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Notes from building apps in public — shipping, pricing, App Store lessons, and the occasional tool that earns its keep. Also available as anRSS feed.
21 July 2026
Managing secrets with SOPS: encrypted .env files you can actually commit
Encrypt .env files so they're safe to commit: the age setup, the PGP path, GitHub and Gitea Actions examples, and the offboarding caveat nobody mentions.
18 July 2026
How to Use the caffeinate Terminal Command on Mac
The macOS caffeinate command start to finish — keep your Mac awake, prevent display sleep, set a timer, wrap long tasks, and where it stops being enough.
14 July 2026
form9: idea to App Store in 13 days
How a rented 30-day deadline turned a shape-sudoku idea into a submitted iOS app in 13 days — what got built, what got cut, and what I refused to cut.
8 July 2026
Localized app pricing: you can do it yourself — but should you?
What PPP pricing really involves on the App Store and Google Play — tier snapping, country rounding, the spreadsheet trap — and when a tool earns its keep.