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Nicholas van Rensburg

Side Projects Portfolio

cat ./about.txt

Things I build outside of work — apps, tools, automations, and experiments.

Mostly for fun. Occasionally useful.

./run

[ view_projects ] [ github ]

# last build: 2026-07-01 16:23 UTC · node env: hobby · warranty: none

Side projects

Things I've shipped on my own time.

All projects →

drwxr-xr-x ~/projects/tradebot live

TradeBot Companion

Trading platform combining automation, market data, and AI-assisted decision support.

$ open >

drwxr-xr-x ~/projects/meeting-me-memory live

Meeting Me Memory

Meeting intelligence platform that captures conversations and turns them into searchable knowledge.

$ open >

drwxr-xr-x ~/projects/cinhaus wip

CinHaus

B2B billing platform for metering app infrastructure and managing client usage at scale.

$ open >

drwxr-xr-x ~/projects/wakatime wip

WakaTime Alarm

React Native NFC alarm app that ties physical tags to coding-time goals and WakaTime stats.

$ open >

drwxr-xr-x ~/projects/sportsopp wip

SportsOpp

Flutter sports recruitment app connecting athletes with opportunities and a dedicated athlete platform.

$ open >

drwxr-xr-x ~/projects/truckloader wip

Truckloader

Three.js frontend for truck loading mechanics — visualise cargo placement, weight distribution, and load plans in 3D.

$ open >

All projects →

Web games

Small platformers and time wasters — playable in-browser.

All games →

drwxr-xr-x ~/games/bit-hopper live

Bit Hopper

A one-button auto-runner — jump the spikes, clear the blocks, ride the pads.

$ play >

drwxr-xr-x ~/games/coil-arena wip

Coil Arena

Slither through a crowded terminal arena — eat pellets, outgrow bots, climb the board.

$ play >

All games →

About this site

A personal build log — not a pitch deck.

These are projects I work on after hours: trading tools, automation hacks, SaaS experiments, and whatever problem catches my interest next. Each one has a write-up with the objective, approach, and outcome.

/ Built to learn.

/ Shipped for real.

/ Documented here.

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live

nicholasjvr@portfolio:~$ cat side_projects.txt

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
  │  built after hours                  │
  │  shipped anyway                     │
  │  documented here                    │
  └─────────────────────────────────────┘
         \\   ^__^
          \\  (oo)\\_______
              (__)\\       )\\/\\
                  ||----w |
                  ||     ||

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./status --watch

last_deploy .... 2026-06-02

now_building ... tradebot (Python)

uptime ......... 912 days, give or take

coffee ......... re-brewing

hit counter (yes, really): 00000

Stack

What I build with.

Core Stack

JavaScript primary

Node.jsReactNext.jsTypeScriptSQLZoho

Additional Tools

PythonAzureFirebasePrismaMachine Learning

Elsewhere

Source code, issues, and more context live on GitHub. This site is just the highlight reel.

View on GitHub