Dev Diary
Essays and insights on communication breakdowns, coordination problems, and reducing everyday friction for families and small teams.
This space is for longer-form thinking — not announcements. Each post explores a specific coordination or communication problem that shows up in real life, why it happens, and what helps reduce the friction around it.
Why I Built Recipes for ComingUp Today
Recipes are more than instructions — they’re memories, traditions, and shared life knowledge. Here’s why I built the recipe system in ComingUp Today and why it matters for families and friends alike.
February 25, 2026
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5 min read
Control vs Visibility: Why Most Tools Optimize the Wrong Thing
Most scheduling tools optimize for control and permissions. Families, however, need shared visibility. Understanding this structural mismatch explains why coordination friction persists — even with shared calendars.
February 22, 2026
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4 min read
Coordination Debt: The Hidden Cost of Assumptions
Coordination debt builds quietly in families and small groups. Every missing detail, duplicated event, and assumption about responsibility adds friction over time — creating hidden costs that compound daily.
February 21, 2026
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5 min read
Why Context Changes Everything in Family Coordination
Context transforms information from data into understanding. Just as AI generates better results when given more context, families coordinate better when meetings, appointments, and activities include shared clarity beyond just time and place.
February 21, 2026
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5 min read
Why Individual Calendars Don’t Scale for Family Coordination
Personal calendars work well for individuals, but when they’re stretched across multiple accounts, privacy choices, and relational responsibilities, they fail to provide reliable coordination for families and small groups.
February 21, 2026
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6 min read
Invisible Friction in Family Coordination
Everyday coordination breaks down not because of calendars, but because families lose context — the invisible friction that leads to missed plans, stress, and conflict. This article explores how shared visibility (not shared control) can reduce that friction.
February 16, 2026
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5 min read
How Homeschooling and Remote Work Blur the Lines Between Roles
When remote work and homeschooling happen under the same roof, the boundaries between parent, teacher, and worker dissolve. This article explores how that transformation affects time, attention, identity, and family life.
February 12, 2026
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5 min read
A Read-Only Calendar for Co-Parenting When Communication Is Hard
When every message turns into conflict, even simple coordination becomes exhausting. This is why I built a neutral, read-only scheduling tool for co-parenting.
February 5, 2026
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4 min read
Why Shared Calendars Break Down for Families (And Small Groups)
Shared calendars seem like the obvious solution for busy families and teams — until they become overwhelming, fragmented, and unreliable. Here’s why they break down in practice, and what people actually need instead.
February 4, 2026
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6 min read
How to View All Family Schedules in One Place (Without Sharing Edit Access)
Families juggle multiple calendars across devices and platforms, but sharing full edit access often creates more problems than it solves. Here’s a better way to see everything in one place — without losing control or context.
February 3, 2026
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4 min read
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