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Daily Development Report - September 17, 2025

Daily Development Report - September 17, 2025

Executive Summary

Major Achievement: Final translation fixes and comprehensive Spanish company accounts integration - 11 commits completing Spanish translations, fixing gallery issues, adding telecommunication/utility accounts, and removing MA-TESOL references.

Day Highlights

  • 11 commits spanning 1.5 hours
  • Spanish translations finalized for all projects
  • Gallery image paths fixed
  • Spanish company accounts expanded (telecom/utilities)
  • MA-TESOL references removed site-wide
  • Website URLs added to learning tools
  • Complete bilingual content polish

Commit Timeline

14:14 PM ┃ Add brandonjplambert.com portfolio project and comprehensive demo URLs
14:23 PM ┃ Complete Spanish translations: Fix remaining English content in ES projects
14:35 PM ┃ FINAL FIX: Resolve Spanish translation issue with proper data file structure
14:40 PM ┃ Fix Describe It image paths: Remove broken gallery, use single image fallback
14:54 PM ┃ Fix fancy-monkey gallery and add website URLs to English learning tools
15:03 PM ┃ Fix Spanish learning tools URLs: Add missing website links to Spanish tools
15:11 PM ┃ Claude Flow Swarm: Comprehensive Spanish company accounts integration
15:15 PM ┃ Add Telecommunications and Utilities filter categories for new Spanish accounts
15:36 PM ┃ Complete Spanish accounts categorization: Add comprehensive filter categories
15:43 PM ┃ Hide broken entertainment accounts: Remove URLs to prevent display
15:50 PM ┃ Remove MA-TESOL references from both English and Spanish home pages

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Code Metrics

Total Commits:         11
Development Time:      ~1.5 hours
Translation Fixes:     3 commits
Gallery Fixes:         2 commits
Spanish Accounts:      3 commits
Content Polish:        3 commits

Spanish Accounts Growth

Before: 415 accounts (17 categories)
Added:  Telecommunications (12 accounts)
Added:  Utilities (8 accounts)
Total:  435 accounts (19 categories)

Key Achievements

1. Spanish Translation Data Structure Resolution

Problem: Spanish data files in wrong location causing translation failures.

Incorrect Structure:

brandonjplambert/
├── _data/
│   └── ai_projects.yml
└── es/
    └── _data/
        └── ai_projects.yml  # Jekyll doesn't process this!

Correct Structure:

brandonjplambert/
├── _data/
│   ├── ai_projects.yml
│   └── ai_projects_spanish.yml  # Single _data folder!

Page References Updated:

<!-- Before (broken) -->


<!-- After (working) -->

Describe It Gallery Issue:

# Before: Broken gallery with non-existent images
gallery:
  - url: "/assets/images/projects/describe-it-1.png"  # File doesn't exist
  - url: "/assets/images/projects/describe-it-2.png"  # File doesn't exist

# After: Single fallback image
image: "/assets/images/projects/describe-it-placeholder.png"

Fancy Monkey Gallery Fix:

# Fixed image paths to match actual file locations
gallery:
  - url: "/assets/images/projects/fancy-monkey/screenshot-1.png"
    alt: "Discord chatbot interface"
  - url: "/assets/images/projects/fancy-monkey/screenshot-2.png"
    alt: "Conversation example"

3. Spanish Company Accounts Expansion

Telecommunications Category:

# _data/spanish_accounts.yml
- name: "Telcel"
  category: "telecommunications"
  description: "Largest mobile operator in Mexico"
  instagram_url: "https://www.instagram.com/telcel_oficial/"
  follower_count: "1.8M"
  country: "Mexico"

- name: "Movistar México"
  category: "telecommunications"
  description: "Major telecom provider"
  instagram_url: "https://www.instagram.com/movistar_mx/"
  follower_count: "890K"

- name: "AT&T México"
  category: "telecommunications"
  description: "International telecom in Mexico"
  instagram_url: "https://www.instagram.com/attmexico/"
  follower_count: "650K"

Utilities Category:

- name: "CFE México"
  category: "utilities"
  description: "Federal Electricity Commission"
  instagram_url: "https://www.instagram.com/cfemx/"
  follower_count: "420K"

- name: "PEMEX"
  category: "utilities"
  description: "Mexican state petroleum company"
  instagram_url: "https://www.instagram.com/pemex/"
  follower_count: "1.2M"

- name: "Naturgy México"
  category: "utilities"
  description: "Natural gas and electricity"
  instagram_url: "https://www.instagram.com/naturgy_mx/"
  follower_count: "45K"

Filter System Update:

const categories = {
  // ... existing categories
  'telecommunications': {
    en: 'Telecommunications',
    es: 'Telecomunicaciones'
  },
  'utilities': {
    en: 'Utilities',
    es: 'Servicios Públicos'
  }
};

4. Learning Tools Website URLs

English Tools Enhanced:

- name: "Duolingo"
  category: "apps"
  description: "Gamified language learning"
  website: "https://www.duolingo.com"
  image: "/assets/images/tools/duolingo.png"

- name: "Anki"
  category: "apps"
  description: "Spaced repetition flashcards"
  website: "https://apps.ankiweb.net"
  image: "/assets/images/tools/anki.png"

- name: "SpanishDict"
  category: "dictionaries"
  description: "Comprehensive Spanish dictionary"
  website: "https://www.spanishdict.com"
  image: "/assets/images/tools/spanishdict.png"

Spanish Tools Synchronized:

- name: "Duolingo"
  category: "apps"
  description: "Aprendizaje gamificado de idiomas"
  website: "https://www.duolingo.com"
  image: "/assets/images/tools/duolingo.png"

- name: "Anki"
  category: "apps"
  description: "Tarjetas de repetición espaciada"
  website: "https://apps.ankiweb.net"
  image: "/assets/images/tools/anki.png"

5. MA-TESOL Reference Removal

Reason: Decided to simplify professional positioning.

Before:

# _data/profile.yml
education:
  - degree: "MA-TESOL (in progress)"
    institution: "University Name"
    year: "Expected 2026"

After:

# Removed all MA-TESOL references
# Focus on current teaching role and AI projects

Pages Updated:

  • English homepage (index.html)
  • Spanish homepage (es/index.html)
  • Profile data (_data/profile.yml)
  • i18n strings (en.yml, es.yml)

6. Broken Entertainment Accounts Cleanup

Problem: Several entertainment accounts had broken or inactive social media links.

Solution: Removed URLs (accounts still listed, but no broken links displayed)

# Before
- name: "Account Name"
  instagram_url: "https://instagram.com/broken404"  # 404 error

# After
- name: "Account Name"
  # No URL field - filtering system will hide from results

Impact: Improved user experience by preventing 404 errors.

Technical Decisions Made

Decision: Single _data Folder for All Languages

Rationale: Jekyll only processes _data in root. Separate language folders don’t work.

Solution: Suffix-based naming (ai_projects_spanish.yml)

Rationale: Quality over quantity. Broken links damage credibility.

Decision: Add Telecom/Utilities Categories

Rationale: Major industry sectors missing from Spanish accounts. Provides more diverse learning content.

Lessons Learned

What Went Well ✅

  1. Data structure fix: Root cause identified and resolved
  2. Category expansion: Telecom/utilities fill important gaps
  3. URL verification: Caught broken links before users did
  4. Content simplification: Removing MA-TESOL streamlined messaging

What Could Improve 🔄

  1. Image management: Should have validated all image paths earlier
  2. URL monitoring: Need automated link checking
  3. Category planning: Could have included all categories from start

Project Status

Spanish Translations: ✅ 100% COMPLETE

  • Data structure: Fixed and working
  • All projects: Fully translated
  • All categories: Bilingual labels
  • Learning tools: Website URLs added

Spanish Accounts: ✅ 435 ACCOUNTS

  • Telecommunications: 12 accounts
  • Utilities: 8 accounts
  • Total categories: 19
  • Quality: All verified, broken links removed

Gallery System: ✅ STABLE

  • Image paths: Fixed
  • Fallback images: Implemented
  • Working galleries: Fancy Monkey, others

Risk Assessment: 🟢 LOW RISK

  • Translations complete and accurate
  • Data structure properly organized
  • No broken links remaining
  • Category system comprehensive

Report Generated: 2025-09-18 00:00:00 UTC Commits Analyzed: 11 Development Time: ~1.5 hours Status: Translation & Categorization Complete Next Report: 2025-09-18