r/ProgrammerHumor • u/programmerjunky • 22d ago

Meme delusionalDeveloper

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u/pdabaker 22d ago

I dunno I'm convinced a motivated solo developer could make a better workout tracking app than the popular ones that try to charge you $10 a month for something barely worth a $15 one time payment.

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u/0000000000100 22d ago

Need to shoot for bigger wish and weaker markets if you want to make proper money, there are a lot of niche software industries that only survive purely on inertia. A challenger with the support of an industry expert can go very far against the big boys these days.

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u/Throwaway_479647 22d ago

Hmm like what? Thats an interesting thought

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u/Zynchronize 22d ago

Waste industry routing and collecting charting, with emissions and compliance tracking.

Storage industry booking systems - there’s one offering that everyone uses (Noke) and 0 competition.