What I’m doing now

📍 Location

Based in Tokyo, Japan, working remotely and exploring the local dev community.

💻 Currently Building

Koe - An AI voice mobile app. Building with React Native (Expo) + Rails API.

Keio Tsushin - A deadline and credit management system for Keio University distance learning students. Built with Rails 8 and Phlex (Ruby-based view components). Live at keiotsushin.heyjoseph.me!

🌱 Learning

• Rails 8 + Hotwire - Diving deep into Turbo and Stimulus for building reactive applications without heavy JavaScript
• Phlex - Exploring Ruby-based view components as an alternative to ERB templates
• Kamal - Docker-based deployment orchestration for Rails apps
• React Native - Developing mobile apps

📚 Reading & Watching

• Technical deep-dives on Rails internals
• Anime and manga that inspire my coding approach
• Tokyo dev meetup content

🎯 Current Focus

Building side-projects for personal use and MVPs with partners. Documenting my journey through blog posts about:

• Lessons from the Tokyo dev scene
• Full-stack development with Rails and React

This is a /now page. It’s like a public declaration of priorities that helps me stay focused.

Last updated: July 2, 2026