I fully agree about the developer tools space being very difficult. I have a popular open source project but was never able to monetize it (and I've had plenty

I fully agree about the developer tools space being very difficult. I have a popular open source project but was never able to monetize it (and I've had plenty of time and tried a few different things). I can fully relate to this article. Having a popular OSS project helps me a bit when getting job opportunities but that's all... Even if you considered me as a single-person team and counted 'better job opportunities' as a return on my investment, I don't think the increased salary even comes close to getting me a ROI on time spent. OSS is a terrible investment. It's like buying a lottery ticket.