NEWTONS TECH IS A SMALL, INDEPENDENT STUDIO THAT BUILDS ITS OWN SOFTWARE AND DEVELOPS WEB APPS AND WEBSITES FOR OTHERS—ALL THE SAME WAY: quietly, carefully, and without any rush. THE STUDIO TAKES ITS NAME FROM A MAN WHO PREFERRED TO WORK ALONE IN A ROOM FULL OF STRANGE INSTRUMENTS—WHICH IS, MORE OR LESS, THE PLAN HERE.
// A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER
I started Newtons Tech because I wanted a place to keep the software I build—and a place to build for others. I make my own apps, and I build web apps and websites for people who need something done right. All under a roof I own. Each will be small. Each should be useful for a long time. None of them will be in a hurry.
I believe software should feel like a well-made tool: honest about what it is, careful with your attention, patient with your time. The world has enough applications that shout. These won't.
The first one is Chronicle, a reading tracker for iOS. There will be more to say about it soon.
Off the clock, I'm at home in Knoxville, Tennessee with my wife Brittney, our son Hayden (11), and our daughter Layla (3 months). They are the reason any of this is built the way it is— quietly, on my own time, and meant to last.
-- JOE
// WORKING PRINCIPLES
- I.
ONE PRODUCT AT A TIME
Attention is the scarcest resource. Spend it on one thing.
- II.
TOOLS THAT WORK
Reach for proven technology, not whatever shipped last week.
- III.
NO SURVEILLANCE
Software should not watch its users.
- IV.
PROMPT REPLIES
Answer quickly. Your time is the point.