đ§ Compass is open-source!
26 months of work, including 461 files, 21,905 lines of code, and 171 tests, is now public at https://github.com/SwitchbackTech/compass!
Anyone can read the code, suggest features, fix bugs, or even copy it for profit.
I never finished building my dream calendar. But now that the code is public, perhaps someone will be able to build theirs.
What does this mean for you as a user?
Your data will stay on Compass Calendarâs private databases and will not be accessible by anyone else. I open-sourced the code that makes Compass Calendar work, but not any of its user data.
If youâd like to disconnect access to your Google Calendar, you can do so at any time through your Google Account [link]. This will cause all of your Compass data to be deleted, so be sure to back up any tasks you created in Compass beforehand. It wonât affect your Google Calendar data â thatâll stay the same.
Compass will stay running on app.compasscalendar.com. Depending on how much support I get from the open-source community, it might even get a lot better!
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What's next for me
I'll be working at Costco as a software engineer until April 2024. My creative energy will be spent making high-quality YouTube videos for junior developers. I'll spend some time approving and testing changes to Compass, but it won't be my primary focus anymore. I don't know what I'll do after April, but I have a feeling I'll be building another startup đ
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Wrapping up
The last two years were full of hard work, quality conversations, lessons, and growth. Whether you joined this list recently or when I started in 2021, you've been part of that. Thank you đŤ
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