Einar Berg · Software Engineer
I build useful side projects around things I get curious about - from puzzle games, book recommendations, mortgage calculators, language learning tools, wine discovery, and more. This site collects the projects, the thinking behind them, and the process of making them.
Selected work
A wine value discovery tool for Iceland
Uses wine price and wine ratings to calculate a value-score. Tries to collect data about all wines available in Iceland. Now also compares price on all alcohol in Iceland.
A mortgage calculator for Iceland - supports advanced features.
Did you know that mortgages in Iceland can be CPI-linked, meaning the principal and monthly payments increase with inflation? Supports features such as extra payments, present value, inflation adjustments and more.
Top book lists according to reddit users.
Top book lists created by parsing and aggregating data from r/books in 2019. Was popular, but is now stale, prime candidate for a refresh.
Short interactive stories for the youngest readers.
Short choose-your-own-adventure style interactive stories. Great for a more fun and immersive experience for kids learning to read. A group project of 4 team members funded by the Educational Materials Developement Fund
Explorations & notes
Some ideas become finished tools. Others become data explorations, build notes, or small experiments. I use this site and my notes to share the process: what I tried, what worked, what changed, and what the project taught me.
Useful tools and products that people can actually use.
Data, models, and analysis behind ideas and domains.
Build logs, decisions, experiments, and software thoughts.
