Oliver Andrich - Someone Who Codes

The backend is taking shape

21 Jul 2025 2 min read Projects

Building a backend that’s easy to deploy, low on memory, and respects your privacy—here’s how it started.

A privacy‑minded shopping list — built in public

20 Jul 2025 2 min read Projects

We just wanted a shopping list without all the tracking. So I’m building one—simple, private, and ours. In public, of course.

AI and Me: A Developer’s Perspective

17 Jul 2025 6 min read AI Musings

Reflections on using AI in software development—from autocomplete gripes to Claude Code breakthroughs, and why agents need seniors, not sorcery.

Django turned 20!

14 Jul 2025 1 min read Django

I’ve jumped on and off many tech bandwagons in 35 years. Django stuck. 17 years later, it still powers the core product I help build. Happy 20th, Django.

A fresh start

14 Jul 2025 1 min read

Let’s face it. I enjoy writing. It helps me reflect, and the process brings a welcome sense of calm. But I’m dreadful at keeping a blog going. Looking back at my