Insights on solo development, AI tools, and building digital products as an independent developer.
I've built multiple side projects while working as a full-time developer. Here's the reality of finding time, avoiding burnout, and what 2-4 hours a day can actually accomplish.
The reality of building alone freedom, decision fatigue, loneliness, and why I'd still choose it. Here's what no one tells you about solo development.
Comparing Vercel Analytics and PostHog for solo developers. Lightweight web analytics vs a full product analytics platform. Pricing, features, and which to pick.
Comparing Amplitude and PostHog for solo developers. Enterprise product analytics vs open-source all-in-one. Features, pricing, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Mixpanel and PostHog for solo developers. Product analytics specialist vs the open-source all-in-one. Features, pricing, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Square and Stripe for solo developers. In-person commerce vs developer-first online payments. Features, pricing, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Brevo and Mailchimp for solo developers. Modern affordable email vs the legacy default. Features, pricing, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Stack Auth and Clerk for solo developers. Open-source auth vs polished commercial auth. Features, pricing, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Coolify and Caprover for solo developers. Two self-hosted PaaS options with very different polish levels. Features, setup, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Northflank and Railway for solo developers. Two modern PaaS platforms with different philosophies. Features, pricing, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Sevalla and Render for solo developers. Two managed hosting platforms with very different pricing models. Features, costs, and the honest verdict.
Comparing Hono and Fastify for solo developers. Edge-first ultralight JavaScript framework vs proven Node-first framework. Which one fits your one-person backend.
Comparing Phoenix and FastAPI for solo developers. Elixir's batteries-included framework vs Python's modern async API toolkit. Which one suits a one-person backend.
A reusable agent needs stable inputs, evidence rules, authority boundaries, test fixtures, recovery behavior, and an approval gate.
Design a side-project release around recurring time and energy, then protect scope, restart actions, and weekly evidence.