The Hidden Cost of Context-Switching Between Side Projects (And the Workflow That Ended It)
The Hidden Cost of Context-Switching Between Side Projects (And the Workflow That Ended It) The expensive part of running several side projects is not…
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Hello Dev.to 👋 — A Developer Joining the Community
Hey everyone! Just created my Dev.to account and wanted to say hi properly. I'm a software developer, working with Python and building side projects t…
How I Built an ATS Resume Builder App for Android (And What I Learned)
After months of watching friends get rejected by job applications they were qualified for, I discovered the real culprit: Applicant Tracking Systems (…
Overwhelmed by Overengineering in Project Tracking Tools. The Result? I Built a Lightweight, Local-First Project Tracker.
Hey everyone 👋 I want to give a massive shoutout to AI — it has injected a whole new level of passion and joy into coding for a non-tech guy like me. …
Building a focused 2026 World Cup schedule tracker
I built a small, focused 2026 World Cup tracker for fans who want the essentials without opening five different pages: schedule, groups, standings sna…
Translating 'I missed you' so it doesn't land like a form letter
I was trying to tell someone something real in her first language — not "I missed you" from a dropdown, but the version that sounds like a person said…
Why I Built ToolNudge: A Privacy-First Collection of Browser-Based Utilities
Over the years, I've found myself repeatedly searching for small utility tools. JSON formatters. JWT decoders. Regex testers. QR code generators. Text…
I Built 135 Free Browser Tools — No Ads, No Sign-Up, No Tracking
I'm not a startup. I don't have a team. I'm just a developer who got tired of landing on tool websites that shove ads in your face, demand an account …
A Meal Planner & Grocery Shopping Agent in Typescript with HazelJS
In this post, we'll build a practical AI-powered meal planning agent using HazelJS. This agent helps users create personalized meal plans, discover re…
The Builder's Advantage: Why Constraints Are the New Superpower
There's a myth that the best products come from unlimited resources. Big teams. Big budgets. Big time. The reality in 2026 looks nothing like that. Th…
How I Built a Fan-Made Walkthrough Site for an Indie Visual Novel
The Problem: Indie Games Deserve Better Guides When I first played The Freak Circus — a psychological horror visual novel by indie developer Neko Buen…
Launched a free DSGVO compliance scanner — scanned 200+ sites, 73% had violations
Originally written for r/SideProject on Reddit — sharing here for the dev.to community. TL;DR: Built a free tool that scans websites for GDPR/DSGVO co…
I built 121 free online file tools as a side project - here is what I learned
After months of nights and weekends, I launched Filuni - a free online toolkit with 121 tools for PDF, image, video, audio, and document processing. N…
I built a Reddit freelance job aggregator in my spare time — here's what happened after 2 weeks
I'm a self-taught developer from India. No CS degree, 3 years of professional experience, day job at a small company. A few months ago I started think…
I replaced my Telegram bot and Google Sheet with my own MCP enabled open-source finance app
For a long time, my personal accounting system was a small automation stack: a Telegram bot wizard collected transaction details, wrote rows into Goog…
I Got Bored of LeetCode, so I Built a Coding RPG
https://dsa-life-simulator-frontend.vercel.app"I made a free tool to make DSA practice feel like an RPG — would like feedback from this community"Been…
I Had 6 Side Projects Open in One Browser Window. Here's What That Was Costing Me.
I Had 6 Side Projects Open in One Browser Window. Here's What That Was Costing Me. I counted once, on a normal Tuesday. 41 tabs, one window, six diffe…
I built a personalized PSM I practice tool because mock exams felt broken
I built Pretty Scrum because preparing for the PSM I exam felt more inefficient than it needed to be. Most mock exams I tried had the same problem: th…
I Built a Polymarket Trading Bot That Tries to Capture the Last 60 Seconds of Market Inefficiency
Over the last few days, I've been building and testing a Polymarket trading bot focused on BTC and ETH 15-minute markets. The idea is surprisingly sim…
Why I Stopped Paying for Tunnels and Built My Own (in 500 Lines of Rust).
Why I Stopped Paying for Tunnels and Built My Own (in 500 Lines of Rust) We’ve all been there: you’re working on a project, you need to show it to a c…
Building a Side Income Selling AI Developer Tools on Gumroad (Month 2 Update: $382)
Two months ago, I launched my first digital product on Gumroad - a credit optimization tool for Manus AI users. Here's the transparent update with rea…
I Built an AI SaaS That Analyzes Websites and Tells You Why You’re Losing Customers
Today I want to share a project I built called Boostora 🚀 It started as a simple idea: “What if businesses could instantly understand why their websit…
Building a Fast Utility Website: What I Learned Creating 20+ Frontend Tools
Most utility websites today feel overloaded. Too many ads. Too many popups. Slow loading. Confusing layouts. So I started building a small side projec…
I Built 25 Free Financial Calculators — No Ads, No Signup, Just Tools
Two weeks ago I shared a collection of 6 financial calculators. The response was incredible, so I kept building. Today, fi-calc.com has 25 completely …
I Built a Free Suite of 14 Financial Calculators
I recently launched Fi-Calc — a free suite of 14 financial calculators that runs entirely in the browser. No signups. No ads. No data collection. Just…
Why We Built a 100% Static Niche Directory for CAD/BIM Engineers (And How It Costs $0 to Run)
Finding the right software in specialized industries is surprisingly difficult. Take the CAD and BIM space: designers, architects, and engineering man…
Submitting to App Store and Play Store as a solo developer - what actually happened
I submitted Termique to the App Store and Play Store three days ago. It's live now. Here's what the process actually looked like, because most guides …
Indie Hacking the App Store: Navigating Apple's Guidelines for Niche Catholic AI Applications
Indie Hacking the App Store: Navigating Apple's Guidelines for Niche Catholic AI Applications The era of building generic software-as-a-service (SaaS)…
🚀 My first project in DLang:
a simple banking system with deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and account validation. Learning D has been a great experience so far, and I hope to co…
Why most profile picture sites feel clunky and what I wanted instead
Most profile picture sites have the same problem: too much noise, too little intention. You open one because you want a new avatar for Discord, X, Red…