buildinpublic
Two products, one theme: clarity
Two SaaS products. No launch dates. One shared idea: designing for clarity instead of noise. A short reflection on building Expensio and dotmap — and why calm interfaces matter more than features.
Daniel Plomp
Sitefinity Solution Architect & .NET Consultant (10+ yrs) | Laravel & FilamentPHP Expert | Statamic Enthusiast
branding
Episode 2: Designing a straight-line UX
Most software becomes complex by accident. Expensio was designed as a straight-line experience: add expenses, bundle them, export a clean PDF. No setup, no onboarding, no clutter — just clarity.
SaaS
Episode 4 — Building the MVP
Episode 4 tells the story of building the MVP: the small breakthroughs, the unexpected challenges and the decisions that shaped dotmap’s first usable version.
mapping
Episode 3 — A map-first way to explore tech
Episode 3 explores why dotmap is built around a map-first experience. A simple, visual way to discover professionals and events without feeds, complexity or algorithms — just intuitive exploration.
buildinpublic
Episode 2 — Designing the concept
dotmap began with one principle: keep it simple. A map-first way to discover tech professionals and events, built around clarity instead of noise. Episode 2 explores how the core concept took shape and why simplicity became the hardest design choice.
buildinpublic
I built Expensio — A simple expense tool I needed myself
I built Expensio because I needed a simple way to create clean expense claims without heavy bookkeeping tools. A lightweight, multilingual app for quick, no-nonsense declarations.
Dotmap
Episode 1: Why I started building dotmap
Discovering tech professionals shouldn’t be this difficult. Episode 1 explores the fragmentation across ecosystems, the inspiration from Laramap, and why dotmap began as a simple attempt to rethink visibility.
Dotmap
Building dotmap · Episode 0
Before the Beginning For a long time, I’ve been thinking about something that feels strangely unsolved in our industry. Finding people in tech should be simple. But it isn’t. Whether you’re looking for a backend engineer, a .NET consultant, a JavaScript freelancer, a UX designer, a data
AI
The rise of the generative CMS: what it is, why it matters, and how it changes digital experience forever
A Generative CMS goes beyond traditional content management by combining verified retrieval, real-time adaptation, brand guardrails and dynamic assembly. It shifts digital experience from static pages to intelligent, contextual interactions.
CMS
Headless Sitefinity with Next.js: a practical guide for modern frontends
Sitefinity’s headless APIs and native Next.js support let you keep a powerful CMS backend while building a modern React frontend. With an official SDK, starter templates and hybrid rendering, you can ship headless or migrate gradually without a full rewrite.
CMS
Why Filament’s new TipTap editor leaves Trix (and Nova) behind
Filament’s new TipTap editor replaces Trix with custom blocks, merge tags, secure image uploads and fast extensibility. It brings modern, structured content editing to Laravel and outclasses Nova’s dated WYSIWYG experience.
AI
Top 5 AI Plugins & Integrations for Sitefinity (2025 Edition)
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