<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CoolSoftware — the build log</title><description>An independent software studio by Gabriel le Roux. Lean, self-hosted, anti-fragile tools for content creators, solo founders, and indie hackers — built in the open.</description><link>https://coolsoftware.io/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Why I rebuilt every CoolSoftware site on Astro</title><link>https://coolsoftware.io/blog/rebuilt-on-astro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coolsoftware.io/blog/rebuilt-on-astro/</guid><description>Zero JavaScript by default, clean HTML, and Core Web Vitals you don&apos;t have to fight for. Here&apos;s the migration, what it cost, and what it bought me.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ENGINEERING</category></item><item><title>Vibe coding: when to trust the AI, when to read the diff</title><link>https://coolsoftware.io/blog/vibe-coding-trust-the-diff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coolsoftware.io/blog/vibe-coding-trust-the-diff/</guid><description>Six months of building with an AI pair, and the habits that kept me out of trouble.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI · WORKFLOW</category></item><item><title>Building anti-fragile tools: no lock-in, no regrets</title><link>https://coolsoftware.io/blog/anti-fragile-no-lock-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coolsoftware.io/blog/anti-fragile-no-lock-in/</guid><description>Why every product I ship has an export button and a way out.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>PHILOSOPHY</category></item><item><title>Shipping SavePosty&apos;s library view in a weekend</title><link>https://coolsoftware.io/blog/saveposty-library-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coolsoftware.io/blog/saveposty-library-weekend/</guid><description>Auto-fetched thumbnails, full-text search, keyboard nav — and what I cut to ship.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>SAVEPOSTY</category></item><item><title>25 years of writing software, and what finally changed</title><link>https://coolsoftware.io/blog/25-years-what-changed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coolsoftware.io/blog/25-years-what-changed/</guid><description>From enterprise codebases to shipping solo. The mindset shift that took me too long.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>JOURNEY</category></item></channel></rss>