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Hey, I’m Mert.
I’m Mert Ercan. I build tools, shape systems, and follow ideas into stories — staying with small things long enough to understand what they might become.
Currently exploring: stories, Spanish, leadership, baking, psychology, and small joys.
Who I Am
I tend to stay with things long enough to understand what really matters. I pay attention to how people think, where small frictions keep repeating, and what makes something feel trustworthy rather than merely functional.
When I care about something, I usually give it a structure — a tool, a ritual, a system, or a small world that can keep growing without losing what made it meaningful.
What I Make
Frontends with clarity
I create frontends with clear structures and readable logic. I care about making things work in ways that feel intuitive, stable, and free of unnecessary complexity.
Systems that begin with people
Many of the things I make begin with something small and specific: a friend's repeated workaround, a QA message, an inside joke, or a routine worth keeping. I pay attention to what keeps repeating, then build the smallest structure that helps it work better, last longer, or stay visible.
Tiny Creative Worlds
Some things begin as quiet gestures — a small character, a recurring shape, a feeling that needs a form. I let them grow slowly, without forcing a destination. The continuity matters more than the output.
Selected Writing
Hikâyeler
Şiirler
Tedbir
Fazla bulunmak, kendinden eksilmek ve bir süreliğine gerçekten fazla olduğuna inanmak üzerine.
Denemeler
Sorumluluk
Açılmak, güvenmek, yaralanmak, sorumlulukları ayırmak ve sağlıklı sınırlar kurmak üzerine.
Sağlıklı Sınırlar
Sağlıklı sınırlar, yakınlık, öznellik ve kendimize ayrılan yeri seçmek üzerine.
Öznellik
Geçmişi doğru adıyla tutmak, kendi tanıklığını korumak ve başına gelenlerle kendini sınırlamamak üzerine.
Selected Work
BugJar
A local-first browser session recorder that preserves what happened within a scope the user defines.
Dizgi
A writing tool that turns long-form text into carefully paginated images and PDFs without rewriting the words.
Steam Library Manager2015–2025
A game library utility born from one friend's repeated trips between home and university.
Haklısın!
A small ritual for turning everyday "haklısın" moments into a shared jar of symbolic coins.
Kombin.devprivate
A personal wardrobe system that builds and evaluates outfits from the clothes already there, without reducing the decision to a single score.
Project Canonprivate
A private system for keeping character work coherent, movable, and ready to publish.
eslint-plugin-next-pages-router
An ESLint plugin that catches invalid Pages Router routes before they reach the browser.
How I Grow
I'm shaped by small things — the quiet moments, the subtle shifts, and the lessons that arrive slowly over time. I try to move in ways that feel honest, without rushing what needs space.
Most of what I learn comes from staying close to the work — noticing what's breaking, what's missing, what could be gentler. Growth, for me, is less about milestones and more about the quality of attention.
- I grow where I care
- paying attention, softly
- staying long enough to understand