"I use software as a creative instrument: in workflows, publications, client systems, and in all the quiet machinery that keeps institutions pulsing through connected ideas. I've now lived through two platform shifts up-close: the dawn of the consumer internet and the explosion of Web 2.0's networked creativity. The lesson that stuck is simple: the most exciting tools are rarely the safest place to store your work."
"Since then, I've come to think about software apps the way I think about roads: no matter how promising they feel today, they only truly matter if they let you move your work tomorrow. The current wave of AI-driven tools is no different. What follows is a custom guide to the software stack I currently use when the work is important enough to ship, and to keep: a map of resources for fellow travelers."
Software should be treated as instruments for building and moving work, not as permanent storage. Platform shifts have repeatedly shown that the most exciting tools may be unsafe for long-term preservation. Prioritize apps and stacks that enable portability, continuity, and control so work can be shipped and kept across changing platforms. AI-driven tools offer immediate utility but carry similar risks. Adopt low-cost, durable tools unlikely to vanish without warning. Maintain situational awareness of platform risk and construct workflows that favor movement and exportability. Use stable resources as a safety-first layer for important creative production.
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