Small thoughts you can use today.
Short, practical notes. Filter by branch or search for a word.
- design
Write the empty state first
Before designing a full screen, decide what a new user sees with no data. It forces you to explain the purpose of the screen.
- design
One primary action per screen
If two buttons compete, people hesitate. Pick the main task and make the others quieter.
- mobile
List your permissions early
Camera, location, notifications: note why each is needed. Stores and users both ask.
- mobile
Test with poor signal
Use your phone on a train before launch. Note what breaks and what the app says.
- web
Read your homepage aloud
If it sounds like nobody would say it, rewrite it. Plain language is faster to understand.
- web
Tab through every form
Use only the Tab key. If you get stuck or lost, so will keyboard users.
- release
Own your store accounts
Developer accounts should be registered to your organisation, not to a contractor.
- release
Keep a release note habit
Two lines per release on what changed. Reviewers and future you will thank you.
- support
Keep a password manager
A shared, organisation-owned password manager prevents most “who has the login?” days.
- support
Know your recovery options
For each key account, record who can recover it and how. Check it twice a year.
- support
Update on a schedule
Pick a day for device and software updates rather than waiting for prompts at bad moments.