The over-engineered platform: software and workflows just for you

I was constantly building personal applications in my Ruby on Rails days. I once built an application in 20 minutes and used it for years. That stopped when I switched to decoupled and distributed systems. The cost and complexity were too high to justify compared to the low cost of apps that were *good enough*. That’s not the case anymore. Personal software is back! But … I may have taken it a little too far this time. I will tell you the story of how a simple to-do app ballooned into a full-fledged, multi-machine platform, built exclusively for my personal use. In doing so, we’ll uncover patterns, inspiration, and justification that you can take and apply to your lives to bring your own “personal platform” to life.