v1]Switched to be a blog/personal site

My first domain! Another anime site to share my thoughts. This time with actual thought-out information architecture and a less eye-piercing black & blue theme.

• css
• html

AnimeMovies on GeocitiesMigrated to Dymension.org [v1]

An anime fansite to share what I was watching. It had alTerNatinG cAsE, frames, a JavaScript-side quiz, and a lot of gradients from blue to black.

• JavaScript
• html