AI coding is pretty mindblowing but sometimes it's a headache built on a mountain of bugs. Usually that comes down to issues with how you prompt. So, with that in mind, I'm starting a crowdsourcing discussion so we can all improve our prompts and in turn our apps.
Share the exact prompts that turn blank AI requests into real world code. Show us how you go from generate a REST API to a deployable service in just a few steps.
Being an engineer myself, I see that many people are outputting more code than ever. Some of it being generated vs. written, the volume of code being outputted has definitely risen. There seems to be a shift from "is this something we can build?" to "should we build this and ship it?" For people who have been recruiting or looking to recruit recently, what roles are you hiring for?
Role title (I've seen a rise in PM's and Designers personally)
What exactly can they do that AI can't (yet)
Specific signal that you look for when hiring
Are you moving headcount from one type of role to another? Would be interested to hear from other growing teams!
I am possibly preparing for marketing my own tool (a Chrome extension) and collect the activities I can use for future visibility and possible purchases. Right now, I am thinking about basics:
SEO within the plugin (name, description, description in the Chrome Store + visuals)
Listings in directories
Reddit mentions
Building in public
I am aware that it is not sufficient, and there will be much more work.
I'm a solo developer. In August I launched a small side project here, and it was never featured, so it couldn't rank at all. It finished with 0 upvotes and 1 comment. My earlier launch, a job-search tool, got only a few upvotes back in July.
Looking back, I think I made two mistakes. I launched without checking whether it would be featured, and I didn't spend any time in the community beforehand. Since then I've been active here daily for about three months.
For makers whose launches were featured: what did you change in your listing (tagline, gallery, first comment, topics) that you think made the difference? I'm especially curious whether anything specific helps a niche or experimental product get featured.
Hard decisions at the start of the week. A few years ago, the hard thing for me was "to start". Today, it is "to stop". What makes you stop? (besides bankruptcy and running your funds... hh)
What amount of time is needed to know if it makes sense to try to run that business? *God, give me a sign.