Developer tools
Follow Developer tools weekly with ProProblems that at least three different people described in public discussions. Open one to see what they said, how it scores and what you could build.
50 opportunities
Developers hand-build forms from changing data models
For developers building data-driven forms
Creators struggle to keep sensitive details out of screen recordings
For software developers and educators who record screens
Developers struggle to review and undo AI-generated code changes
For software engineers reviewing code written by AI agents
Technical users struggle to get reliable answers from documentation
For software developers and technical users
Small teams find simple, low-cost app deployment too hard
For solo developers and small startup teams
Mobile developers lose time preparing app-store releases
For independent mobile app developers and small app teams
Developers struggle to inspect and diagram existing database schemas
For database developers and application developers
Python developers struggle to keep project environments reproducible
For python developers and maintainers
Developers can’t reliably use local models for inline code completion
For developers who prefer local inline code completion
Frontend developers hand-build UI when libraries don't fit their stack
For frontend developers who want less hand-written UI code
Developers struggle to collect and compare performance results
For software developers and performance engineers
Markdown writers struggle to manage image assets reliably
For markdown writers and static-site authors
Developers lose command output in long terminal sessions
For developers who spend long sessions in command-line terminals
Small-site creators struggle to build responsive, portable websites
For independent creators and small teams building websites
Developers lose YAML comments and layout when editing values
For developers maintaining hand-formatted YAML configuration
PCB designers repeat manual work across design tools
For PCB designers and electronics hobbyists
Developers lack fast inline code completion in their editor of choice
For developers seeking inline completion in alternative editors
Container setups are hard to keep current and reliable
For developers and self-hosters maintaining containerized projects
OCR users struggle to get reliable results from varied documents
For OCR developers and document-digitization practitioners
Developers struggle to test apps outside standard browser workflows
For frontend and app developers maintaining automated UI tests
Vite developers struggle to trace generated CSS to source files
For frontend developers using Vite
Python developers lack precise, checker-specific type-error suppressions
For python developers using mypy and multiple type checkers
Developers struggle to discover and configure coding fonts
For developers customizing editor typography
Developers struggle to download large file batches reliably
For developers and power users transferring files