Development Progress

Date: 2026-03-11
Build Timestamp: 2026-03-11 22:03 PST
Developer Time Zone: Pacific Time (PST)

This page records development progress for the MyAnythingList project. Daily build notes are stored in filesystem-browsable directories so developers and curious observers can inspect the evolution of the project directly.

Major Work Completed

Canonical English documentation set created.
Multilingual documentation architecture finalized.
Documentation bundle builder implemented.
Playlist command system extended.
Thumbnail upload feature implemented.
Remote playlist loading verified.
QR code panel rendering stabilized.
Filesystem-browsable documentation structure finalized.
Open Accounting transparency model introduced.

Documentation Created

index_en.html
vision_en.html
requirements_en.html
architecture_en.html
developer_en.html
system_en.html
Open-Accounting-Costs-and-Expenses_en.html

English documentation is the canonical reference language. The system is designed for full translation into multiple languages while maintaining a consistent directory structure.

Playlist Command Extensions

#_ReplaceThumbnailWithImage(url)
#_LoadLinkedImage(url)

These commands allow playlist authors to override default thumbnails or create panels that display images while maintaining the canonical URL-based playlist model.

Open Accounting Model

A transparent accounting system was introduced to document the real costs of hosting and developing the project infrastructure.

The accounting page reads a public JSON data source and displays infrastructure expenses including hosting, storage, development equipment, and research tooling.

The goal is transparency and sustainability for open source infrastructure operated by a single independent developer.

Human–AI Development Model

Development during this session demonstrated a productive collaboration pattern between a human architect and an AI development partner.

Human: architecture, vision, constraints
AI: implementation, iteration, documentation
Human: testing, review, correction
AI: refinement and integration

The project preserves decisions in documentation so future AI sessions can continue development without needing to rediscover established architectural choices.

Known Issues

QR settings not applied immediately on first render.
define.com remote playlist loading requires further investigation.
Panel overlay stacking order requires refinement when custom thumbnails are used.

Next Development Steps

Fix QR initialization timing.
Improve first-paint rendering speed.
Generate translated documentation index pages.
Prepare S3 mirror deployment.
Record introductory project walkthrough video.

MyAnythingList intentionally keeps development history visible through daily build folders so technically curious developers can explore progress directly through the filesystem.

Future development sessions should begin by reading the canonical documentation located in the /_docs/en/ directory.

End of Day Status

Working beta application.
Canonical documentation established.
Open accounting transparency model implemented.
Development logs and daily build structure finalized.

Development session closed by the project author after successful documentation completion and beta stabilization.

End of log — March 11, 2026