ben@siebert:~$

ben@siebert:~/projects$ ls -lat

drwxr-xr-x 2026 thrivewood
# german habit-forest app — one of my main ios apps
drwxr-xr-x 2026 LuckyWheel
# simple lucky wheel app
drwxr-xr-x 2025 codelib
# spring boot utility libraries
drwxr-xr-x 2024 SimpleQR
# simple qr code generator app
drwxr-xr-x 2024 saveworld
# sustainability app for teenagers
drwxr-xr-x 2023 codeup
# all-in-one platform to learn coding with an in-browser ide
drwxr-xr-x 2022 incode
# coding for beginners with natural language
drwxr-xr-x 2021 senos
# an operating system for elderly people
drwxr-xr-x 2020 decryptor
# multi-algorithm encryption tool

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2026-thrivewood.md

A German-language iOS app that turns habit tracking into a living, growing virtual forest: every completed habit earns points, every point plants a tree — consistency made visible. Now unified into LifeManager, together with six other predecessor apps.

swiftui

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2026-luckywheel.md

A simple lucky wheel app that allows users to spin a wheel and get a random result.

swiftui

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2025-codelib.md

A collection of libraries for spring boot implementing common functionalities of applications like authentication, rate limiting, onboarding flows and kv based settings. Developed for simplicity and ease of use.

java · spring boot · postgres

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2024-simpleqr.md

A bare-bones simple qr code generator using swift QRCode

swiftui

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2024-saveworld.md

A sustainability app for teenagers: short-form learning content with sources, a habit and CO₂ tracker, and tools to plan and run local eco projects — learn, track, act, exchange. Built solo, live at saveworld.one — development concluded.

docker · ionic · fastify · mongodb

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2023-codeup.md

An all-in-one platform for learning programming: a full-featured in-browser IDE, courses, and supporting tooling — desktop environments shipped as Docker images.

next.js · docker · java · typescript · react native

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2022-incode.md

A programming language for building websites in natural language. Built as a monorepo: editor, compiler, and documentation under one roof.

javascript · typescript · docker

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2021-senos.md

An operating system that makes a computer usable for elderly people with no prior knowledge: a simplified, guided shell built on standard hardware instead of a walled garden.

javascript · html · css · electron

ben@siebert:~/projects$ cat 2020-decryptor.md

A desktop tool for encrypting and decrypting text with multiple symmetric algorithms — including ones I developed myself. My first project taken through a full competition cycle.

java

# a lot more on github — including every website iteration since 2019, watch the progress. condensed version: /cv — on the bench now: /wip, papers: /essays