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John's Dev Blog

I discuss what I've been working on and share updates on AT Explore and Mackinac

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Building Mackinac 
Jun 6, 2026
A look at the inspiration behind Mackinac, a multi-protocol Social Web client focused on making bridging feel like a natural part of the experience.
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Year in Review: Getting Back to Building
Dec 31, 2025
Looking back on a year of getting back to building, learning faster with AI, and making some overdue personal changes.
Running my site on the ATmosphere
Dec 24, 2025
Rethinking my website’s content architecture with the AT Protocol.
Expanding Lexicons and Hardening AT Explore
Oct 21, 2025
Catching up on the last couple of weeks of work: new Lexicon support for Leaflet, stability improvements, some indexing experiments, and thoughts on opening up an API.
Leaflet Launch, ActivityPub Progress, and Some Mario Galaxy!
Oct 6, 2025
This week I launched Leaflet support on AT Explore, made solid progress on ActivityPub profiles, and started expanding Lexicon support for publishers. Also took a quick detour into the new Mario Galaxy remaster on Switch 2.
Leaflet Testing and Launch, What’s Next for AT Explore
Sep 27, 2025
Wrapped up testing on Leaflet support and got it ready to launch on AT Explore. Next up: ActivityPub experiments and expanding Lexicon support.”
Building Support for Custom Lexicons and ActivityPub on AT Explore.
Sep 23, 2025
Launching Verification on AT Explore
Jun 19, 2025
AT Explore now supports profile verification, giving users a simple way to see which accounts are authentic. It’s a small step toward building trust and better discovery across the network.
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