"4. Do you compare your tool to other similar tools so people feel educated about pros/cons of yours?" This I find is an important one most developers forget.

"4. Do you compare your tool to other similar tools so people feel educated about pros/cons of yours?" This I find is an important one most developers forget. I want to know why you consider your tool/library different from the solutions already out there. It might be better in some respect, it might sacrifice some functionality for the benefit of simplicity, usability, etc. Or you might have created a 'yet-another-X' in which case I probably won't bother as I might already have a solution I'm fine with.