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Blub's Blog
Personal blog · blubsblog.bearblog.devprogrammingwriting
Blub's Blog is a personal blog at blubsblog.bearblog.dev about programming and writing. Since 2023, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “I Am the Only User”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for posts on finishing personal projects, including the "I'm the only user" idea and the SLC (simple, lovable, complete) analogy. Another comment cites a post on Burgr's source code.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
See Posts. You can contact Blub at bluelephantbsblog@gmail.com (remove the elephant to reach me) Subscribe to my blog via email or RSS feed....
Most-linked posts?
- I Am the Only User4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2023-01-25
- Books in Your Terminal2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-02-16
What Hacker News says?
I really like the analogies of SLC (simple, lovable, and complete)[0] and “I’m the only user”[1] to motivate how I finish my projects. Often times I have a project I’m working on and my imaginary perception of what a user needs is steering the development. Whereas, in reality, I just need the thing to work for myself and I can pretty it up how I like. [0] https://herman.bearblog.dev/mvp-vs-slc/ [1] https://blubsblog…
Comment linking /i-am-the-only-user/
on “Finish Your Projects”Submitted Books in Your Terminal as a story · 3 points
HN discussionAFAICT from a previous post[^1], they won't be sharing the source code publicly. Maybe you could email and ask :) [^1]: https://blubsblog.bearblog.dev/i-am-the-only-user/
Comment linking /i-am-the-only-user/
on “Burgr – Books in Your Terminal”Submitted I Am the Only User as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted I Am the Only User as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Burgr – Books in Your Terminal as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Writing Software That Will Still Build and Run in 20 Years as a story · 1 points
HN discussion