We need RSS for sharing abundant vibe-coded apps
Matt Webb proposes RSS as the distribution layer for the abundance of vibe-coded micro-apps.
Matt Webb suggests that as vibe-coding makes app development faster and more personal, we need RSS feeds to share and discover these abundant micro-apps—much like blog posts. Inspired by this idea, Simon Willison had Claude add an Atom feed to his tools page.
We need RSS for sharing abundant vibe-coded apps
We need RSS for sharing abundant vibe-coded apps
Matt Webb:
I would love an RSS web feed for all those various tools and apps pages, each item with an "Install" button. (But install to where?)
The lesson here is that when vibe-coding accelerates app development, apps become more personal, more situated, and more frequent. Shipping a tool or a micro-app is less like launching a website and more like posting on a blog.
This inspired me to have Claude add an Atom feed (and icon) to my /elsewhere/tools/ page, which itself is populated by content from my tools.simonwillison.net site.
Tags: atom, matt-webb, rss, ai, vibe-coding
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