Guinea Pig Projects

A collection of modular, skeleton projects designed to quickly prototype and showcase backend-first implementations with new technologies. Serves as a sandbox for learning, experimentation, and template generation across different stacks.

  • Kafka Traffic Visualizer

    An experimental frontend UI for monitoring Kafka topics, viewing live message streams, and exploring partition data in real-time.

    KafkaFrontend for BackendReal-timeData Viz

  • Text Message Interface Wrapper

    A frontend dashboard for sending and receiving SMS via a backend messaging API. Features message logs, delivery status tracking, and quick-reply templates.

    MessagingSMSAPI WrapperFrontend for Backend