Bespoke Software
Hobbyists are going to build whatever they want now, with no formal training. That's not a bad thing. It creates new solutions for problems that were never worth solving at scale.
The Poolside Refactor
I refactored my entire habit tracker into React while on vacation, dictating instructions to Claude Code between margaritas. Six days later: modern UI, mobile-optimized, zero lines of code written by hand.
The Tool Chain
The first version of LifeRunner was built with ChatGPT and a lot of copy-paste. Then the tools got smarter, and the workflow changed completely.
From Spreadsheet to Software
Part one of the Building LifeRunner series. A habit tracker that started as a Google Sheet, outgrew every app I tried, and eventually became the reason I started building my own software.
My name's David Gauthier, and I've spent the last decade+ in consumer tech, mostly in customer success. I've managed teams, navigated acquisitions and reorgs, sat through more strategy meetings than I can count.
Strata is the blog where I write about building things, workflows, and everything in between.
