ParaWave
Parametric wave walls, exported slat by slat for the shop floor.
Ridge / terrain relief
- TypeScript
- WebGL
- Three.js
- SVG
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STEPHEN
MELSOM
Practical, well-crafted software — born from analog hobbies. A pilot, woodworker and ham operator who turns charts, dials and contours into tools, infrastructure and the occasional bit of ML.
Flight log · 06 waypoints
The route
Six projects across different terrain — maker tools, web & infra, and ML. Scroll to fly it; each waypoint opens its approach plate.
pluckless
Photo to clean SVG, with real ML doing the heavy lifting.
Controlled airspace · writeup
- BiRefNet
- SAM 2
- Cloudflare R2/D1/Queues
- Fly GPU
Inkling
A baby-name generator with a swipe UX and pluggable name engines.
Approach / airfield
- TypeScript
- Astro
- Claude API
- phonetic hashing
honk
Beginner-friendly ham-radio programming, CHIRP-compatible.
Ridge / terrain relief
- TypeScript
- Web app
- CHIRP CSV
- radio codeplugs
ClumsyCompass
A travel scrapbook with signed media and a real auth story.
Approach / airfield · writeup
- Astro
- Cloudflare Pages/Images/Stream
- signed URLs
- auth
dxer
A cozy ham-radio DXing game for the Playdate.
Uncontrolled field
- Lua
- Playdate SDK
Logbook · pilot in command
About
I build software the way I'd build a jig in the shop: figure out the real problem, make the tool that solves it cleanly, and don't add a part that isn't earning its place.
Most of my projects start in a hobby — aviation, woodworking, amateur radio, the backcountry — and turn into something genuinely useful: a CNC export pipeline, a friendlier way to program a radio, an ML service behind a fast edge front door. The through-line is craftsmanship, whether the output is a slat or a deploy.
Instruments & ratings
- TypeScript
- Astro
- Cloudflare (Pages · Workers · R2 · D1 · Queues)
- WebGL / SVG / Canvas
- Applied ML (segmentation · matting)
- Python
- Fly.io GPU
- Lua / Playdate
Clearance delivery
File a flight plan
Have something to build, or just want to talk shop? Send a note — or reach me on the frequencies in the footer.