AusBUG Journal

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Product updates, routing notes, data work, and the thinking behind what ships in the AusBUG app and web route builder.

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8 July 2026

5 min read

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Weekly diary #1: AusDetour's first real-world interest, seamless navigation, and where the money goes

AusDetour catches the eye of SA's biggest road project, navigation stops loading a second map, icons unify behind Phosphor, and an honest look at what the app costs to run.

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6 July 2026

20 min read

Behind the scenes

I couldn't find anyone to build my dream app — so I vibe coded it myself

The full story of how AusBUG got built with no tech background: the dev minefield that started it, the night a map first appeared on screen, and the build-ship-fix workflow behind over 900 users.

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