Hi again.
This one’s going to be a little different. Less wordy, hopefully. Just a little checkpoint on what Nuclear’s been up to over the past few weeks.
R3 is on its way
We’re calling this next update the R3 release and it’s kind of a big deal.
Why? Because this is the one where we start cracking open the gates. Our alpha testing program is live (!!) and we’re slowly starting to bring new folks in. If you want to help shape the future of Nuclear (or just wanna break things and send us long rants), here’s your golden ticket:
Fill this out to become an alpha tester
We’re starting small.
A whole new UI
Somewhere between Figma and existential dread, we realized we were kinda doing too much. So we burned it all down (metaphorically) and rebuilt a new UI from scratch. Lighter. Simpler. Way more human.
Less “AI lab project,” more “hey, this could actually help me pass calc.”
(and thiis is just page 1/3)
We’re also actively looking for feedback here. If you’re someone who cares about good design and/or has strong feelings about buttons with weird shadows, contact us!
Tech stuff
Okay, backend moment.
We quietly went in and refactored our core. Without giving away too many secrets, we introduced a custom abstraction layer between our database and the frontend.
What does that mean?
- Faster responses
- Less spaghetti code
- More flexibility for the cool stuff we’re planning
It’s one of those changes no one sees, but everything feels better because of it.
Listening mode: ON
We’ve been talking to a lot of people lately, students, friends, strangers on Reddit, startup mentors, even professors. It’s been clear: there’s a real gap in how learning tools are being built, and people are tired of tools that pretend to help but don’t.
We don’t want to build just another app. We want to build the one students actually want to use.
So we’re taking notes (on Nuclear, of course), refining our roadmap, and staying painfully honest about what works and what doesn’t.
Something new is cooking…
We’re working on a new feature that might just be very cool. Like, “why doesn’t this exist already?” cool. Can’t say much yet (mostly because it’s still duct-taped together), but maybe next devlog.
Wordle
Not to flex but I also have a 37 day win streak on wordle. That’s the update.
That’s all for now.
Thanks for being here,
— ojas