An archive of becoming · IEJ-0000
I build things, break some of them, and write down what they teach me.
I’m Ifeanyi, a software engineer in Lagos. I build products with founders, mostly in Node.js and TypeScript, and I keep everything here: the work, the experiments, the failures, and the slow business of becoming.
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> the cipher_
same person. other reading.
this is where the notes live before they are polished, and the things he does not say in the light.
// press ⌘K and type help. or don’t.
Now
Updated 30 Oct 2026
- Building this site, in public, one room at a time.building: this site. in public. one room at a time.
- Designing two readings of one world: mine, and The Cipher’s.designing: two readings. you're in the second one.
- Learning to make documentary films, starting with this one.learning: film. so you can watch, not just read.
- Getting ready to move from Lagos to Argentina.packing: lagos → argentina. soon.
The rooms$ ls /rooms
Nine rooms to start. More open as the archive grows.nine rooms. more behind the walls.
R-01StoryLife told in chapters, not a résumé.Chapter one, comingR-02NowWhat this season looks like.Updated 30 OctR-03WorkProjects, drawn as blueprints.First blueprint soonR-04LabExperiments, before they are polished.Notebook openR-05FailuresWhat broke, and what it taught me.Not yet writtenR-06WritingEssays and notes.First essay draftingR-07FilmsDocumentary films of the work.First film in productionR-08ArchiveEverything, in order.Begins todayR-09Work with meA quiet door for founders.Door open
Latest from the archivetail -n 4 /archive
The full archive →cd /archive →Learning to make documentary filmsIEJ-0003 · LabRunning30 Oct 202630.10.2026Designing a site with two readingsIEJ-0002 · LabRunning29 Oct 202629.10.2026Why I am building an archive of becomingIEJ-0001 · EssaySeed29 Oct 202629.10.2026
IEJ-0000
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