A Quiet Year, But a Full One
A personal reflection on a year of building, learning, and love — from developing WhoPrompt and a Go-based ledger system, to shaping FabricX and speaking at Curacel, and finally, getting married.
A Quiet Year, But a Full One
This year has been different, quiet in many ways.
I still don’t have a job, and at first that used to worry me. Looking back now, I realize it has been one of the most meaningful and productive years I have had in a long time.
Without sprint cycles, roadmap pressure, or endless meetings, I finally had time, real time, to think, learn, and build things that genuinely mattered to me.
Back in 2022, I had this idea about democratizing data analysis.
It came from watching how businesses constantly asked for ways to export their data. At first it felt routine, but after a while I started asking, why?
Why export when there are dashboards already?
Then it hit me. Dashboards often show what the business wants you to see, not necessarily what you want to explore.
So this year, I went back to that idea, dusted it off, and started building something that connects directly to databases and lets users analyse data freely. I got a few test users who gave incredible feedback.
(And no, I’m still not explaining how the name came about 😅.)
You can check it out here: WhoPrompt, my data intelligence tool. It’s not open source at the moment.
I also spent a good part of the year building a ledger system. That one felt natural.
I have written about ledgers, spoken about them, and taught people about them, so it only made sense to build one myself.
I chose Golang even though I had not written Go before. I learned it from scratch, reading documentation, understanding the internals, and figuring out the quirks of the language. It took time, but it worked, and I genuinely enjoyed the process.
📘 Read the documentation here: https://docs.ledger.uncu.me/
Then there is my piece on Hyperledger Fabric:
Hyperledger Fabric: The Superhero Your Fintech Transactions Deserve.
The feedback was great, but many people mentioned how complex the subject felt. They were right; Fabric is powerful, and it can be hard to get started.
That feedback led me to start FabricX, an open-source developer toolkit that aims to make building with Hyperledger Fabric simpler. It focuses on streamlining network setup, chaincode deployment, and contract interaction through a unified TypeScript SDK and a lightweight CLI. The idea is to make Fabric development feel approachable for backend engineers and startups who want to integrate blockchain securely without spending weeks on configuration.
FabricX is still being polished before release, but I’m excited about what it represents — a way to make something complex feel accessible.
Another highlight this year was being invited to speak at an engineering workshop hosted by Curacel, a company redefining how insurance works across Africa.
The session was titled:
“Building Production-Ready RAG Systems.”
It was such a meaningful experience, not only because of the topic but because Curacel is a company I admire. I have fond memories there; the people, the culture, the energy. It felt like home.
And then, the biggest highlight of all:
💍 I got married. To the love of my life. ❤️
The year started with uncertainty and a lot of questions about work, direction, and the future. It is ending with gratitude, with love, and with a quiet confidence that things are unfolding the way they should.
When I think about it all — the projects, the workshop, the quiet days spent learning, and the wedding — it is clear this year was not about speed or milestones.
It was about depth, about slowing down long enough to build, reflect, and love fully.
I may still not have a job yet, but I have had a year filled with meaning, and that feels like progress.
If any of this resonates with you, or you would like to chat about the projects I mentioned, or discuss potential speaking engagements or job opportunities, feel free to reach out: