About

I'm James Bonalba. I build and ship consumer apps out of Dubai under Sidekick Stack — a portfolio of tools I actually want to use myself.

This site is the log. Twice a week I publish notes from the workbench: what I'm building, who it's for, and what I got wrong. No thought leadership. No frameworks. Just the work.

If you want to sell the apps, apply to become a partner. Otherwise, read on.