Building Shipstry: 640 Commits, 9 Days, One Launch

On March 3, 2026, I started with an empty folder. On March 11, 2026, Shipstry went live. In between: 640 commits, countless cups of coffee, and a lot of lessons learned about building on the edge. This is the story of how I built it, the technical decisions I made, and what I learned along the way. Shipstry.com The Name Before writing a single line of code, I needed a name. I spent an entire…