March 2020. The world shut down, and I found myself at home – not by choice, but because my project had ended. Those uncertain months became the unexpected start of something I always wanted to create: an app for pet owners.
The name? Petsy. Not from a clever brainstorming session, but because it's a container concept for all your pets. That blend of passion for tech and passion for pets felt like the perfect match.
What followed were years of building, experimenting, and learning. I chose experimental libraries because I was curious about what was possible. It wasn't a conscious choice for maintainability – it was the drive to discover. Energy went to *learning*, not to *lasting*.
But somewhere along the way, I realized the foundation I'd laid was starting to limit me. Every new feature felt like fighting the technology. What started as enthusiasm slowly turned into frustration.
Now, in 2026, I'm approaching this differently. Not with the same tooling, but with a different mindset: **automation first**. Everything I can delegate to AI, I delegate. Not out of laziness, but out of strategy. As a solo developer, agility is my biggest advantage. I can move faster than any large team.
The mission remains the same: build the best pet management app. What's changed is the approach. I'm building for the long term now, with tools that help me iterate quickly. AI is my sidekick, not my replacement.
Petsy 2.0 is coming. And this time, I'm building it differently.