An app can be a home-cooked meal
My brother and I built an app together that is only used by the two of us. It’s a simple way to keep a shared ledger between the two of us because we split a lot of expenses as roommates. We’ve been using it almost every day for about 10 months now.<p>In a way it’s different from the author’s app because our app is over-engineered in some pointless but extremely fun ways. It’s also similar in that it will:<p>- Never break unexpectedly due to an unwanted app update<p>- Never spy on us and steal our personal information<p>- Look and behave exactly the way we want it to, and no other way<p>I highly recommend building an app in this way. For me it reminded me what I love about programming, and allows me to work on a project unhindered by meetings, project managers, or deadlines. Just like cooking something for yourself, it can be as perfect or as imperfect as you want it to be, as well as an exercise in self-expression.