About All Play

All Play is an independent podcast and newsletter created and hosted by Ryan Hefner. It documents the ideas, decisions, tools, experiments, and occasional wrong turns involved in building products and open-source software. Episodes and posts are working notes from the process rather than a polished formula for how every project should be made.

What you’ll find here

The podcast archive includes episode notes, audio, transcripts when available, and links to listen in common podcast apps. The newsletter provides written updates and another way to follow new work. Topics commonly include product development, interface design, software engineering, developer tooling, independent publishing, and the practical tradeoffs behind shipping an idea.

What All Play is not

All Play is a publication—not a social network, SaaS product, or paid membership platform. There are no All Play user accounts or pricing tiers. Public episodes can be played here or through the podcast feed, and the newsletter is available by email. Products discussed on the show have their own official sites, documentation, and support channels.

About Ryan

Ryan is a software developer and product designer who builds products and open-source tools. All Play is his place to share the process while it is still happening. You can find more of his work on ryanhefner.com and GitHub, or use the contact page to get in touch.