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5 ideas tagged #developer-tools. Nobody has started building one yet. Anyone can build any of them.
People who buy domains from the cheapest registrar lose track of where each is registered, when it renews and which nameservers it uses. Add domains manually or by lookup and see renewal dates and nameserver changes in one list.
Asked for by a domain collector on r/SomebodyMakeThis
A flat list of services, jobs and checks with just green or red status, not charts or analytics. Each check is a URL ping or a webhook; it's for small teams and solo operators. Self-hostable in a single file.
Asked for in an Ask HN thread about tools small businesses lack
Searching a binary for 'a header whose fields look like this' is hard with plain hex search. An editor would let you describe structures with partial values and find matches. Pairing with simple format definitions would make it practical.
Asked for in an Ask HN thread about wished-for dev tools
Developers end up committing repeatedly just to debug pipeline YAML. A tool would reproduce the CI environment on your machine so you can iterate on scripts locally. The pain is mostly in matching images and secrets.
Asked for in an Ask HN thread about wished-for dev tools
Type ssh to a host and land in a fresh throwaway container or microVM that is destroyed or paused when you disconnect. Useful for testing untrusted scripts or trying tools without polluting your machine. Keep it self-hostable and hardened.
Asked for in an Ask HN thread about wished-for dev tools