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JoshuaFull-Stack Developer

I build fast, expressive products from interface to infrastructure — design-minded on the front, pragmatic on the back.

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Production builds
3+
Lighthouse mindset
100
Design to deploy
E2E

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Full-stack developer · South Africa

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Next.js · TypeScript · Node · Tailwind · PostgreSQL

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About

I design and engineer digital products with a bias for velocity and clarity.

I am a full-stack developer focused on shipping performant web experiences with thoughtful architecture and sharp visual execution. Every build gets the full treatment: real design intent, clean code, and production-grade delivery.

Work with me
01

Design-minded engineering

Typography, spacing, and motion get the same rigor as architecture. The result should feel crafted, not assembled.

02

Performance as a feature

Fast first paint, small bundles, and smooth interaction budgets — speed is part of the product, not an afterthought.

03

Ship the whole thing

From data model to deployment pipeline, I own the full lifecycle so nothing gets lost between layers.

04

Clarity over cleverness

Readable code, predictable APIs, and honest UI. Systems that the next person — including future me — can extend.

Projects

Selected work, built end to end.

Real products — from studio sites to real-time data visualization — designed, engineered, and shipped by me.

03 builds

Studio Site

Live

ArterDev

My development studio's site — a dark, cinematic landing experience with an interactive particle field, edge-deployed contact API, and careful SEO groundwork.

  • Canvas particle field tuned for 60fps on mobile
  • Serverless contact endpoint on edge functions
  • Custom domain, sitemap, and structured metadata
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Vercel
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Data Visualization

Private build

EventFlow Canvas

A real-time event stream visualizer that renders live causal graphs on canvas — inspect events, trace causality chains, and scrub the timeline as data flows in.

  • Server-sent event stream with live canvas rendering
  • Causal graph engine linking related events
  • Timeline scrubbing with inspector panel
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Canvas API
  • SSE

Business Site

In development

Currency Exchange Platform

A business site for a currency exchange operation with a live multi-currency converter, rate handling, and a clean conversion-focused layout.

  • Live currency converter with real rate data
  • API routes for rate fetching and caching
  • Conversion-first information architecture
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • REST APIs
  • Tailwind CSS

More in the lab — ask me for a walkthrough of private and in-progress builds.

Skills + Approach

A full-stack builder focused on clean execution.

Core technologies plus the way I approach shipping products end to end.

Frontend

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Framer Motion

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • JSON
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • Redis

Platform

  • Vercel
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Cloudflare
  • Sentry
01

UI that feels deliberate

Typography, motion rhythm, and clarity so products feel polished instead of template-made.

02

API + frontend alignment

Backend responses designed around real UI needs to keep interfaces fast, predictable, and scalable.

03

Performance first

From image strategy to interaction budgets, optimized for speed without sacrificing visual quality.

Contact

Let's build something sharp and useful.

Have a product idea, feature sprint, or platform challenge? I reply fast — usually same day.

Email meCall +27662144987LinkedIn

joshua.arter11@gmail.com