Build Log

Every Field Note so far has been about what Kalix does. This one is about why it exists at all, and it's a personal one. Call it note number zero: the one that should have come first, told straight from me. I've been into technology for more than 20 years, and I genuinely enjoy firearms […]

Continue reading → Field Note #0: Why I Built Kalix

Good motion is the stuff you don't notice until it's missing. Kalix 1.8 added a handful of small animations, each with a job to do, plus a few fixes nobody will ever see. Here's what went into them. The ALL / PERSONAL / DUTY filters used to just swap a highlight. Now a pill glides […]

Continue reading → Build Log: Chasing Smooth

This one is for the people who like to know how the sausage gets made. Carbon ships in Kalix 1.8 (More, then Preferences, then Carbon). On the surface it's a new coat of paint. Behind it was a month of rewiring, redesigning and bug hunting. Here's the story. Kalix was born dark, and its colors […]

Continue reading → Build Log: How Kalix Got a Second Skin