TThomas Conway11h ago · 3 min readListing your computer's open browser tabs on your phone, and sending links back: design notes from exceeder and the cognira Android appDisclosure: I'm Thomas Conway, and I built cognira, its Android app, and the exceeder browser. This is a shortened write-up of the original post on the cognira blog. exceeder is a Chromium browser I bthomasconway.hashnode.dev
CCruxtab Technologies Pvt. Ltd.16h ago · 4 min readDesigning Customer Auto-Responders for Online FormsSubmitting a form can leave customers wondering whether their message reached the right place. A well-designed auto-responder removes that uncertainty by acknowledging the submission and explaining whcruxtab-technologies.hashnode.dev
TTal Aizikov1d ago · 7 min readWhy I Built an Android Launcher That Makes My Phone Harder to UseMost software I've worked on had the same goal: remove friction. Fewer taps, faster load, smoother onboarding. So it felt strange to start a project whose whole point is to add friction, deliberately,tryreclaim.hashnode.dev
TThomas Conway1d ago · 2 min readAsking a language model for a map instead of a paragraph: how Proto turns one idea into clickable branchesDisclosure: I'm Thomas Conway, and I built cognira and Proto. This is a shortened write-up of the original post on the cognira blog. A chat reply is a paragraph. Proto is the same model, cognira Retrathomasconway.hashnode.dev
AAmit yadav1d ago · 11 min readPlaceholder Profile Pictures for Mockups: 8 Free SourcesThe quickest free placeholder profile pictures are Pravatar (one URL, no key) and Random User Generator (a fake user record with a photo). If you need faces that fit a market, such as users in Brazil,techbasket.hashnode.dev
GGlobal Classifieds1d ago · 3 min readMobile-First Landing Pages: A Checklist That Actually ShipsMost landing-page traffic now arrives on a phone, yet many pages are still designed on a 27-inch monitor and "made responsive" at the end. Here's the checklist I use to build mobile-first landing page1Eglobalclassifieds-dev.hashnode.dev
RRakha Kanz Kautsar2d ago · 5 min readThe Performance Cost of Feature FlagsI’ve seen feature flag flicker at Shopee, TikTok, and Hopper. The app paints before it has the value it should use. After a rollout, that can mean an old default. During a live experiment, it can mean2blog.rakha.dev
AAdamPay2d ago · 4 min readBuilding a non-custodial payment app on Solana: lessons learnedAdamPay is a free web app that turns SOL into something you can spend. You deposit SOL, convert it to USDC through Jupiter, and pay with Solana Pay QR codes, while your funds stay in your own Phantom adampay.hashnode.dev
TThomas Conway2d ago · 2 min readOne chat list across web and phone: continuing a conversation from cognira.dev in the Android appDisclosure: I'm Thomas Conway, and I built cognira and its Android app. This is a shortened write-up of the original post on the cognira blog. A chat you start on the website should carry on when you thomasconway.hashnode.dev
TTRUFFAIRE3d ago · 5 min readWhy Most Business Software Breaks at the CounterWalk into a busy café, bar, or retail counter at seven in the evening — the hour when the queue is longest and the staff have the least time to think — and watch what the business actually runs on. A truffaire.hashnode.dev
