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How we built 3xd Concepts POS for Ghanaian retail — and what we learned

Multi-branch inventory, offline-first sales, and real-time reporting. Here's the architecture behind a POS system that actually works in low-connectivity environments.

Kelvin Ansah·Jun 2026·8 min read
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Mobile

Shipping to both the App Store and Google Play as an indie studio

YP Rider is live on both stores. Here's the process, the gotchas, and how we manage two native pipelines without burning out.

May 2026·6 min read
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Product

Why we chose NestJS over a custom backend for our last three projects

Modular architecture, dependency injection, and a TypeScript-first foundation. The tradeoffs we made and when we'd choose differently.

Apr 2026·5 min read
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Design

Designing for trust: UX lessons from building fintech-adjacent products in Ghana

Users in emerging markets aren't less sophisticated — they're more skeptical. Here's how that shaped every design decision on 3xd Concepts POS.

Mar 2026·7 min read
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Engineering

Next.js App Router in production: six months in

We've shipped three projects on the App Router now. What works, what trips you up, and the patterns we've settled on.

Feb 2026·9 min read
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