Notes on how we work
How we plan to build our apps, and what we learn once the work starts. One note is published so far.
How we plan to build
Our starting point for app development, and the decisions we want to get right before a first release.
Read the noteComing next
Three topics we plan to write about. None has a date. We will publish each one when we have a real example to show.
- Questions worth building aroundHow we tell a need worth exploring from one to leave alone.Not written yet
- Decisions behind the interfaceLabels, defaults and feedback, explained through specific choices.Not written yet
- What happens between visitsInterruptions, unfinished tasks and what it takes to come back.Not written yet
What goes in the journal
A note starts with something specific: a question we faced, a decision we made or a detail we had to reconsider. We give that context with the outcome, including what is still unresolved.
Product status lives on the Now page. The journal is for the thinking behind the work.
Editorial standards
Each note identifies its author or responsible editor and its publication date. Substantial revisions will carry an updated date. Examples and opinions will be distinguished from findings based on evidence.
We will link to sources for factual claims and use photographs, illustrations and quotations only where we have permission or an appropriate license. Illustrative or generated imagery will not be presented as a real product, person or research result.
If a note involves sponsorship, an affiliate link or another commercial relationship, that relationship will be disclosed beside the relevant content. Automation may assist preparation, but an editor remains responsible for checking what we publish.
Spotted an error? Email contact@mydysy.com with the page and the detail that needs checking. Material corrections will be noted on the note itself.