Logbook

After building the first working prototype of langnotes.app in a fast 24-hour flow of inspiration to build a personalized language learning experience with AI, study notes and flashcards, I decided to slow down a bit today to polish the UI and add a few features I really wanted before sharing it with the world.

Notes

• Still keeping everything in client-side storage for now. I’m experimenting with structure and flow before moving into authenticated API calls and backend storage.
• I keep AI model as gpt-3.5-turbo as the cheapest one for now to not spend much on the building phase.
• Used Web Speech API for text-to-speech for now, might consider switching to more natural model later.
• Added the option to create new pages inside each collection. I imagine collections as small books or magazines, and this change makes the whole experience feel more natural.
• Added missing translations. Localization and SEO are a big part of this project, so it’s now live in English, German, French, and Turkish. Once the base structure feels stable, adding more languages should be easy, one of the parts I enjoy most about this project.

The Library (with collections and their details) is now functional. It needs a few mobile tweaks, and after that, I’ll start reworking the Study section to organize flashcards better.

Feeling good about the progress, it’s slowly turning from a quick experiment into something real. 🎉

I’ve had the oneweek.dev domain sitting around for a while now. At first I thought I’d use it for a boilerplate or maybe a small community for fast prototypers, a space for people who love building and shipping ideas quickly.

But like most side ideas, it kept getting pushed aside by other projects and responsibilities.

The realization

A couple of weeks ago I had a small realization. We don’t need to build another full product around it.

This can simply be a living log of our journey at Noe Crafts; the things we build, the experiments we run, and what we learn each day while juggling full-time jobs and trying to keep the spark alive.

We love experimenting, trying new tools, maintaining the ones that work, and figuring out what’s the minimum, fastest, and cheapest way to bring an idea to life.

So that’s what this space will be: a logbook of progress, ideas, and lessons.

The structure

Today I created the first version of the Logbook section, which I’m personally most excited about but the rest also is ready with dummy data for now.

• 🪵 Logbook: short, journal-style notes with quick updates, learnings, and behind-the-scenes thoughts.
• ✍️ Blog: longer articles for deeper dives.
• ⚙️ Tools: small utilities we build for ourselves to help us build, ship, and market faster.
• 🛒 Shop: fun prints, small digital goods, and designs made for indie makers and builders.

The first entry

I even used our Markdown Editor tool to write this entry, which feels like the perfect way to start.

I’m just happy this is finally happening.

The goal isn’t perfection or big launches, just to keep showing up with even the smallest updates each day or week.

Stay tuned. 🚀