Weeknotes vol. 4: Coding like it’s the 80s (with stickers)
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This week saw major progress with both the web based application and the marketing website. Granted, I did find the Code Like It’s the 80s playlist by JetBrains on Spotify which has been quite the productivity booster.
Making thought capturing as simple as it can be while ensuring the data is ready to be processed in an easy yet useful way later isn’t an easy task. And as I get deeper into processing thoughts into useful things, the decisions to ensure simplicity are getting harder and harder. It’s a puzzle but it’s a fun puzzle, and this week was very puzzly.
(I guess that’s why most software gets so bloated.)
On the design front Phil got to a good place with the marketing website and I’m ready to launch it yesterday. It captures Braindrop perfectly.
For the first time in 18 years my work day is spent worry-free with no other responsibility other than build this little software company at my pace and how I want. On one hand, this is a scenario that I wouldn’t have ever imaged given the road it took to get here, and on the other hand, it wouldn’t hurt to manufacture some urgency! As I write these weekly notes I’m realizing that the pace could be turned up a few notches.
Next week will see some hard deadlines added to the calendar.
Oh, and I ordered a limited supply of coasters from Sticker Mule! If you want to spice up your desk, join our email list and I’ll be sending to the first 100 subscribers.
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