chenchik.me

Design as a developer

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100

How I look at interfaces as a developer: two anchors—visual hierarchy and similarity—so you can ship clean UI without becoming a full-time designer.

My Weekend Russian Pancake (Blini) Ritual

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:31:00 +0100

My go-to Russian pancake recipe—thin, stretchy, and perfect for lazy mornings when I want something cozy fast.

Adding a persistence layer for side projects

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200

How I run one shared PostgreSQL on Hetzner, hook up all Dokku apps, and send daily dumps to Cloudflare R2.

Cloudflare proxy for my Dokku server

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200

How I put free Cloudflare proxy in front of my tiny Dokku box, got HTTPS, and locked the server down with a firewall.

Minimal Dokku Setup for Side Projects

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200

How I assemble a cheap backend for side projects using a VPS, Dokku, and Docker containers.

Why aren't we 100% rational?

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0200

We aren’t fully rational because our brains rely on fast heuristics and cognitive biases. Learn how slow, deliberate thinking helps you avoid costly mistakes.

Simply Receipts

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:12:00 +0200

I started this project as a way if learning Swift and it has since grown into a fully fledged app. I have learned many skills through this and been I’m very proud of having this in my portfolio. If you don’t have a project as awesome as this I would advise you to make one.

Who am I?

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Привет!

I have over 7 years in mobile apps as a product lead and 3 years as a developer. During my career, I went the whole way from a support specialist, though a frontend developer, project and product lead and have chosen to grow as Swift Developer. I think the Swift ecosystem is the best one right now and have all chances to become significant in all fields (not just mobile) due to the constant evolution of the language and LLVM.