Building in the open.
Notes on the method, the build, and the languages we're adding. Companion writeups for the YouTube channel land here too.
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Theodore's veto
We were ready to open the beta with the record, translate, and loop core. My nine-year-old tester said no. Here is how his boredom turned into the two quiz modes I now can't put down.
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The iOS beta is open
Antheo is now in beta on iPhone. Record the sentences you actually say, turn them into natural speech, and drill them until they're second nature. Here's what's inside, and how to get an invite.
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How Antheo works, and the idea behind it
A language learning app built on the sentences you actually use. Here is how the record, translate, and practice loop works, and why there are no streaks or points.
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Building an app with my son, in public
School just wrapped for the summer in Barcelona, so my 9-year-old and I are building a Spanish-learning app together. As a real product, out in the open.
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Why Antheo has no streaks
We're building a language app with no points, no badges, and nothing to break. Here's the thinking behind that, and what we reward instead.