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Visual explanations make things simpler Published September 4, 2026 Carlos needed Git and PowerShell to upgrade a home data pipeline John helped build. On the call John drew on Carlos's screen — "here, click on this" instead of describing a hidden VS Code icon that no-one could see.
Could Expressed make this workflow fun and fast? Published September 4, 2026 Neil Clayton is iterating a web-based animated island with AI. Useful feedback today is seven copy-paste steps between Mac and iPad. We tried talk-and-draw as LLM input on this post's cover — still no product code — and Grok applied the edit.
Secure relays Published September 3, 2026 Expressed reaches out to the closest relay. Drawing commands travel on a secure websocket to the people you let into the session. Nothing is stored on the relay.
PWA QR Code Scanner - available today! Published August 26, 2026 The new relays ship a QR scanner you can pin as a PWA. Point your phone at the code in Expressed — no typing, and the join sticks.
Building in the Open: Fixing the Toolbar on Mobile Published August 22, 2026 Building in the open: fixing the toolbar on mobile
How to Collect Feature Requests — Fast Published August 17, 2026 I wanted users to submit features and vote on them — without building a product around the product. Google Sheets lost on look and feel. Fillout plus a few hours of AI prompts did not.
A High-Quality AI Dev Workflow Published August 17, 2026 Plan, grill, handoff-ready specs, small slices, red/green tests, discard the plan. The seven-step workflow I used to ship Expressed — 113k lines of product code, not prompt roulette.
The Long Campaign Published August 12, 2026 An explorable map of the 291 days and 1,221 commits behind Expressed: 11 waypoints, 22 side quests, 9 monsters — tap your way through the joy, the fear, and the doubt. Launched two days ago, outcome unknown.
Free and Useful — On Purpose Published August 10, 2026 Days before shipping, Expressed Starter still had a 25-minute session limit and a two-person cap. I cut them — because with zero users, usefulness comes before monetization.