Indie Development

Articles tagged Indie Development from the hora Calendar dev blog.

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I Spent 16 Years Measuring People. Then I Deleted the Dashboard.

For 16 years my job was knowing what people did. Then I built my own calendar app and chose to know almost nothing. Four lessons from deleting the dashboard.

Maciej Szamowski4 min read
hora Calendar unfolded on iPhone Duo
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hora, unfolded: what we built for iPhone Duo

hora now supports iPhone Duo: folded it's the hora you know, unfolded it's a dedicated layout with the full week, mini calendar and all your calendars.

Maciej Szamowski4 min read
Week One Building hora: 107 Commits Later
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Week One Building hora: 107 Commits Later

A candid snapshot of hora's first ten days: 107 commits, three Swift packages, 21 resolved issues, useful workflows, and plenty still rough.

Maciej Szamowski7 min read
Five Days Later: The Road to Launching hora Calendar
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Five Days Later: The Road to Launching hora Calendar

Five days after I first wrote about hora, the visible app worked. The road to launch was now OAuth verification, TestFlight, reliability, and feedback.

Maciej Szamowski6 min read
Building a Native Mac Calendar App in 48 Hours
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Building a Native Mac Calendar App in 48 Hours

What I cut, rebuilt, and shipped during a 48-hour sprint on hora, including PKCE auth, Day View, FreeBusy sharing, and WidgetKit.

Maciej Szamowski6 min read
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