We Can Build by Sarah J Mercer, founder of Nimble Tech

The series so far

Build-along tutorials

I'm just getting started, so the shape of this is still up for grabs. The live posts are below, followed by a handful of ideas I'm thinking about. The order might change, the list might change, and some of these might turn into something else entirely.

I spent my whole career thinking software was for other people. Here is how that changed.
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I spent my whole career thinking software was for other people. Here is how that changed.

How a lawyer with zero coding background started building her own tools, and why I'm passing it on.

15 June 2026 · 4 min Read →
Not built yet
IdeaMaybe

A timeline generator

Turn a list of dates into a clean visual timeline. Could be a nice friendly first build.

Maybe early Thinking about it
Not built yet
IdeaMaybe

What "running it on your computer" really means

The scary-sounding bit, explained in plain English. Files, folders, "local".

Maybe Thinking about it
Not built yet
IdeaMaybe

A working task list

A small tool that actually holds your tasks the way your brain does. A gentle way in to saving data.

Maybe Thinking about it
Not built yet
The big one, maybeMaybe

A passive time recorder

The tool that started all of this for me. Whether it fits a beginners' series is something I'm still chewing on.

Maybe later Thinking about it
Not built yet
IdeaMaybe

A personal dashboard

Build on the task list and pull your other bits and pieces into one tidy view you actually use.

Maybe Thinking about it