Why I still build apps for myself

I wrote recently that I do not enjoy software development the way I used to. That is still true. Most of the joy is gone. Too much of modern development feels like meetings, process, alignment, and maintenance of systems nobody really likes but everyone has agreed to keep alive. And yet over the last few months I built three iOS apps: Yomu, Aira, and Ledgee. All three started the same way: I…