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scratch an itch
The stance that a developer may build a tool purely to solve their own problem, release it in case it helps others, and consider it finished without pursuing wider adoption.
also written as scratch your own itch
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- jul 2026
Open Source Has a Distribution Problem, Not a Building ProblemOpen source distribution decides whether your project gets found. A one-week census of 106 launches, and the title that scored 154 in one sub and 1 in another.
Micro SaaS Ideas Are Everywhere If You Stop Thinking Like a DeveloperThe founders earning $50K MRR from micro saas ideas found them by watching people work, not by browsing listicles. Observation beats brainstorming every time.