About this site.
westinbarker.com is where I publish projects and notes and run a handful of self-built web apps. Everything here is hand-built, framework-free, and deployed on Cloudflare.
The approach
I build small, dependency-free web tools and write about them. Rather than hand-writing every line, I direct AI coding agents — Claude Code and Codex — and review the work.
The stack is deliberately simple, so any part can be changed safely without a build pipeline getting in the way.
Focus areas
Web development Minecraft engineering Hardware & sensors Data & dashboards AI-assisted coding Photography
Tech stack
Free-tier everything; deploys with a simple git push.
Frontend
Plain HTML, CSS & JavaScript. No build step, no frameworks.
Backend
Cloudflare Pages Functions (small serverless APIs).
Database
Cloudflare D1 (SQLite at the edge), shared across the apps.
Storage
Cloudflare R2 for media (10 GB free, no egress fees).
Auth
Account-based logins with server-side sessions and roles.
AI agents
Claude Code & Codex handle the bulk of the code.
The apps
A set of private, login-gated dashboards built on the same stack:
- Fitness — training & activity dashboard · fitness.westinbarker.com
- Axis 700 — equipment maintenance log · axis.westinbarker.com
- Ledger — portfolio tracker · ledger.westinbarker.com
Signed in? The App Hub shows a quick-glance status of all three.