Bhasha.

Web app · Shipped

// A Duolingo-style language learning web app—currently focused on Spanish—with lessons, hearts, quests, shop, and an admin CMS.

role = "Full-stack product engineer"

timeline = "2025"

stack = "Next.js / TypeScript / Clerk / Drizzle ORM"

impact.md

// Impact at a glance

- Full curriculum model with units, lessons, and challenges
- Gamification: quests, shop, leaderboard, and progress persistence
- Admin CMS for courses and challenge content

Next.jsTypeScriptClerkDrizzle ORMPostgresReact Admin patterns

$ open demo $ git clone $ cat details

summary.md

// summary

Bhasha is a Next.js learning product with Clerk auth, gamified progression (units, lessons, challenges), leaderboard and shop pages, and a React-Admin style dashboard to manage courses and content.

problem.md

// problem

I wanted a real consumer app with daily return loops—not a tutorial repo—so I could practice content modeling, auth, and motivation mechanics.

// what I built

I implemented a full learn path: marketing landing, signed-in learn/quests/shop/leaderboard routes, challenge APIs, progress upserts, and admin CRUD for courses, units, lessons, and challenge options.

// core experience

- Pick up where you left off on /learn with unit banners, lesson buttons, and challenge completion
- Earn and spend in-app currency through quests and the shop
- Admins create and edit curriculum without touching the database by hand

architecture.md

// architecture

- Next.js App Router with (marketing) and (main) route groups
- Clerk for authentication; API routes for courses, challenges, and progress
- Drizzle ORM + Postgres for relational lesson data; server actions for progress and subscriptions

// ai involvement

No generative AI layer—this project is about product UX, schema design, and shipping a cohesive learning loop.

challenges.md

// challenges

- Modeling units, lessons, and challenges so content stays consistent
- Keeping the learner UI fast and clear on mobile
- Separating marketing, learner, and admin surfaces without duplicating logic

// outcome

Live demo on Vercel with open-source repo—a complete small-scale learning product, not a marketing mock.

why.md

// why this matters

It balances my AI-heavy work with proof I can ship polished, stateful consumer experiences recruiters can click through.

reflection.md

// reflection

Retention comes from tight loops—one more lesson, one quest, one leaderboard check—not from feature sprawl.

capabilities.md

// capabilities

Consumer UXContent modelingAuth flowsAdmin tooling

links.md

// links