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“The fancy software figures it out for you.”
“The fancy software figures it out for you.”
April 24, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted since last time: View this issue in the browser with...

“To build a thing that immediately feels like you’ve had it forever is very hard to do.”
“To build a thing that immediately feels like you’ve had it forever is very hard to do.”
April 17, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: Unsung @ 250: Please send me your...

“It moved too slowly to be an asteroid.”
“It moved too slowly to be an asteroid.”
April 10, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “We’re trying to copy this old...

“Less of a pitch, more of a prediction”
“Less of a pitch, more of a prediction”
April 3, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “I’m hoping that the listeners out...

“Michael here will handle the bullshitting.”
“Michael here will handle the bullshitting.”
March 27, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: On tools and toolmaking Thursday,...

“Just because it’s consistent doesn’t mean it’s consistently right.”
“Just because it’s consistent doesn’t mean it’s consistently right.”
March 20, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: The curse of the cursor Thursday,...

“Houston, we have 1 problem(s).”
“Houston, we have 1 problem(s).”
March 13, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: Software proprioception Thursday,...

“A day some have predicted and many have feared”
“A day some have predicted and many have feared”
March 6, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “I’m obviously taking a risk here...

“Just a little detail that wouldn’t sell anything”
“Just a little detail that wouldn’t sell anything”
February 27, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “Our programs are fun to use.”...

“I trust in TextEdit.”
“I trust in TextEdit.”
February 20, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “I trust in TextEdit.” Thursday,...

“This sounds completely impractical and we love it.”
“This sounds completely impractical and we love it.”
February 13, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “The killer app is making calls.”...

“If you did it right, it looks like it was effortless.”
“If you did it right, it looks like it was effortless.”
February 6, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “A collection of beautiful...

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”
January 30, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a blog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “1H in a config menu = 10C”...

“Before I knew it, I had four damaged sockets and three bad cables.”
“Before I knew it, I had four damaged sockets and three bad cables.”
January 23, 2026
Welcome to this week’s digest of Unsung, a microblog about software craft and quality. Here’s what was posted in the last week: “The archive itself is not...