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Short, honest notes on getting software made by describing it: how adoovi works, and the thinking behind it.

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What people need isn't code

Why adoovi2 min read

Getting code written was never the hard part. What people need is the whole job done properly: understood, built, checked, tried out and kept working.

  • How we work1 min read

    Why we build adoovi with adoovi

    The same helper that builds software for our customers builds adoovi itself. Here's why that matters, and what it means for the software you get.

  • The adoovi workspace home for Switchback Heating & Air: a left nav, a box to ask mr-bill for changes, four apps (Quote requests, Tech schedule and Weekly sales email live, Job photo log being built) each with its address, latest change and cost this month, a Waiting on you card to approve a new price list, recent conversations and what each app cost in October, by share.The adoovi workspace home for Switchback Heating & Air: a left nav, a box to ask mr-bill for changes, four apps (Quote requests, Tech schedule and Weekly sales email live, Job photo log being built) each with its address, latest change and cost this month, a Waiting on you card to approve a new price list, recent conversations and what each app cost in October, by share.

    Money1 min read

    Paying for the work, not the seat

    On adoovi you add funds and pay for the work you ask for. You see the cost as it happens, and if your balance runs low the work pauses and asks first.

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  1. An adoovi conversation where a salon owner asks mr-bill for a booking site: mr-bill replies with a four-step plan, a Checked list confirming booking works on phone and laptop, and an It's live card linking book.larchstreetsalon.example, beside a preview pane showing the live booking page with services, stylists, days, times and a $20 deposit button.An adoovi conversation where a salon owner asks mr-bill for a booking site: mr-bill replies with a four-step plan, a Checked list confirming booking works on phone and laptop, and an It's live card linking book.larchstreetsalon.example, beside a preview pane showing the live booking page with services, stylists, days, times and a $20 deposit button.

    Building1 min read

    Describe it, don't build it

    You say what you want, not how to make it.

  2. An adoovi conversation where a salon owner asks if clients can cancel their own bookings: mr-bill proposes a four-step plan, then reports an Added card for a Cancel booking button, a Checked list (a test booking cancelled, the time reopened and the deposit refunded) and a Live now card, beside the client's booking page showing the new Cancel booking button marked New.An adoovi conversation where a salon owner asks if clients can cancel their own bookings: mr-bill proposes a four-step plan, then reports an Added card for a Cancel booking button, a Checked list (a test booking cancelled, the time reopened and the deposit refunded) and a Live now card, beside the client's booking page showing the new Cancel booking button marked New.

    Quality1 min read

    What “checked before it goes live” really means

    Every change is checked before it goes live.

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