... with twenty. one thing worth separating, because it took me a while: this predicts whether you get read, not whether you get upvoted. the comment that started my longest exchange with a maker sits on zero, and a throwaway line elsewhere picked up points. worth knowing which of the two you are optimising for before you pick the thread. Comment from Jernej Jan Ko ica(@jernej_jan_kocica): @abdullah_javaid3  that generalises into something annoying: the better you understand your ... ... days, then read the number PH shows on the thread itself. No way to isolate just the comment's own reach, only the container it sits in. Comment from Abdullah Javaid(@abdullah_javaid3): @jernej_jan_kocica  The read versus

... building something yourself, or do you just enjoy discovering new products? (I guess it s morning where you are now =)). Comment from Neil Shah(@xshahneil): @adana  Not yet, i started with 4.99$ but then felt it like a throwaway rate and considering the amount of work + one time fee + lifetime updates its far too less. So i bumped up to 19.99 which seems good as of now and i saw 3 people buy as of now today ...

... part, the login form, is a weekend of the work. Founders who built auth in-house, how far did you get before the bill arrived? Comment from Adam Foster(@adam_foster5): @roguetink This is a classic build vs buy decision . Teams often estimated the cost of shipping auth, but not the years of maintenance, security updates, and support that follow. That's where the real ROI calculation changes. Comment from Alex Borsuk(@alexander_borsuk): absolutely. I see no reason ... ... good questions. On abuse, we handle it at two layers, brute-force protection that limits failed attempts per user or per IP, and signup controls where you can allow or block by email, phone, or custom regex, so throwaway

... talk next steps" means they've decided you're worth their time, which is the only signal that actually pays rent. Did you ever tell them what that message did for you? I find people have no idea their throwaway line was the highlight of your week, and saying so tends to get you an even better one. Comment from Ekin Tuna(@ekin_tuna): "Are you free this week to discuss the next steps?" Notification like that makes me smile ...

... into their own isolated diff that can't hide inside a bigger routine-looking commit Comment from Omri Ben-Shoham(@omri_ben_shoham1): @tgloureiro the "commodities right now, refactor later" take on UI code makes sense to me for throwaway stuff, but doesn't it get expensive the moment that UI code needs to survive a redesign? refactoring is cheap when you're touching one component, less cheap when three other screens quietly depend on the exact shape ...

... didn't feel great about building software. Then I leaned into AI. I realized I could translate ideas directly to an agent using only my relative knowledge and communication skills. I got busy. My first app was a throwaway AI recommendation. My second app blew up in "bug purgatory" due to nested git commits on early branches. I was deflated and walked away. Eventually, I broke the stupor and pivoted back to the workflow tech I originally tried to build ...

... never worth deleting either. My Downloads folder had 500 files and I genuinely didn't know what half of them were anymore. Couldn't find a tool that did what I wanted so I built RottenFiles (GitHub). You save throwaway files to a specific folder, and they automatically delete themselves after 7 days. If you actually need something before it's gone, you click Keep and it moves wherever you want. Do nothing and it disappears. Probably rough around ...

... solo founder, these are the five tools I use almost every day: ChatGPT VS Code GitHub Ledger (I dogfood my own invoicing app.) Google Search Console They don't make building easy, but they definitely make it possible. Comment from faheem asad(@faheem_asad): My daily toolkit is pretty simple, but I rely on it constantly: ChatGPT brainstorming, writing, and problem-solving. VS

... guess which element on a busy screen I actually meant, and it edits the wrong one. Then I'm re-prompting, which is its own iteration tax. Curious how much of your rework is this specific thing versus raw model quality. And what's your fix, crop hard, or describe the element in text? Comment from Alexander Bickov(@bickov): @thenameisarian  "The absence is the spec" is the perfect way to put the counterfactual case, nothing to point ... ... single element), which also happen to be the most frequent. The relational and counterfactual cases want pixels or motion. You've basically written the doc for when to use which. Mind if I borrow "useful seam" and the box-vs

... Interactive simulations (fluid flow, electrical circuits, pendulums) - Financial dashboards and business plan projections - 3D viewers for mechanical parts - Full technical reports and calculation notes - Personality tests and interactive forms All as standalone .html files. Open in browser. Done. Your "throwaway HTML" framing is exactly right. The floor just dropped and most people haven't noticed yet. Launching June 17th if you want to see it in action Comment from Nathan Tran(@nathan_tran9): @achille82  wow I have never thought ...

... important versus unimportant," it's "is the clock still running on this." Failed feels urgent, but a failed run is just stopped, it's not bleeding, so it can wait for your glance. Waiting is the only one actively accruing. Your "unless it's critical" caveat is the one refinement that rule needs, and it's the right one: the push-versus

... task. We re slowly moving towards a world where every product is a prompting product Would love feedback on this direction. Comment from Susie Johns(@susie_johns): I really like this direction. I ve been treating prompts like throwaway inputs too, but this idea of building reusable workflows actually changes how I think about my daily work Comment from MADHU KUMARI(@madhu_kumari1): @susie_johns  this feels like a big step forward. I ve always wished I could organize ...

... usually includes constraints, tradeoffs, and small details that are hard to fake. In B2B, for example, a generic AI post might say, build trust with suppliers. A more human answer would mention the actual messy parts: unclear MOQ, sample vs production specs, certification documents that do not cover the exact SKU, packaging files that are not ready, or buyers comparing quotes that are not based on the same assumptions. That kind of detail does not have to sound perfect ... ... safe and always AI-compatible. The thing that can get you fired if you apply it to the wrong deal that's the signal. On images and video: agree with Saad that effort is the better frame than AI vs

... here is that buying from shady accounts probably does close to nothing anyway. Would love to see more transparency on what "meaningful contribution history" looks like so real community members know they're worth more than a fresh gmail throwaway. Comment from Paul Veth(@paulveth): @olia_nemirovski  This is a great idea! Together with this "no history of quality contributions on Product Hunt: this vote will count for 0 points." this wil fix 90% I believe. What I found ... ... while still filtering abuse. Curious how you balance that long term without discouraging genuine newcomers from engaging. Comment from Mike Kerzhner(@mikekerzhner): @ankit_mishra15  sorry to hear about the frustration. What is your recommendation for distinguishing paid voters vs

... bots and fake accounts Improve trust in conversations Clean up spam-heavy communities On the other hand, Reddit has always been built on anonymity , and changes like this could shift how people use the platform entirely. There are also alternative ideas being floated: Zero-knowledge proof verification Device-based authentication Temporary human verification tokens Two questions for the PH community here: If you use Reddit, what would you want: fewer bots or actual anonymity? Should Product Hunt apply the same ... ... know WHO someone is to confirm they're not a bot. Reddit's value has always been in the quality of ideas, not the identity behind them. Some of the best technical advice I've ever gotten came from throwaway

... powered schema understanding Generate data in JSON, CSV, SQL or XML Create large datasets instantly Custom rules and field constraints Useful across development, QA, UI/UX, and prototyping Why I Built It I was tired of juggling faker libraries, throwaway scripts, and random spreadsheets every time I needed demo or test data. With modern AI capable of understanding structure, I wanted a simpler way: describe your dataset and get clean, usable data immediately. Who It s For Developers seeding databases ...

... cursor + claude for anything real. Comment from Abdullah Numan(@aanuman15): @Zed with Claude is awesome! Comment from vivek sharma(@vivek_sharma_25): Been leaning on @Lovable myself lately, especially for autonomous coding flows. Curious how folks are prioritizing speed vs. flexibility across these tools. Comment from Stan Kolotinskiy(@sk_uxpin): Probably not the answer anyone expects here, but VS

... file explore is made for organizing files, which can be download from cxexplore . Comment from Akbar B(@akbar_b): Landing on this thread a year later is fun most of the tradeoffs debated here (terminal vs IDE diffs, per-token cost anxiety) got solved from both directions: Claude Code grew IDE extensions and subscription plans, Cursor grew agent modes. The "which one" question mostly dissolved. What actually changed my answer wasn't features, it was workflow shape: once ... ... results are mostly pretty good. A few things I ve come to love: Even though it s a CLI tool, it s pretty integrated into my IDE. When installing the CLI, it automatically installs the Jetbrains or VS

... quote remix nails it. But yeah... the market s attention economy forces our hand. If you don t look the part, you might not even get the chance to prove it works right. It's a tough balance substance vs. sparkle. Curious: have you found any workflows or habits that help you keep product integrity while still making it look launch-ready? Comment from Mehedi(@mehedihassan): @elissa_craig  Really appreciate this take it s refreshing and honest. Totally agree ... ... launching on all of it influences whether MVP or MLP makes more sense. That said, I wonder if there s a hybrid sweet spot: An MVP that looks like an MLP, but is built in a way that s throwaway

... User Stories again + code + instructions on which story to build next. I must add I build prototypes primarily, so don't care at all about backend/ security etc as goal is to validate concepts with users fast. Throwaway code is perfect for prototyping. Comment from Rags(@ragsontherocks): @gabe  Yeah, does play a huge part in my experience, especially for iterative development. One example: I was trying to build a pet health tracker for my pets and wanted ...

... have 14 ish products, and we're working on adding way more. we've cut pricing when everyone else increases it. we've hired more people into support and they're all pretty technical. developer brand is getting weirder vs us saying things are "good enough", like I'm sat live with our graphic designer and lead designer right now redesigning our website despite everyone saying it's awesome what we didn't do: 1. outbound 2. growth hacking stuff ... ... competitive markets, so standing out is important and we felt there was a clear gap for most of our products in caring about end users instead of "buyers". our branding is all oriented around "1 developer" vs