DIEGO MELENDEZ
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Smart Home (Garmin)

2026
Context

Personal project.

Problem

Personal curiosity: could I control the home lights from my watch?

Solution

A native Garmin (Connect IQ) app with two buttons that turn two rooms' lights on and off. Built in an afternoon with no prior knowledge of Monkey C or the SDK, using AI as a copilot to write the code, debug errors, and deploy to the real device.

Result

A working app on the watch, from "idea to running" in ~3 hours.

Role

Design, product decisions, and development (with AI as copilot).

Tech stack
  • Monkey C
  • Connect IQ SDK
  • AI (Claude)