Colddiver’s Designs is a one‑person studio, building apps I genuinely want to use. Everything here comes from curiosity, craft, and a lifelong love of technology, swimming, cycling, and clean design.
Where “Colddiver” Comes From
The name goes back to my years of cold‑water scuba and technical diving here in Canada. I spent countless hours underwater with twin tanks, sidemount bottles, leaky dry gloves, and the kind of discipline that technical diving demands. That mindset — precision, calm, and problem‑solving — still shapes how I design software today.
A Career in IT, and a Shift Toward Design
I’ve spent most of my career in IT, and I’ve always coded for fun. Over time, I realized what I enjoy most isn’t the coding itself — it’s designing good apps: clean interfaces, thoughtful workflows, and tools that feel effortless to use.
Coding, however, is time‑consuming, and life is busy. I’m an avid swimmer (and father of swimmers), and I bike both road and mountain. So I’ve embraced AI as a development partner. I’m upfront about this:
I use AI to generate code, but I rely on my own programming experience to validate, refine, and shape it into better products, faster.
I Build Apps I Use
Every app I make is something I personally rely on:
- PHPDevKit — because I wanted a real PHP IDE on iPad, one that would be good enough and powerful enough to do CakePHP development.
- SwimDad— because swimmers (and swim parents) deserve better tools.
- BikeMeter — because I wanted a cycling computer that fits how I ride.
- Open Swim Club — because I have been a webmaster for a swim club and swim clubs need modern, reliable software that don’t cost an arm and a leg.
If these tools help me, I hope they help you too.
Donation‑Ware Philosophy
All my work is donation‑ware.
If you find my apps useful and want to support ongoing development — or encourage me to build more — you’re welcome to donate. It’s never required, always appreciated.
Why I Do This
Colddiver’s Designs is about building things with care.
It’s about solving real problems with clean interfaces.
It’s about creating tools that feel good to use.
And it’s about sharing them with anyone who might benefit.
Thanks for stopping by — and for diving into the work with me.