#writebook β Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #writebook, aggregated by home.social.
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π³ Recursive entries via parent_id β enabling nested hierarchies like threaded comments, email topics with messages & private notes
π Immutability: create new versions instead of updating β Entry is a pointer to current state with full edit historyπ οΈ Battle-tested at #37signals in #Basecamp, #HEY & #Writebook β combined with STI & polymorphic relations for max flexibility
π Relational DB as graph: thin models, rich hierarchies & full history β no Event Sourcing needed -
Did 37Signals Just Accidentally Make Writebook Open Source?
When 37Signals launched Writebook in 2024, it was under their ONCE License Agreement. Notably, that license "does not include the rights to publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, source code or products derived from it." [β¦]https://kerrick.blog/posts/2025/did-37signals-just-accidentally-make-writebook-open-source/