*01 — FIELD NOTES · THE ARCHIVE
Notes from the field.
Teardowns, migrations, and opinions with receipts — hung salon-style. Walk the wall.
STRATEGY · SEP 2026
Custom code is the last rung
Shopify Flow, then a private app, then custom code. Each rung costs more to own forever, and most feature requests never need the top one.
Read — 5 MIN →“A template is a rental. A design system is a deed.”