Ben Strand

Solo dev building Tidepool, a habit tracker. Shipping slowly, learning loudly. Day 1.

[Ben Strand @BenStrandDev]

Starting to build Tidepool in public. It’s a small habit tracker, and I’m one person with a laptop and too many tabs open. I’ll post the wins, the bugs, and the real numbers. First goal: a working prototype in 30 days. Following along? 🌊

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@faqdev 15.76%

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@chriscompiles Making a new kind of a habit tracker for motivation

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@dhh, having troubles with @omarchy ISO. Any advice?

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Most habit trackers punish you for missing a day. Miss one and the streak resets to 0. I’m building Tidepool to be the opposite, and I’ll share how as I go.

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@imnotMatt_eth Running 1/78 of my full speed now. Will catch up soon!

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@imnotMatt_eth Do you really need all of these monitors?

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@faqdev Grok. GLM 5.3. Qwen Coder.

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@faqdev No ads in the OS.

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@Fastmax_ What is limiting you in M1 max? I'm using M3 max MBP and did not see any so far. Curious what is so demanding in your workflow?

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@arthuryuzbashev Reddit is 👑

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@BillyM2k Farm

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What alternatives to GitHub are out there for a solo dev? Thinking about leaving. What do you use for CI and why?

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@faqdev Just published my one-pager: https://t.co/XBI38zLKQI. WDYT?

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@Jason The sound of SoundCore is absolute garbage. AirPods USB-C version deliver so much more value for only $19

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@gringoruivo that is a nice list! good luck with your adventure!

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@elonmusk Is it because of "space" in the mix?

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Honest question for indie devs: has a “drop what you’re building and let’s connect” thread ever turned into a real conversation? Genuinely asking. I’ve seen dozens of the same template in my feed today.

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@faqdev Judgment and experience with what went wrong is valuable. AI is a good amplifier of force. Direction is what is important.