• Date and Note Purpose: On February 25, 2025, a note is made to commemorate five years since writing about the app built for the family. The original post has continued to attract new readers weekly.
• Concept Expansion: The "home-cooked app" concept has been extended and elaborated by many, like Maggie Appleton. Claude and company have turbocharged it, serving as super-duper food processors or well-stocked grocery stores for home-cook programmers.
• Most Important Property: Over the years, the property of sovereignty in home-cooked apps has become the most important. The messaging app built for the family won't change without their consent; there will be no sudden redesign, ads, or pivot.
• App Examples: Many apps have mutated before the eyes, like Comixology absorbed by Amazon and losing its fun. Instagram was once a photo-sharing app. Meanwhile, the little home-cooked apps do their intended tasks without sparkles and are substantially finished on the launch day and allowed to remain so.