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WritingMay 2026·4 min read

Designing for the Second User

Every piece of software has two users: the person who will use it now, and the person who will maintain it later. Often that second person is you, six months from now. Writing for them changes everything.

WritingApr 2026·4 min read

Why Local-First Changes How You Think

Local-first software is more than an architecture choice. It is a set of assumptions about who owns the data, what happens when the network disappears, and what it means to trust the software you use every day.

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