A fairly large amount of the software I write would probably die in a corporate planning meeting. There would be questions about the target audience, the bu…
Why We Can't Have Nice Software - Andrew Kelley
The problem with software is that it's too powerful. It creates so much wealth so fast that it's virtually impossible to not distribute it.
Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
Standard.site and Why Coordination Matters More Than You Think - Ewan’s Blog
Interoperability! …and more?
Standard.site and Why Coordination Matters More Than You Think - Ewan’s Blog
Interoperability! …and more?
Reflections: The ecosystem is moving
At Open Whisper Systems, we’ve been developing open source “consumer-facing” software for the past four years. We want to share some of the things we’ve learned while doing it. As a software developer, I envy writers, musicians, and filmmakers. Unlike software, when they create something, it is...
Don't Take the Black Pill - Andrew Kelley | SSW 2026
AI and the Destruction of the Creative Commons
The balance of software copyright protection and openness has always been fraught with minutiae and detail that bores all but the most nerdy of pedants. Yet, through much effort and 40 years of debate we had reached an equilibrium. Now AI has thrown that out the window.
“They had no concept of a duty of care to their users.” – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality
Software as Wiki, Mutable Software - exe.dev blog
When your coding agent lives next to your software, editing it is as easy as editing a wiki.
“I think there’s a lot of value in these.” – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality
Open Forks of Boring Apps With Authority - Woodys Rows
The Atmosphere can win by becoming the foundation for software people already need to use because of real-world relationships.
The Spirit of Plan 9 on the Web
Homepage and blog of hacker/builder Jeff Lindsay, aka progrium
Barefoot Developers
Links about letting non-programmers solve their niche problems with personal vibe-coded software.
Docs as Code — No SilverBullet
Software for One
Potluck: Dynamic documents as personal software
An app can be a home-cooked meal
Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers