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Ask HN: Coming up with ideas?
I'd like to build a few small but useful apps to build experience and a portfolio outside of my workplace, an area shamefully neglected.
I'm stuck at the first hurdle and I haven't got a clue where to start or what to build first!
Do you have any tips for coming up with ideas?
- mc_hammer 11y agoi usually just get the ideas while im working, from things that suck need to write a regex for css parsing... why isnt there a regex generator yet need to debug my javascript... why isnt there a repl? writing windows 10 hello world, <button xmlspec123ABCUnstandard="{{ Microsoft.Windows.XAML.WinForms.Imaging.Image.NewBitmapFromFilestream(filestream) }}" /> ... wow mixing xml with code sucks why doesnt someone make a good template language (edit: actually, why dont compilers have enough logic to at least try to include the right library so I dont have to type shit like use Namespace Windows.XAML.Winforms.Imaging 10 times for every file) etc! anyway another good idea is to get your ideas from books, say a productivity book, the guy recommends keeping a schedule? make a scheduling app with the features you need, the author recommends using timers? make a timer app with the features you need. this is actually what i did. heck why not even sell it on iphone for a few bucks afterwords using phonegap.
- ingenieros 11y agohttps://www.udacity.com/course/product-design--ud509 https://www.udacity.com/course/product-design--ud509 Start with Lesson 1: Ideation and validation to get those creative juices flowing.