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      <title>Going Indie</title>
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      <description>After a decade of building software for other companies, I&amp;#39;m going indie!</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a decade of building software for other companies, I&rsquo;m going indie! I&rsquo;m launching <a href="https://www.merrymantechnology.com/updates/hello-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Merryman Technology</a>
 to focus on the problems that I find most interesting.</p>
<p>This is a one-person operation: it&rsquo;s just me, building software for Apple platforms. The kind of software I want to use myself: focused, thoughtful, and delightful in the details.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;ve spent my career caring deeply about the quality of the software I ship. That doesn&rsquo;t change now. If anything, working for myself means I get to hold it to an even higher standard.</p>
<p>There&rsquo;s more to come.</p>
<p>Good software should spark a little joy. I&rsquo;m working on it.</p>
<p>Thanks for checking it out!</p>
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      <title>🏔️ A New Year, A New Beginning 🥽</title>
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      <description>Starting 2024 with a new role on Apple&amp;#39;s visionOS team in Colorado after 5½ years on Health in California.</description>
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<p>After 5½ years working on ❤️ <a href="https://www.apple.com/ios/health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">healthy things at Apple</a>
 in California, I&rsquo;m starting 2024 with
a new gig: working on 🥽 <a href="https://developer.apple.com/visionos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spatial things at Apple</a>
 in Colorado. It&rsquo;s hard to put into
words how difficult this transition was. So many things had to go right along the way and it took a lot of patience. Not
to mention how difficult it was to say goodbye to all of the wonderful friends and colleagues that I&rsquo;ve met along the
way.</p>
<p>But this move feels right for so many reasons. A fresh start in a new product space in a new location. I&rsquo;m excited about
what the future holds!</p>
<p>At some point, I plan to reflect about my time in California but I&rsquo;ll save that for another post.</p>
<p>Until then, the mountains are calling me.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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