Hey, @X I'm looking to #connect me with those interested in:-
- Web & App Dev
- Web3
- Blockchain
- Frontend
- Backend
- System Design
- React.js / Next.js
- Open Source
- Graphic design
- Hackathons
- Freelancing
- UI/UX
- Databases
- AI/ML
- AI Agents/Agentic AI
Opened Cloudflare this morning.
One month after launch.
26.9k unique visitors in the last 30 days.
No ads.
No big audience.
Just a small product people are actually finding.
The numbers are nowhere near where I want them to be.
But they’re no longer zero.
And that feels different.
What’s the first number that made your project feel real?
I get an idea at night.
I feel excited.
I open my laptop the next morning.
I stare at the blank screen for 20 minutes.
Then I close it again.
What usually gets you past that first 20 minutes?
Yesterday I dropped 47 random photos into MediaForge just to test it.
In 12 seconds, every GPS tag, device model, and timestamp disappeared — all inside the browser. Nothing ever left my laptop.
It’s a small thing, but watching all that metadata disappear was oddly satisfying.
Anyone else weirdly appreciate tools that just… don’t send your stuff anywhere?
One thing adulthood doesn't prepare you for:
Doing everything “right” and still feeling behind.
Working. Learning. Improving.
And somehow, it still feels like you should be doing more.
The weird thing about building something of your own:
You start by worrying about whether the product works.
Then you worry about whether anyone notices.
Then whether anyone cares.
Then someone actually pays.
And suddenly, you’re back to worrying about whether you can do it all over again.
Apparently, that’s the job.
Here lies the spirit of open source software.
Killed by the desperation of students looking for a job.
When will people realise that open source is not something that you "do to get hired". A job is a possible by-product of your contribution at most.