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Ransford's Software Development Studio

This is my workshop for shipping software safely. We sketch systems, pick stacks, check security, and get friendly nudges from a local "agent". No cloud calls, no telemetry. Just guidance, templates and checklists that behave.

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Security noteThis is a learning sandbox. Do not paste real secrets or live customer data. Outputs are for education, not production compliance.

Security reminderThis studio is for education and experimentation. Do not upload production data or secrets. Outputs are demos; review before using anywhere safety-critical or financial.

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Ready to build real projects? Try the live Dev Studio with production tools.

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Studio map

Jump straight to a lab. The URL updates, so you can share a specific view with learners or teammates.

NewGuided journeys

Walk BookTrack through the core labs

Two guided runs for BookTrack. They are text-only, local-only, and point you at the existing labs so you can feel how architecture, backend, frontend, and delivery connect.

Security reminderThis studio is for education and experimentation. Do not upload production data or secrets. Outputs are demos; review before using anywhere safety-critical or financial.

This is the flight deck. Keep an eye on your projects, stacks and risk here before you let your inner chaos monkey press deploy.

Project registry

A quick census of what you are building and how close it is to escaping.

Type	Stack	Status	Risk
Web app	FE: React · BE: Node Express · Data: Postgres	Designing	Unknown
Web app	FE: React · BE: Node Express · Data: Postgres	Building	Medium
API	FE: No UI · BE: Django · Data: Postgres	Testing	Low

Risk and health

If the High column is not zero, maybe do not go on holiday.

By status

Designing: 1Building: 1Testing: 1Live: 0

By risk

Low: 1Medium: 1High: 0Unknown: 1

Safety status

Studio safety1/4

Project brief

Pick a project from the table, then export a brief you can drop into a repo as a starting `README.md`.

# BookTrack project brief

This brief was generated in Ransford's Software Development Studio.
It is local to your browser and includes no telemetry.

## Stack snapshot
- Type: Web app
- Frontend: React
- Backend: Node Express
- Data: Postgres

## Safety checklist
- [ ] Secrets live in environment variables, not in code
- [x] HTTPS everywhere
- [ ] Audit logging planned
- [ ] Basic threat modelling done

## Next steps in the studio
1. Requirements and domain modelling: /dev-studios?tab=requirements
2. Architecture and system design: /dev-studios?tab=system-design
3. Backend and API design: /dev-studios?tab=backend
4. Frontend and integration: /dev-studios?tab=frontend
5. Security and reliability: /dev-studios?tab=security
6. Deployment and operations: /dev-studios?tab=deploy
7. Observability basics: /dev-studios?tab=observability

## Rules for safe learning
1. Do not paste real secrets, tokens, or passwords.
2. Do not paste real customer or employee data.
3. Use synthetic examples and keep notes portable.

This stays local. You control what goes into a real repo.