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.
"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."
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