What’s New in SwitchMap-NG: Connection Charts, Frontend Testing, and a Config UISep 22, 2025·3 min read
Otto's Tales - Episode 1Meet Otto. Otto is a software engineer who has a gift for stumbling into the wrong situation at exactly the right time. Every week he lands in a real world mess — and the only way out is a surprisinglJun 15, 2026·6 min read
Elevating Network Visualization: UI and UX Improvements That MatterNetwork monitoring tools often struggle with presenting complex data in a clear and usable way. Rebuilding the UI with modern tools like React and Tailwind CSS opened up new possibilities for making network dashboards truly user-friendly. UI/UX Enhan...Jul 29, 2025·2 min read
From Backend Data to Frontend UXBridging Backend Data and Frontend UX: TypeScript, Topology, and Docs the Right WayJul 15, 2025·6 min read
Breathing New Life into a Legacy UI with Next.js 15 & Tailwind CSS v4My GSoC project involves rebuilding the SwitchMap-NG frontend by replacing its Flask-based UI with a modern React-based interface. The original UI was built using server-rendered HTML and the now-deprecated flask-table package, which limited interact...Jul 1, 2025·4 min read
How I Got Started With GSoC: Choosing My Org, Facing UI Challenges & Finding CommunityThis kicks off a biweekly series documenting my GSoC 2025 journey with the Palisadoes Foundation on the “Enhanced SwitchMap-NG Web Features” project. I’ll share why I chose this org, early UI design challenges, and the amazing community support so fa...Jun 16, 2025·3 min read
