gar.dev · Georgi Gardev

👋 hey there!

My name is Georgi Gardev and I'm a front-end developer.

I enjoy working on user interfaces, brainstorming about UX and interaction design, and learning about all things product development. I'm based in Sofia, Bulgaria and I currently work at LatticeFlow. Previously @ VMware, Leanplum, Hyperscience.

I'm also into home automation, music production, guitar, and drone video shooting. You can check out some of the things I've worked on below.

projects

Above the Fortress - Belogradchik

sub.rehab

Find your next diving spot! A website that lists alternatives to various subreddits on different platforms like Kbin, Lemmy, Discord, and others.

lovelace-time-picker-card

A Time Picker card for Home Assistant's Lovelace UI.

Davy Jones Theme - Kalimba

S.A.R.A.H

My Home Assistant setup. Some features include:

Presence detection
Custom dashboard
3D interactive model

ha-slack-user

A Home Assistant sensor for reading Slack statuses.

latest posts

3 Things I learned going from Engineer to Manager

28 July 2025 · 13 min read · management

A little over a year ago, I made the decision to take the next step in my career and try my hand at engineering management. Here are some of the things I've learned. While they may seem straightforward to you, they can also feel surprisingly counterintuitive in practice to the engineering-minded folks like me.

Replacing standard UNIX commands

12 February 2025 · 5 min read · software

I've recently been replacing more and more of the standard UNIX commands that ship with most distros (and macOS) with more modern alternatives. I'm going to show what I mean by "replacing" and how I do it.

Making macOS more usable

10 March 2024 · 9 min read · software

I often hear two vastly different opinions on macOS that are opposites on the same spectrum - the OS is either great because "it just works", or terrible because it is "very limited and can't be customized". I think both are wrong.