Sley
Programming tools that explore software through its structure. The project page separates preserved 1.x from the 2.x direction.
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Software to make
more possible.
Render a video locally with ForgeVideo. Preserve your data with ZJX. Explore structural programming with Sley. Give your Omarchy desktop a few new tricks with HOTBAR and Reprieve.
Autonomy, Engineered.
Where it started
From hand-built sites
to a software workshop.
The route here runs through hand-built websites, local-business projects, and Apache servers. The tools have changed; understanding what the work needs is still part of the job.
The personal essay From Bare Metal to the Forge follows that history, including the tradeoff between moving faster with automation and keeping manual skills sharp.
How the work is approached
Build something.
Understand what changed.
The aim is software that can be inspected, tested, and understood. That means making changes reviewable, keeping people responsible for decisions, and stating what a result does and does not show.
Chronicles retain the experiments and lessons, including failed approaches. Research notes carry the methods and sources for readers who want to look closer.
Explore the work
ZJX
Lossless archives for selected structured-data workloads, with tooling and measured results to help judge the fit.
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Focused open-source tools, from development inventories to SQLite backups, with source and project context.
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Bring a problem.
Start a conversation.
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