Making Voice Chat Bulletproof: Five Bugs Fixed Before User Testing
Spent today hunting duplicate transcripts, fixing token refresh timing, and building a thumbs-up/down system. Testing with real users tomorrow—needed to fix the obvious bugs first.
Adding Voice Chat Context Awareness to Firstly Academy
How I built conversation history and contextual feedback into the AI speaking tutor, reducing repetitive questions and improving student experience.
Building Forgotten Carrot: Teaching C1 Vocabulary with a Bitter British Vegetable
Built an AI chatbot character in one evening to teach 18 advanced vocabulary words through absurdist humor. Students remember words better when they're emotionally invested in a sarcastic carrot's existential crisis.