I've been thinking about this for a while. Most indie developers announce themselves with a launch, a Product Hunt post, a Twitter thread. I wanted to do something different — start writing before there's anything to sell.

Shakey Bridge Software is the name I've given to the work I do outside of employment. It's a one-person studio. I write Clojure. I build tools that are small and focused.

Why write about it

Because building in public is how I think. Writing forces me to articulate decisions I might otherwise leave fuzzy. It creates a record of choices — why this library, why that architecture, why not the obvious path.

(defn greet [name]
  (str "Hello, " name ". Welcome to SBS."))

I chose to write here, on my own site, rather than on a platform. No analytics, no comments section, no engagement metrics. Just words on a page, for anyone who finds them useful.

What's next

More writing. More building. Small tools that do one thing well. The kind of software you install and forget about because it just works.

If any of that sounds interesting, the RSS feed is probably the best way to follow along.