About This Portfolio

Creating a portfolio is a great way to showcase your work and interests. It can also be a strong motivator to keep learning and building once you get started. Not only does it help you highlight your skills and experience to potential employers or clients, but it also helps you stand out from the crowd.

That said, building a portfolio can feel daunting — especially when you’re just starting out.

I’ve put this page together to highlight some of my side projects. It’s not necessarily meant to impress anyone, but rather to keep track of my journey and have a place where I can reflect on how far I’ve come. These projects are built outside of my day job, so they’re intentionally small and focused.

Each project started from a need I had. Instead of using an off-the-shelf solution, I decided to build it myself — giving me the chance to learn something new and tailor the solution to fit my exact requirements and creativity.

Projects

These are small, personal projects created to solve real problems I encountered. As a software engineer, I love exploring new tools and ideas — and when that exploration aligns with a personal need, it becomes a fulfilling and practical learning experience.

1. Fitness Exercises Library (Flexary)

Screenshot of Flexary

Flexary is a personal project that started as a way to catalog my fitness exercises. I wanted a simple, searchable library of exercises with images and descriptions to help me remember how to perform them correctly. Additionally, I wanted to be able to create custom workouts by selecting exercises from this library, which I could then export to a PDF for easy reference. There are a couple of more features planned, but the core functionality is already in place.

  • 🔧 Built with PyScript and good old HTML, CSS and a tiny little bit of JavaScript

  • 🌐 Try it out

Note: Flexary is part of a more extensive project, the vladflore[dot]fit website, which is a collection of fitness-related resources and tools I’m building. The goal is to create a comprehensive platform for fitness enthusiasts, with Flexary being the first step.

2. Git Animated

A series of posts and videos I created to help visualize what happens under the hood when running Git commands. The fun part was animating how Git behaves in different scenarios using Manim, a Python library for mathematical animations.

The series currently has four parts, with more planned as inspiration (or confusion) strikes.

3. Is It Aired Yet?

Screenshot of Is It Aired Yet?

As a TV series enthusiast (sometimes too much), I wanted a simple way to check when the next episode of a show is airing. Rather than use existing tools, I built my own web-based interface.

Note: The API token used expires monthly. As of writing, it’s valid until 31.05.2025 — so if the app doesn’t work when you check it, that might be why.

4. My Workouts Tracker

After getting more consistent with my workouts, I wanted a better way to track my exercises and weights. A spreadsheet would’ve worked… but where’s the fun in that?

I built a simple web app using PyScript that:

  • 🏋️ Tracks exercises and weight progression

  • 📊 Visualizes trends over time

  • 🌐 Try it out

  • 💻 GitHub repo

More projects to come, as time and curiosity allow!