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Part of me wants to argue that this is anecdotal, though I've seen something somewhat similar in my experience. I will say this, building something you want you

Part of me wants to argue that this is anecdotal, though I've seen something somewhat similar in my experience. I will say this, building something you want yourself gives you a particular insight into the need that is very difficult to get when finding out what other people want. Building personas of users is designed to help this, but you really have to be able to embody the persona. Plus, isn't it just more fun building stuff you yourself want?

WalterBright 11y ago
> isn't it just more fun building stuff you yourself want? Of course! But the interesting point here is when I propose building things that I want, my colleagues insist that nobody else will ever want it, that I'm a unique snowflake in what I want. And yet when I do, they do. It happens over and over. I can't explain it.