Software You Can Love

The community-first software era

Some ideas about how to encode our values into the tools we use

“Our programs are fun to use.” – Unsung

A blog about software craft and quality

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and hurt people hurt people

Perfect Software - Software for an Audience of One

We have many names to describe personal tools. Malleable software speaks to how it behaves. Home-cooked software speaks to who makes it.

Software Survival 3.0

I spent a lot of time writing software with AI last year, and I had some pretty good successes, notably Beads and Gas Town. I wrote a whole…

Software Survival 3.0

I spent a lot of time writing software with AI last year, and I had some pretty good successes, notably Beads and Gas Town. I wrote a whole…

Building personal tools by programming

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.

The Year of the Software Factory

We are building LifeBuild, a personal operating system for your life where AI agents help you draft projects, prioritize your commitments, and stay on top of what matters—from health to relationships to finances and beyond. This Lab Notebook chronicles our explorations.

AI Coding & Cloud | Meetup

This group started January 2016.We are about extraordinary advances in software creation, maintenance, and hosting.We are a gathering of good natured people for encouragement and support of what you do.This is your group! How you can help:1. Help to publicize events at work, with friends, and especi

Smart Disorganized Individuals: SpimeScript

These days, I'm thinking a lot about 3D printers, desktop manufacturing and software to create physical things. Last year I did some art...

How building software is changing at Anthropic

A deepdive on what’s changed in how the leading AI lab makes software. Ever more code review and testing is done by AI, two-pizza teams very much alive, and more. Details from inside of Anthropic

Software Bonkers

I’m software bonkers: I can’t stop thinking about software. And I can’t stop building software.

Ryan Singer on Twitter / X

A friend of mine needs software that is too high-stakes to vibe-code. I ended up giving him a primer on how to make progress on his idea before he hires a developer.Most of my friends on X are software devs, but I'm sharing this for anyone who's not. https://t.co/V1y2WagDnv— Ryan Singer (@rjs) September 25, 2026