Editorial index · software that stays out of the way
Flat Out
Notes on software that stays out of your way.
Not a blog of launches. Short pieces on the habits that turn a tool into an owner.
An account should have a reason to exist
If the only job of the login is to hold your files hostage, skip the login.
Your file should not need an export button
Export is a confession that the real copy lived somewhere else.
Software should not silently correct facts
00123 is a value. It is not a number that forgot a type.
Folders are underrated
The filesystem is already a database, a namespace, and a sync story.
The app is not the source of truth
The file is the truth. The app is a tool. Keep those jobs separate.