Indianapolis, Indiana

I build software and put it to work.

I'm Joseph Heinrich, a software engineer in Indianapolis. I build web products, automate repetitive work, and make small experiments when I want to understand something better.

Selected work

A few things I've made.

What each project does, why it exists, and what is actually inside it.

01Shipped · 2026

Recomp Tracker

A 12-week fitness tracker for workouts, daily habits, measurements, and progress—all saved on the device.

Why it exists

To make a structured body recomposition plan easier to follow without sending personal measurements to a server.
  • 12-week plan
  • On-device storage
Open project
Recomp Tracker showing the 12-week overview, daily plan tabs, and a seven-day schedule.
The tracker at the start of a 12-week plan.

02Experiment · 2026

Side Quest

A daily system that turns a public source and an original question into a small interactive web project.

Why it exists

To keep automated experiments source-grounded, bounded, and testable.
  • Public source
  • Daily experiment
Open project
Before the Workday comparing long commute shares for Indianapolis and New York in the Side Quest interface.
Before the Workday, published September 9, 2026.

03Shipped · 2026

Workout Ladder

A PIN-gated full-body workout timer that runs an 18-move ladder and tracks routines, history, personal progress, and crew standings.

Why it exists

To give a small workout crew one place to run the same up-and-back circuit, keep each person's history, and compare consistency.
  • 18-exercise up-and-back circuit
  • Shared profiles and workout history
  • Dedicated project database
Open project
Workout Ladder title beside a lime ladder that rises and descends.
Workout Ladder's up-and-back circuit.

About

Software engineer
Indianapolis, Indiana

A little context.

Most of my projects start with a practical question: would this be useful, or can this be automated? I work across the web stack—from interface design and data handling to automation and deployment—to find out.

This site is where I keep the projects that made it past the first sketch, along with the occasional experiment that was too interesting to abandon.

Contact

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