By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026There are doubtless "better" bookstore stock-keeping systems (including the one that Bakka uses now, in its latest incarnation as BakkaPhoenix), but that Filemaker app *was* John. 1100 10
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026It was a presence in the store even when he wasn't there, embodying his management and literary and retail theories on a MacSE by the cash-register. 1100 10
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026I am highly skeptical of vibe-coding in the sense of writing code for *other people* to use. But when I meet people who've vibe-coded their own apps for their own use to scratch their own itches, I completely get their excitement. 1191 19
