diff --git a/crates/gpui/examples/ownership_post.rs b/crates/gpui/examples/ownership_post.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd3b6264c36537ff61d84556201b801b887ab26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gpui/examples/ownership_post.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use gpui::{prelude::*, App, AppContext, EventEmitter, Model, ModelContext};
+
+struct Counter {
+    count: usize,
+}
+
+struct Change {
+    increment: usize,
+}
+
+impl EventEmitter<Change> for Counter {}
+
+fn main() {
+    App::new().run(|cx: &mut AppContext| {
+        let counter: Model<Counter> = cx.new_model(|_cx| Counter { count: 0 });
+        let subscriber = cx.new_model(|cx: &mut ModelContext<Counter>| {
+            cx.subscribe(&counter, |subscriber, _emitter, event, _cx| {
+                subscriber.count += event.increment * 2;
+            })
+            .detach();
+
+            Counter {
+                count: counter.read(cx).count * 2,
+            }
+        });
+
+        counter.update(cx, |counter, cx| {
+            counter.count += 2;
+            cx.notify();
+            cx.emit(Change { increment: 2 });
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(subscriber.read(cx).count, 4);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
index 8f7345ae16ced7e84cb145de81635b8c805e3fe6..477bea143916688b84571b2da3ad24b9bbec52cf 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
@@ -111,14 +111,20 @@ pub struct App(Rc<AppCell>);
 /// configured, you'll start the app with `App::run`.
 impl App {
     /// Builds an app with the given asset source.
-    pub fn production(asset_source: Arc<dyn AssetSource>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self(AppContext::new(
             current_platform(),
-            asset_source,
+            Arc::new(()),
             http::client(),
         ))
     }
 
+    /// Assign
+    pub fn with_assets(self, asset_source: impl AssetSource) -> Self {
+        self.0.borrow_mut().asset_source = Arc::new(asset_source);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Start the application. The provided callback will be called once the
     /// app is fully launched.
     pub fn run<F>(self, on_finish_launching: F)
@@ -1167,7 +1173,7 @@ impl Context for AppContext {
     type Result<T> = T;
 
     /// Build an entity that is owned by the application. The given function will be invoked with
-    /// a `ModelContext` and must return an object representing the entity. A `Model` will be returned
+    /// a `ModelContext` and must return an object representing the entity. A `Model` handle will be returned,
     /// which can be used to access the entity in a context.
     fn new_model<T: 'static>(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/crates/live_kit_client/examples/test_app.rs b/crates/live_kit_client/examples/test_app.rs
index 9fc8aafd30c283df748796790964dab11151d9af..06f297083066a2e749d7ecc3d10f94d4a2167115 100644
--- a/crates/live_kit_client/examples/test_app.rs
+++ b/crates/live_kit_client/examples/test_app.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use gpui::{actions, KeyBinding, Menu, MenuItem};
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ actions!(live_kit_client, [Quit]);
 fn main() {
     SimpleLogger::init(LevelFilter::Info, Default::default()).expect("could not initialize logger");
 
-    gpui::App::production(Arc::new(())).run(|cx| {
+    gpui::App::new().run(|cx| {
         #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
         println!("USING TEST LIVEKIT");
 
diff --git a/crates/storybook/src/storybook.rs b/crates/storybook/src/storybook.rs
index 7da1d67b307e660963c34297fc1fcfcca0c4222b..1c5ffb494bdb24dc794bce42aacc4a8265244b66 100644
--- a/crates/storybook/src/storybook.rs
+++ b/crates/storybook/src/storybook.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ fn main() {
     });
     let theme_name = args.theme.unwrap_or("One Dark".to_string());
 
-    let asset_source = Arc::new(Assets);
-    gpui::App::production(asset_source).run(move |cx| {
+    gpui::App::new().with_assets(Assets).run(move |cx| {
         load_embedded_fonts(cx).unwrap();
 
         let mut store = SettingsStore::default();
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index a7c52e592fcb93089a4f88351d19d377ef9ce0bc..0c9f3d371e08e0c3a96ea3226f3fc2dadffa8c2e 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     log::info!("========== starting zed ==========");
-    let app = App::production(Arc::new(Assets));
+    let app = App::new().with_assets(Assets);
 
     let (installation_id, existing_installation_id_found) = app
         .background_executor()