• Mark made a big pricing decision
    2025/09/26

    If you’re going to build an app that relies on user data, be prepared to make up a bunch of it so Apple can test your code.


    Changelog

    • You can now access your tickets in the app
    • Built the app successfully for iOS
    • Fixed an error setting monthly specs
    • Made a big pricing decision

    Backlog

    • Creating test data for the app

    Bottlenecks

    • Generating all the boilerplate docs like terms and privacy policies

    1up

    • Xcode Cloud is new!

    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find me on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
    • You’re doing great; see you next week
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  • Passwordless login – love it or hate it?
    2025/09/19

    If you’re going to give up caffeine, go full cold turkey for 3 days and then brush it off.


    Changelog

    • You can now book tickets in the app
    • It runs on my iPhone
    • The web app is now deployed to DigitalOcean!

    Backlog

    • Reworking authentication to go passwordless
    • Adding tickets and checking-in to the app

    Bottlenecks

    • Mark's need to find other sources of income

    1up

    • Shout out to Elena from Skipping Down the Canal

    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find me on TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
    • You’re doing great; see you next week
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  • Flurry wants to be an app
    2025/08/29

    If you’re going to read a book on positioning, do so before you do a bunch of heavy development.

    Change log

    • Added an occurrence-detail view
    • Adds a similar view for past dates
    • Improved positioning of Save buttons
    • Added an API for event listings (more on that soon)

    Backlog

    • Putting a full list together

    Bottlenecks

    • Apple Developer account

    Wildcard

    • Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get it, Buy it, Love it, by April Dunford

    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
    • You’re doing great; see you next week
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  • Nudging a user when they've strayed off the path
    2025/08/15

    Don’t try and debug code when you’re already late for an appointment. It just leads to chasing your tail.

    The changelog

    • Added user onboarding
    • The new workflow system is live
    • Preflight event checklists are now a thing
    • Mark recorded a blasphemous TikTok pilot

    The backlog

    • Figuring out what’s next in the user flow
    • Auto-emailing checklist items that have immediate requirements
    • Adding a Publish button and state to events and pages

    Bottlenecks

    Marketing has been a big concern – I’m not getting a second mortgage


    The 1up

    Friends to bounce video ideas off


    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
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  • Mark still builds web apps like it's 2005
    2025/08/08

    When it comes to WYSIWYG, you can probably ship a lot less code than you think. And Bleach is better than Markdown.

    The changelog

    • The checkout modal is done
    • Got the content block editor working
    • Frontend pages are atomic and sexy

    The backlog

    Mark wants to add calendar attachments to ticket emails.

    Bottlenecks


    Mark is nervous about how I implement workflows


    1up

    JSON Schema is very cool


    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
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  • Stop writing emails like it's 2005
    2025/08/01

    Don’t spend your time writing HTML tables by hand just so you have attractive emails.


    The changelog

    • QR code and text code entry done
    • Tickets are now emailed to their respective person
    • Bootstrap Email FTW (+ kudos to @jhthompson for his Python port)

    The backlog

    • Mark needs to build a checkout widget

    Bottlenecks

    • Designing sparse pages that look nice is a challenge

    The 1up

    • The Flurry staging server now runs out of Mark's flat

    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
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  • Mark squealed when he figured out how to do this
    2025/07/25

    If you’re going to spend 8 hours a day on your keyboard, make sure all the keys work consistently or you end up with _ypos in your _opy.


    The changelog

    • Attendees can now obtain tickets via a checkout process
    • Mark built an elegant way of making ticket images
    • Organisers will have a check-in kiosk on their iPad

    The backlog

    • Mark still needs to figure out how to email tickets
    • Is it a good idea to send people their ticket code an hour before the event?

    Bottlenecks

    • So many great ideas for marketing, so little time.

    The 1up

    • Flurry had its first validation
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