Building Out Loud
I'm building Wayfindher from scratch, in public. These are my notes on what I'm making, how I work, and what I'm learning along the way, including the misses.
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November 10, 2026
It Runs. It’s Not Alive.
After the sprint, I walked through what got built the way the woman it’s for will. One part worked fine and felt flat. Here’s what I did instead of patching it.
November 3, 2026
Go Ahead, Check My Work
I had every claim about Wayfindher put to the test. The big one didn’t budge. Want to try it on your own? Pull up a chair.
October 29, 2026
Nobody Tells You Arriving Can Feel Like Being Lost
What came after, including the parts nobody wants to talk about.
October 27, 2026
Sweeping Up After the Sprint
SheBuilds put my AI setup through its paces. The week after, I went looking for where it pinched, and found plenty more worth tidying. Here’s the walk-through to steal.
October 21, 2026
Good Bones, No Heart
My AI drew every screen of the Wayfindher app except the one that matters. The question that caught it works on anything you hand off.
October 13, 2026
The Crowd Isn’t the Plan
Why the one channel that hasn’t said a word yet just cut to the front of the line.
October 6, 2026
I Didn’t Want to Be the Face of Wayfindher
That lasted 48 hours. The boundary underneath it didn’t.
March 8, 2026
March 8, 2026