The work Iβm proudest of from JamesWay, framed as problem β approach β outcome. Swap each bracket for the real story.
The problem
When I started, [describe the pain point / gap / opportunity]. This mattered because [who it affected and why].
In numbers: [baseline metric, e.g. βX requests/dayβ, βY minutes of manual workβ, βZ% error rateβ].
What I built
The main project: [project name] β [one-line description of what it is].
Key pieces:
- [Component / feature 1 and what it does]
- [Component / feature 2 and what it does]
- [Component / feature 3 and what it does]
The approach
- Design: [key design decision and the tradeoff behind it]
- Stack: [languages / frameworks / services used here]
- Hard part: [the trickiest technical challenge and how you solved it]
- Collaboration: [who you worked with β review, design, cross-team]
Before and after
| Dimension | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| [metric, e.g. latency] | [before value] | [after value] |
| [metric, e.g. manual steps] | [before value] | [after value] |
| [metric, e.g. coverage] | [before value] | [after value] |
Impact
- [Quantified outcome, e.g. βcut processing time from X to Yβ]
- [Adoption / usage outcome]
- [Anything that shipped to production / customers]
What I learned
[A lesson or two β technical or about how the team worked β that you carried forward.]
Note: this is a placeholder draft. Replace every bracketed item with the real details before publishing.