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Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software (2019)
In a world of closed platforms, browser extensions are the rare exception that let users modify the apps that we use.
Geoffrey Litt
Welcome! I work on malleable software : computing environments where anyone can adapt their software to meet their needs with minimal friction. To see what that means to me, read this essay or listen to this interview .
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Bring Your Own Client
Just a little note about the main problem I'm pondering these days...
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For your next side project, make a browser extension
Reflections on the benefits of tweaking an existing app, instead of starting from scratch.
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Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software
In a world of closed platforms, browser extensions are the rare exception that let users modify the apps that we use.
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Code like a surgeon
A lot of people say AI will make us all “managers” or “editors”…but I think this is a dangerously incomplete view!