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Blog

Building in the open — updates, decisions, and lessons from the outing.social dev log.

March 22, 2026
announcementAT Protocolphilosophy

Why we built outing.social

The outdoors shouldn't require a walled garden. Here's why we're building a decentralized activity platform on the AT Protocol.

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March 22, 2026
featurelaunch

Shipping the v1 feature set

Maps, events, RSVPs, route building, and clubs — a walkthrough of everything that shipped in the first version.

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March 23, 2026
designUX

A warm palette and skeleton screens

We overhauled the design system with an earthy color palette and added skeleton loading states. It finally feels like an outdoor app.

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March 23, 2026
featureclubs

Club editing and name history

Clubs can now be edited after creation, with avatar uploads and a full name-change audit trail.

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March 29, 2026
featureSEO

GPX support, social previews, and a real landing page

A big feature day: GPX import/export for your Garmin files, rich link previews, and a proper front door for new visitors.

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March 30, 2026
technicalAT Protocol

Building on the AT Protocol: lessons learned

Reflections on building a real application on the AT Protocol — what works, what's tricky, and what we wish we'd known earlier.

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March 31, 2026
metaphilosophy

Building in the open

We added a blog and an RSS feed. Here's why we think building in public is worth the effort.

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