The author recounts his five-year journey of developing a minimalist music composition app. Initially struggling with heavy DAW software, he delves into lightweight MIDI sequencers, starting with CoffeeScript and React, eventually transitioning to Riot.js and then ES6. Through multiple tech stack evolutions, including TypeScript and styled-components, the app finally launches in 2021, gaining traction on Hacker News, Twitter, and GitHub. Despite continuous performance improvements and minor monetization efforts, the ultimate goal of enabling online collaboration in music composition remains unfulfilled. The author remains hopeful for the app’s future, emphasizing the potential for innovative, web-based music creation.
https://codingcafe.jp/posts/signal-5yrs