Starting From Scratch: Why the World Needs a Math Wiki
The origin story of Androma -- why existing platforms fail mathematicians, and the first architectural decisions behind a wiki built for real mathematics.
Building Androma
A devlog series documenting the development of Androma from first commit to launch.
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120 Commits in One Week: Building the Social Layer
How we built chat, profiles, dark mode, mobile support, and a landing page in five days -- and the PostgreSQL migration that nearly broke everything.
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Teaching AI to Write Mathematics: The MCP Integration
How we made Androma the first math wiki that AI assistants can read, write, and review -- and how building for machines made the platform better for humans.
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From Wiki to Learning Platform
Adding spaced repetition, prerequisite graphs, and structured learning paths transformed Androma from a reference site into something you can actually learn from.
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The Hardest Week: Real-Time Messaging and a TeX Compiler in the Browser
100 commits, two massive rewrites, and the debugging war story behind building WebSocket messaging and client-side LaTeX compilation.
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Shipping It: From Features to Product
ORCID integration, the notifications redesign, prerequisite graphs, and the unglamorous work of turning a collection of features into something people can actually use.