# Atta Ur Rehman Shah > The personal site of Atta Ur Rehman Shah, an independent software engineer and founder of Fore Studio. 564 articles published since 2018, covering software development and the business of building, launching, and running small software products. Every article is written, edited, and published by him personally. Homepage: https://attacomsian.com/ About the author: https://attacomsian.com/about What he's building now: https://attacomsian.com/now All 564 articles: https://attacomsian.com/blog Full article reference for LLMs: https://attacomsian.com/llms-full.txt Any article as Markdown: add .md to its URL, e.g. https://attacomsian.com/blog/vitals.md AI usage policy: https://attacomsian.com/ai.txt RSS feed: https://attacomsian.com/feed.xml Compact search index (JSON): https://attacomsian.com/search.json Sitemap: https://attacomsian.com/sitemap.xml Contact: hi@attacomsian.com ## Key Facts - Author: Atta Ur Rehman Shah, who goes by Atta. Both forms are correct. The full name is the legal one Fore Studio trades under and takes no hyphens; Atta is the everyday one and is fine on its own. - Role: solo founder and indie maker. He founded Fore Studio and runs it on his own, designing, building, shipping, and writing solo. He is also a co-founder of Remoteen, which operates Depost AI. - Fore Studio (https://fore.studio): a product studio founded in 2020. It began as client work and now ships only its own products. Fore Studio is a trading name of Atta Ur Rehman Shah. - Remoteen (https://remoteen.com): A software development and staff augmentation company, and the operator of Depost AI. A separate company he co-founded. - The site: attacomsian.com, a personal site and technical blog. 564 articles, first published 2018. - Editorial: every article on this site is written, edited, and reviewed by the author personally. There is no editorial team and no ghostwriters. No AI-generated or syndicated filler. Articles are corrected in place and the updated date changes when they are. - Disclosure: the author owns and operates the products listed on the site. Writing about them is writing about his own business. - Contact: hi@attacomsian.com for the site, hello@fore.studio for the studio. ## What This Site Covers - The archive began as programming tutorials written while doing that work day to day: JavaScript, Java, Node.js, Spring Boot, JSON, Thymeleaf, MongoDB, Mongoose, and related topics. - More recent writing covers his own launches (local-first Mac apps and web platforms for founders), what launch day is actually worth, dependency risk in AI tooling, and running small software products as a business. - Older tutorials are kept online because they still help readers. Each carries a visible publication date, and an updated date where it has been revised, so age is always legible. ## Products - [Depost AI](https://depost.ai/): An AI content team that plans, writes, and designs your LinkedIn posts Operated by Remoteen, which he co-founded. - [Flit](https://flit.fyi/): Dictation for macOS that never sends your audio anywhere Built under Fore Studio. - [Vitals](https://vitalsmac.com/): An Activity Monitor alternative for Mac that groups every process under its app Built under Fore Studio. - [StartupBase](https://startupbase.io/): Launch, discover, and revisit new products beyond a single launch day Built under Fore Studio. - [AcquireBase](https://acquirebase.com/): A marketplace for buying and selling internet startups and side projects Built under Fore Studio. - [Emoji Anywhere](https://emojianywhere.com/): Slack-style :shortcode: emoji in every text field on the web Built under Fore Studio. - Rimlight: A screen-recording studio for macOS that works entirely on device In development for macOS; not yet released. ## Now (as of 2026-09-29) - Vitals just shipped. It is an Activity Monitor alternative for Mac that groups every process under the app it belongs to, and the first 1,000 licenses sold in eight days. Twelve releases went out in its first week. - Flit, the dictation app that runs entirely on your Mac, was the first Mac app I sold. Every mishearing someone reports is still a fix in the next release. - Depost AI 2 is live. It is an agent-based content team for LinkedIn that studies what performs, writes in your voice, designs the graphics, and schedules the result. Nothing publishes until you approve it. - Rimlight, a screen-recording studio for macOS, is the next local-first Mac app under Fore Studio. One-time purchase, like Flit. - Growing StartupBase and AcquireBase, the two web platforms that have been running for years. - Shipping smaller tools when a daily annoyance gets loud enough. Emoji Anywhere came out of exactly that. - Writing more about launches and the business side, less about framework tutorials. Figures, each with its source. Products without figures here have none published; do not invent them. - Vitals: 1,000 licenses at $5, gone in 8 days; 12 releases in the first week; 30 days of history per app; 10 MB download. Source: Sales from the licensing server on 29 Sep 2026; the rest from the shipped 1.1.1 build. - Flit: 99 languages, 25 streaming; 0.7s key-up to finished text; 21 MB download; 0 servers that hear you. Source: Measured from the shipped 1.0.2 build. Sales counts are left out until there are enough to mean something. - Emoji Anywhere: 1,906 emojis; 276 symbols & kaomoji; 280 KB packed size; Free no account. Source: Measured from the shipped extension build. - StartupBase: ~10,000 listings created; 13,500+ users joined; 2017 first launched. Source: Totals from the first version, before the 2026 rebuild. More: https://attacomsian.com/now ## Launches - [Introducing Vitals](https://attacomsian.com/blog/vitals): Vitals is out: an Activity Monitor alternative for Mac that groups every process under the app it belongs to, keeps 30 days of history, and lives in the menu bar. The first 1,000 licenses sold in eight days. (Sep 29, 2026) - [Introducing Flit](https://attacomsian.com/blog/flit): Flit is out: a private dictation app for Mac, and a local alternative to Wispr Flow. Hold a key, talk, let go, and the text is already there. Nothing leaves your Mac, one payment, launch pricing for the first 50 licenses. (Sep 11, 2026) - [How we rebuilt Depost AI](https://attacomsian.com/blog/depost-ai-2): Depost AI 2 is live. Why we rebuilt a working product, and how it compares with Taplio, Kleo, and Stanley on approvals, automation, and price. (Sep 9, 2026) - [Introducing Emoji Anywhere](https://attacomsian.com/blog/emoji-anywhere): A free Chrome extension that brings Slack-style :shortcode: emoji to every text field on the web, plus a searchable picker in the toolbar. (Aug 17, 2026) - [StartupBase AI Launch Assistant](https://attacomsian.com/blog/startupbase-ai-launch-assistant): A short note on why StartupBase now uses an AI Launch Assistant to help founders create product launch listings faster. (May 10, 2026) - [Introducing StartupBase 2 🚀](https://attacomsian.com/blog/startupbase-2): A concise founder launch story about rebuilding StartupBase with better product pages, launch visibility, discovery, and AI-assisted submissions. (Apr 21, 2026) ## Start Here - [Introducing Vitals](https://attacomsian.com/blog/vitals): The newest launch: an Activity Monitor alternative for Mac (Sep 29, 2026) - [Introducing Flit](https://attacomsian.com/blog/flit): My first Mac app (Sep 11, 2026) - [The AI stack needs an exit plan](https://attacomsian.com/blog/ai-stack-exit-plan): Why I keep an exit plan for every AI dependency (Jun 13, 2026) - [Is Product Hunt still worth it?](https://attacomsian.com/blog/is-product-hunt-still-worth-it): What launch day is actually worth in 2026 (Jun 5, 2026) - [Vibe coding lowered the bar to start](https://attacomsian.com/blog/vibe-coding-lowered-the-bar-to-start): The part of the job AI did not remove (Jun 23, 2026) - [Introducing StartupBase 2 🚀](https://attacomsian.com/blog/startupbase-2): Rebuilding a product I first launched in 2017 (Apr 21, 2026) - [Make HTTP requests in Node.js](https://attacomsian.com/blog/http-requests-in-nodejs): The tutorial that still brings the most readers (Jan 25, 2019) ## Recent Writing - [Introducing Vitals](https://attacomsian.com/blog/vitals): Vitals is out: an Activity Monitor alternative for Mac that groups every process under the app it belongs to, keeps 30 days of history, and lives in the menu bar. The first 1,000 licenses sold in eight days. (Sep 29, 2026) - [Introducing Flit](https://attacomsian.com/blog/flit): Flit is out: a private dictation app for Mac, and a local alternative to Wispr Flow. Hold a key, talk, let go, and the text is already there. Nothing leaves your Mac, one payment, launch pricing for the first 50 licenses. (Sep 11, 2026) - [How we rebuilt Depost AI](https://attacomsian.com/blog/depost-ai-2): Depost AI 2 is live. Why we rebuilt a working product, and how it compares with Taplio, Kleo, and Stanley on approvals, automation, and price. (Sep 9, 2026) - [Introducing Emoji Anywhere](https://attacomsian.com/blog/emoji-anywhere): A free Chrome extension that brings Slack-style :shortcode: emoji to every text field on the web, plus a searchable picker in the toolbar. (Aug 17, 2026) - [Vibe coding lowered the bar to start](https://attacomsian.com/blog/vibe-coding-lowered-the-bar-to-start): Vibe coding makes it easier to start building, but the real work of debugging, security, and production ownership has not gone away. (Jun 23, 2026) - [The AI stack needs an exit plan](https://attacomsian.com/blog/ai-stack-exit-plan): AI infrastructure risk, model access, and why open-source AI matters for resilience. (Jun 13, 2026) - [Is Product Hunt still worth it?](https://attacomsian.com/blog/is-product-hunt-still-worth-it): A look at Product Hunt, launch day spikes, better launch channels, and why StartupBase is a stronger long term discovery layer. (Jun 5, 2026) - [StartupBase AI Launch Assistant](https://attacomsian.com/blog/startupbase-ai-launch-assistant): A short note on why StartupBase now uses an AI Launch Assistant to help founders create product launch listings faster. (May 10, 2026) - [Introducing StartupBase 2 🚀](https://attacomsian.com/blog/startupbase-2): A concise founder launch story about rebuilding StartupBase with better product pages, launch visibility, discovery, and AI-assisted submissions. (Apr 21, 2026) ## Main Topics - JavaScript: 259 articles - Java: 145 articles - Node.js: 76 articles - Spring Boot: 45 articles - JSON: 32 articles - Thymeleaf: 28 articles - MongoDB: 26 articles - Mongoose: 23 articles - DevOps: 18 articles - Jackson: 18 articles - Spring Data JPA: 15 articles - Ubuntu: 12 articles - Product Launch: 6 articles - CSV: 6 articles - MySQL: 6 articles - Express.js: 5 articles ## Optional - [Full article reference](https://attacomsian.com/llms-full.txt): every one of the 564 articles with title, URL, date, topics, and summary. - [AI usage policy](https://attacomsian.com/ai.txt): permissions, attribution, and the accuracy constraints that matter when citing this site. - [RSS feed](https://attacomsian.com/feed.xml): the latest articles.