Fernando Acevedo

I’m an employee who wants to think more creatively

During a recent 36-hour hackathon, I collaborated with a team of four (including me) to build Tecspacs, a lightweight, visual snippet and mini-package manager designed specifically for developers. We noticed that while tools like npm are great for large-scale projects, developers lacked a "digital sketchbook" for quickly saving and reusing small code utilities. To solve this, we built an entire ecosystem from scratch in just a weekend, including: A Web App: Featuring a unique "sticky-note" UI built with React and Tailwind CSS. AI Integration: We implemented the Gemini API to help users automatically summarize and improve their code snippets. Cross-Platform Tools: I’m particularly proud that we didn't just stop at a website; we also developed a functional CLI tool and a VS Code extension so developers could access their snippets without leaving their terminal or editor. Handling full-stack authentication (via Auth0) across three different platforms in such a short timeframe was a massive challenge, but seeing the entire system sync perfectly was incredibly rewarding. It taught me how to move fast from ideation to a functional product while keeping the user’s creative flow at the center of the design.