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"build something that scratches your own itch." Awesome advice.

• amelius 7y ago
  I'm not sure this is solid advice. As a programmer it would mean I'd have to build my own compiler and editor, but the low-hanging fruit has already been taken in this area, so perhaps it's better to scratch someone else's itch in some niche area that nobody has explored yet.
  • shanecleveland 7y ago
    The implication here is that the best way to know that someone else has an itch to scratch is to have that same itch yourself. And "itch" is to "problem" as "scratch" is to "solve." The fact that you know or use something doesn't make it a problem to solve. But if you think you can do it better or different, then maybe someone else agrees.
  • ClikeX 7y ago
    If you only do programming, sure. But there's probably more in your life than that. It could just be any household task. In this case, OP's iptv playlists.