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> A simple blogging platform I built out of frustration with other tools I like this phrasing. Many of the best things are made out of frustration - it might
by jameshart 5y ago
> A simple blogging platform I built out of frustration with other tools
I like this phrasing. Many of the best things are made out of frustration - it might be one of the most important building materials for software.
‘Cool blogging platform! What’s it built out of?’
‘Frustration’
Definitely better than building one out of fear, anger or greed.
Actually, in some seriousness, I think stackoverflow was built out of anger - and used that to clearly define what their differentiators and value proposition were. So maybe hanging on to that original motivation could be an important part of setting out what makes this different.
Anyway, congratulations on launching.
- SkyLinx 5y agoHi! And thanks :) Not sure if frustration is the right word (not native speaker) but I wasn't happy with existing tools for a reason or another so I thought why not build one that I truly like :)
- officialjunk 5y agoSounds like the right word here.
- SkyLinx 5y agoThanks for confirming. Sometimes the translated equivalent might be misleading :)
- ytjohn 5y agoOne place I worked followed the principals of ODD. Depending on the context, it was either Outage Driven Development or Outrage Driven Development.
- SkyLinx 5y agoI like that :D
- faitswulff 5y agoAppropriately, ODD is an acronym for Oppositional Defiant Disorder, “A disorder in a child marked by defiant and disobedient behavior to authority figures.”
- bradgessler 5y agoSo true. I built https://www.thingybase.com https://www.thingybase.com because I got pissed at how stupid hand held label makers are. “I should be able to use my voice or a real keyboard from my phone to label stuff”. A few years later and I’ve got a full blown home inventory system.
- v01d4lph4 5y agoThis is pretty cool, ngl!
- qelloman 5y agoIt looks really awesome. It would be helpful to have a mobile app so that I can take a pic of stuff.
- bradgessler 5y agoYeah! I really really want this too so that label printing is much faster. Lots of tapping at the moment.