







A blog about software craft and quality

“I think there’s a lot of value in these.” – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality

If you’re a button, you have one job – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality


Discover stories and stacks behind your favorite apps
DIscover what makes your favorite apps so special - from their origin story to their tech stacks and the tools their teams rely on daily. Build smarter by learning from the best.

“As a Windows user, it’s a very surreal way to install a program.” – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality

Photoshop’s challenges with focus, pt. 2 – Unsung
A blog about software craft and quality

Publishing apps | at-store
Writing, newsletters, blogging, and reader-growth tools built to help creators publish on the open web and keep direct relationships with their audience.
Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS - WordPress.org
Open source software which you can use to easily create a beautiful website, blog, or app.

The Case for Software Craftsmanship in the Era of Vibes
From the Zed Blog: Working toward genuine, quality software in an era where code production is not the constraint anymore.

crawshaw - 2018-07-30
This content covers my recent exploration of writing internet services, iOS apps, and macOS programs as an indie developer.
App Dissection
Breaking down the design details of well-crafted mobile apps. In-depth analysis of UI patterns, interactions, and user experience.

From Volunteer Gardening to Building Next-Gen Distributed Web Apps: My Journey to Holochain App…
A story about discovering community, a mind-warping internet paradigm and a global network of unconventional software engineers.

Apps are too complex so maybe features should be ownable and tradable
Posted on Friday 29 Apr 2022. 1,955 words, 12 links. By Matt Webb.

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.

I think for the open social web, especially the Atmosphere, separating creation and consumption apps that interop are a really good thing. No app has to be a jack of all trades. Blogging apps can focus on writing and distribution tools, reading apps can focus on aggregation and read later etc. 1/