Bradley Matera

Bradley Matera @bradleymatera

About: I build real working systems with AI support, AWS knowledge, and repetition. I’m not a theory-heavy engineer. I learn through debugging, deployments, and shipping things people can actually click on.

Location:
Davis, Illinois
Joined:
Nov 14, 2025

Bradley Matera
articles - 11 total

How to Sell Your Skills with a Small Project

A Guide for Developers Who Feel Like They Don’t Have Enough Experience A lot of people...

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Job hunting is poopie

Not a Success Story. Just the Truth About Trying. I did grow up around computers but i...

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My Real AI Development Setup

My Actual AI Development Setup Using AI tools has become part of my normal workflow...

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How to Launch AWS Stacks for Free — And What Happens When the Free Tier Ends

An honest guide to running cloud infrastructure without surprise bills When I started...

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How I Actually Build Full End To End Projects Using AI

I build a lot of projects. Full stacks, dashboards, demos, WebGPU stuff, AWS deployments, Docker...

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The Day I Learned How Confusing GitHub Pages Deployments Can Get

I always thought GitHub Pages was simple. You build your project, push the static export, and the...

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Why I Rebuilt My WebGPU Triangle Demo From Scratch

I built my Triangle Demo because I wanted a clean WebGPU study lab that made sense for how I learn. I...

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The Day My Gatsby Nav Bar Made Me Question Reality

When I rebuilt my portfolio with Gatsby, I expected normal front end issues like spacing or a missing...

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Making My Triangle WebGPU Demo Match What It Actually Is

Making My Triangle WebGPU Demo Match What It Actually Is When I built my Triangle WebGPU...

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The Day a Service Worker Held My Entire Site Hostage

How a single cached file made my entire GitHub Pages site refuse to update, why it happened, and...

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What I Learned Building Three Simple Projects: AnimalSounds, CheeseMath, and a Node.js Secrets Tutorial

I have been trying to understand how the web actually works by building things instead of watching...

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