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Emre Akagündüz

Software Developer • Documentary Filmmaker

Blog

My writings on media, production, and technology.

Experience5 min read

From the Live Control Room to Real-Time Product Design

How nearly 300 episodes of live broadcast experience shaped my approach to shared state, latency, priority, and failure visibility in real-time products.

Jul 31, 2026
Product Development5 min read

Designing Notifications: The Line Between Informing and Creating Noise

How I approached who should be notified, when, and with what context in an operations product through the Pür case.

Jul 30, 2026
Product Development5 min read

Designing Roles Before Screens

How I approached 13 user roles for Pür Recording & Residence through visibility, responsibility, and permissions before designing the interfaces.

Jul 29, 2026
Product Development5 min read

How I Divided the Work Between the Web Dashboard and Mobile App

How I divided management, daily tracking, and communication between the web dashboard and mobile app for Pür Recording & Residence.

Jul 28, 2026
Product Development4 min read

The Hardest Part of Booking Software Is Not the Calendar

The business rules, roles, and conflict checks that needed to come before the calendar interface in Pür Recording & Residence.

Jul 27, 2026
Product Development2 min read

Designing One Operations Platform for Pür

My approach to bringing studio, accommodation, restaurant, and event operations into one web and mobile product.

Jul 23, 2026
Experience2 min read

What Broadcast Experience Brought to Product Development

How operational experience from TRT, 5N1K, and Ekşi Sözlük influences the way I design software products.

Jul 20, 2026
Web Performance2 min read

Presenting a 47-Video Portfolio Without Slowing the Page

An approach to presenting a large video archive without loading every YouTube iframe on the initial page view.

Jul 17, 2026