The project brief
Turn a rough idea into a clear starting point, without writing a technical specification.
Read the field noteThe resource library / 10 practical guides
Explore the ideas.
Put them into practice.
Field notes for the choices behind useful software. Each guide includes an example, a working checklist, and a downloadable copy.
10 field notes
A practical local-first checklist
A starting point for deciding what should run locally and what needs a connected service.
Read the field noteA better engineering handoff
The evidence and context that let another person continue without guessing.
Read the field noteDesigning for less effort
Practical choices for clearer, more accessible daily software.
Read the field noteFrom documents to useful evidence
A simple structure for intake, extraction, review, and traceability.
Read the field noteBefore the next release
A compact checklist for a release you can explain and recover.
Read the field noteKnow the source before the install
A practical sequence for reviewing source, scripts, content identity, and an installation record.
Read the field noteDesign an AI data boundary
Make the document, consent, model-route, and human-review decisions explicit before connecting AI.
Read the field noteMap an application estate
Find useful connections across a growing tool collection without creating duplicate records.
Read the field noteFrom shortlist to useful evidence
A measured way to evaluate a scored business candidate before investing in a build.
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