Purpose before features
Decide who the software is for and what it should help them do. Build around that.
About CoxyTheBuilder
Independent builder.
Practical software.
I’m Michael Cox. I build software products and custom applications from Australia, with a focus on the work they need to do.
The person behind the software
You work directly with me.
CoxyTheBuilder is the umbrella for my own software products and the custom development I do for businesses.
That includes SiteLog for job site records, BidShortlist for structured tender support, and smaller tools for everyday business tasks. Client work includes Arborea’s specialist tree protection calculator.
When we work together, you talk to the person making the design and development decisions. We can discuss the problem, agree a sensible scope and work through the details without a chain of handoffs.
Explore the work ↗How I approach the work
Start with the problem.
Keep the result useful.
Clear scope
Make the requirements, delivery approach and costs explicit before the work starts.
Care in the details
The interface, the logic and the way the software behaves all matter to the person using it.
A useful place to start
What could
work better?
A useful first conversation starts with the problem you want to solve.