Senior Developer at Lancaster University. I build production systems, AI-powered tools, and...well, all sorts.
2026 is going to be my year of shipping and exploring new tech and ideas. I am aiming to build in public, stream, and create content around development, my workflow and projects as well as AI in general
Currently building:
- 🎲 GMprentice — AI sandbox for practising GMing without a table - currently in beta https://gmprentice.app
- ✨ SPARK - System Planning & Architecture with Reasoning/Knowledge - Solutions Architect as a Service
- 💷 Buy It Once - BuyOnce helps you understand the true value of what you own. Cost-per-year insights, lifespan tracking, and calm replacement decisions.
- 🎥 Dev Influencer Companion - App to help keep track of content, links and code snippets for developer influencers and content creators
- See more at https://lexio.app
- 🛠️ Innovation at Lancaster University (mobile, cloud, AI)
I care about:
- Shipping and iteration over perfection
- Thoughtful AI use (agents, guardrails, cost-aware infra)
- Developer experience and long-lived systems
Frontend
- Next.js, React, Expo, React Native
- Tailwind, Mantine, shadcn/ui, Tamagui
Backend & Cloud
- AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, AppSync)
- Azure (OpenAI, DevOps)
- .NET (Aspire, APIs, Agent Framework)
- SST, Vercel
AI / LLMs
- GPT
- Anthropic
- AI SDK
- Voice + real-time systems
- Cost & safety-aware prompting
- Build in public (when I can)
- Prototype fast, refactor often
- Treat AI as a collaborator, not a crutch
- X / Twitter: @aphumphreys
- Blog / dev.to: https://dev.to/anthonyhumphreys