Kimberly West

Kimberly West

Indie Maker

About

I’m an Indie Maker, which means I build and launch products on my own terms. I handle everything, from idea to design, development, and marketing, learning by doing and iterating constantly. I thrive on creativity, problem-solving, and independence, turning small projects into meaningful tools or apps, all while keeping the freedom to explore what truly excites me.

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Axonix Tools

24d ago

I made a lightweight AI text summarizer to cut through long content

I built this text summarizer because I was constantly skimming long articles, docs, and AI outputs just to pull out the main points. Most tools either over-summarize or strip out useful context, which wasn t helping much.

This one focuses on keeping the core idea intact while cutting the noise. It s meant for quick understanding, not perfect summaries. I mostly use it to get a fast sense of long text before deciding whether it s worth a deeper read.

It s simple by design and still evolving based on how it s actually used.

The Caffeine Reset

Happy new year all.

I'm sure everyone is locked in ready to hit their goals in 2026.
The official launch of The Caffeine Reset is this Sunday - 4th January 2026.

Your Code Reviews are unknowingly silencing your Intern and Junior Engineers

I recently noticed a disturbing pattern with one of our most promising Intern/Junior Engineers.

  • Month 1: They were shipping features daily. Fast. Hungry.

  • Month 2: The velocity slowed down.

  • Month 3: Silence began..

They hadn't opened a Pull Request in 2/3 days, even though their tasks were marked 'In Progress'.

I assumed the worst: Burnout? Disengagement? Maybe they are overemployed?

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