https://lab.artur-rios.tech/tags/open-library/Recent content in Open Library on Artur Rios LabHugoen-usThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://lab.artur-rios.tech/brainstorms/merlin/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://lab.artur-rios.tech/brainstorms/merlin/<p>Merlin is an app to keep your readings.</p> <h2 id="features">Features<a class="heading-anchor" href="#features" aria-label="Link to this section"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Search books from a public database</li> <li>Track the books you are reading now, and read on the past</li> <li>Write reviews on books</li> </ul> <h2 id="platforms">Platforms<a class="heading-anchor" href="#platforms" aria-label="Link to this section"></a></h2> <ul> <li>Android</li> <li>Web</li> </ul> <h2 id="technology-stack">Technology stack<a class="heading-anchor" href="#technology-stack" aria-label="Link to this section"></a></h2> <p>One choice is already made: the app is built with Flutter, which builds the Android app and the web app from one Dart code base. How Flutter works, and what it is good and bad at, is covered in <a href="https://lab.artur-rios.tech/front-end/flutter/">What Is Flutter?</a>. What is left to decide is everything around it: where the books come from, where the readings and reviews are stored, and how the two platforms see the same library.</p>