Matt Webb. Independent maker based in London. Webb has shipped a series of iOS and web apps as a solo operator, including Galactic Compass (a compass pointing to the galactic center) and Poem/1 (AI-generated poems on a device). His writing at interconnected.org documents the process of building small, precise things without a team. In 2026 he published a candid account of using AI as an interactive tutor to learn quaternion mathematics for an AR feature, articulating a distinction between code generation and learning that cuts against the default use of AI coding assistants.
Operating themes
- Precise scope Webb builds apps with a single, well-defined purpose rather than platforms; Galactic Compass does one thing and does it well.
- Process transparency He documents the decisions, failures, and surprises of building in public, including the learning gaps that AI helped bridge.
- Human ownership of the code His 2026 account of learning quaternions rather than generating code reflects a consistent preference for understanding over output.