Software built
with intent.
We design and build software, web applications, developer tools, and products that solve real problems — precisely, deliberately, and for the long term.
What we build
Software in four shapes.
We focus on a few categories of software where precision and depth make the most difference.
Products
Things we've built.
A growing collection of software products — tools, apps, and systems built to be useful.
Antora
A UI system built for motion.
Antora extends shadcn/ui with native animations, richer interactions, and polished component behaviour — the UI layer your product deserves.
Busy Hours
Put the phone down. Actually.
Busy Hours is an Android app that helps you stop reaching for your phone. Not by blocking apps — by making the habit visible and resistible.
Atlas
An AI assistant that knows your product.
Atlas lets businesses and developers embed an AI assistant trained on their own documentation, knowledge base, and product content — without building the infrastructure themselves.
How we work
Engineering philosophy.
Six principles that shape how we approach every line of code and every design decision.
Simple systems
Complexity compounds. We build the simplest system that solves the problem — nothing more. Simple systems are easier to understand, change, and trust.
Thoughtful interfaces
Software touches people. Every surface should be considered. Not decorative — considered. The gap between functional and excellent is usually interface quality.
Long-term thinking
Good software should still work correctly years from now. We write for the developer who inherits the codebase, not just for the feature deadline.
Performance as respect
A fast product respects the user's time. Performance is not an optimisation pass at the end — it's a design constraint from the start.
Developer experience
Tools and codebases should feel good to work in. DX is not a luxury. When developers enjoy their tools, the software they produce is better.
Build to understand
We build our own products because it's the best way to understand the problems we're solving. Dogfooding is not a phase — it's a discipline.
Writing
Latest from the blog.
Thoughts on software, tools, product development, and the craft of engineering.
Why we built Antora on top of shadcn/ui
shadcn/ui gives you structure. Antora gives you motion. Here's why we built a UI system that prioritises interaction quality over raw component count.
On building products alone
What single-person product development teaches you that team projects don't.
Founder
Nitesh
Founder · Engineer · Software Developer
The Coding Ant is founded and currently run by Nitesh — a software developer who builds things with precision and intent. From developer tools to consumer apps, the work spans the full stack of what software can be.
The ant in the name is intentional. Small, systematic, and persistent — capable of building things far more complex than it appears.
Let's build
Have something worth building?
Whether it's a product idea, a technical challenge, or something that just needs to exist — we'd like to hear about it.