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
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