Dev Tools & Micro-SaaS Hacker News · 2023-06-10

Dev productivity tools you would pay for — what do people actually buy?

「值得自掏腰包」的开发效率工具，大家都买了什么？

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WhoHacker News · 2023-06-10 · 62 upvotes · 102 replies
The askDev productivity tools you would pay for — what do people actually buy?
The openingOne-off $30-60 utilities spread faster among developers than subscriptions.

What was actually said

“I pay for JetBrains, Creative cloud, chatGpt, figma, and mid journey… Are there any must have dev productivity tools?”
— Hacker News · 2023-06-10 · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36267563…

Background and pain

The pain

Developers pay to save 20 minutes a day, but few tools are priced for that.

A buildable angle

The opening

One-off $30-60 utilities spread faster among developers than subscriptions.

How to validate it

Read the whole thread and note the recurring scenarios — repetition is the density of the need.
Search existing tools around "paid tools / dev productivity" and check which single step they actually cover.
Put up a one-line landing page, share it back to Hacker News, and see whether anyone asks about pricing.

Existing options

Raycast, Warp, TablePlus

From the thread · top comments

Github Copilot and, depending on the team, also Miro might be useful.

— solanpaa

I received a Kinesis keyboard in the mail today - maybe not what OP had in mind but my hand issues were to the point of contemplating leaving computer work. Not sure how much it’ll change with the new keyboard - but my response is ergonomics.

— dieselgate

Try reading Sarno. Sounds nuts but it works.

— whitepoplar

Open the source thread

FAQ

Where does this request come from?

From a public thread on Hacker News, posted on 2023-06-10 with 102 replies, filed under Dev Tools & Micro-SaaS. Read the full context here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36267563

What exactly are users complaining about?

I pay for JetBrains, Creative cloud, chatGpt, figma, and mid journey… Are there any must have dev productivity tools? Developers pay to save 20 minutes a day, but few tools are priced for that.

What could this become as a product?

One-off $30-60 utilities spread faster among developers than subscriptions.

What alternatives exist today?

Known options: Raycast, Warp, TablePlus. These usually cover only one step of the workflow, leaving the rest manual.

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