hi, i'm alex.
i build ai tools, native apple apps, and small hardware that talks to agents. toronto. i build in public as thealxlabs, which means my bugs are also in public.
i like shipping more than planning. i bought this domain and started building it the same night.
- right now
- alex is around
- building
- conduit, a desk box for talking to my ai agents
- looking
- a real part-time job in 2027. actual team, actual paycheque. slightly terrifying.
- elsewhere
- github · x · thealxlabs.ca
work
routine
- learn something
- usually by breaking it first
- ship something
- or push a commit and call it shipping
- gym
- no. the cats get more exercise than me.
- sleep
- a lot, honestly. no notes.
side quests
- doodle art
- dense keith haring style linework, every inch filled
- wallet card art
- custom apple wallet card skins. the defaults are boring.
- weird domains
- i collect them. this one counts.
uses
- computer
- macbook air
- phone
- iphone
- workflow
- terminal first, always
- building
- swift for apple apps, typescript for the web, claude as a pair programmer
- hardware
- esp32 boards, raspberry pi 3s, a zimaboard running the relay
school
what i'm learning, and what i made with it. coming later.
contact
hi@heyalex.dev
jobs, collabs, or questions. i reply, eventually. probably after a nap.