NEWTONS TECH IS A SMALL, INDEPENDENT STUDIO BUILDING SOFTWARE THE WAY WE'D LIKE TO USE IT: quietly, carefully, and without any rush. THE STUDIO TAKES ITS NAME FROM A MAN WHO PREFERRED TO WORK ALONE IN A ROOM FULL OF STRANGE INSTRUMENTS—WHICH IS, MORE OR LESS, THE PLAN HERE.
// A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER
I started Newtons Tech because I wanted a place to keep the software I build—one product, then another, then another, all under a roof I own. Each will be small. Each should be useful for a long time. None of them will be in a hurry.
I believe software should feel like a well-made tool: honest about what it is, careful with your attention, patient with your time. The world has enough applications that shout. These won't.
The first one is Chronicle, a reading tracker for iOS. There will be more to say about it soon.
— JOE
// WORKING PRINCIPLES
- I.
ONE PRODUCT AT A TIME
Attention is the scarcest resource. Spend it on one thing.
- II.
BORING TOOLS
Choose technology that will still be here in ten years.
- III.
NO SURVEILLANCE
Software should not watch its users.
- IV.
SLOW CORRESPONDENCE
Reply thoughtfully, not immediately.