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I do think there’s a space for 1 dev to make a big impact if it’s 1) very novel and 2) very scoped, like a domain specific language for something they’re very f
by graypegg 3y ago
I do think there’s a space for 1 dev to make a big impact if it’s 1) very novel and 2) very scoped, like a domain specific language for something they’re very familiar with.
Making a new general purpose tool is definitely a big achievement, but chasing fame and adoption for something general purpose is a fast track to disappointment. (Not saying this project is.)
- logtempo 3y agoI believe general purpose tool will atract people with general knowledge, so more people. Very specific dev will atract experts, so less people will engage to the work.
- graypegg 3y agoLocal minima though, that larger group of people have already found the fastest/easiest/most intuitive way to build the everything tool. You've got a lot more prior art to be better than. If your goal is wide adoption and hype, that's not a great starting point unless you've found the next local minima.