Writing

Building in public.

Status, mistakes, and the gap between passing tests and working software.

  1. 3 min

    A roadmap that admits what is unproven

    Most public roadmaps say "done" or "coming soon". Jot's roadmap has a third column - written but not yet verified on real hardware. Why that honesty is worth the awkwardness.

  2. 3 min

    The features we said no to

    A capture tool is defined as much by what it refuses to do. Eight features people asked for or that we were tempted by, and why Jot doesn't have them.