The Postlane Log

Notes on shipping, writing, and the tools in between.

Product updates, engineering deep-dives, and practical guides for developers who write in public.

Product

Featured

How Postlane turns a commit message into a platform-native post

A walkthrough of the full draft flow — from git diff to approved LinkedIn post — and the design decisions behind each step.

Hugo Elliott · 18 Jun 2026 · 6 min read

Engineering

Source-available without being open-source. How BUSL 1.1 lets us ship a readable, forkable codebase while keeping the commercial model intact.

Hugo Elliott · 4 Jun 2026 · 8 min read

Guides

The voice guide is the most important thing you configure in Postlane. Here is how to write one that produces posts you want to keep.

Hugo Elliott · 22 May 2026 · 5 min read