Udit Kapoor

One thing I’ve noticed across Java, TypeScript, and Swift: Clean code isn’t about clever syntax — it’s about clear naming and simple structure. Readability scales better than brilliance.

@Adidotdev Fair point But AI still needs someone to tell it what problem to solve Understanding users and what actually matters? that's still human work

@Udit060 But soon the second one replace by AI because for a simple bug or question PPL choose AI which causes lack of thinking skills

Hot take: The most valuable dev in 5 years won’t be the best coder… it’ll be the one who understands systems + users. Agree or disagree?

Building something is easy. Getting people to use it is the hard part.

@seraleev This is so true Doesn't matter how good your product is if nobody knows it exists Start marketing day one, not after launch

One mistake many indie developers make: They build the product first and think about marketing later. Marketing is PART of the product.

@stjernepat43699 True. The real learning starts when real users start using it.

@Udit060 Building without users is just practice.

Most developers focus on building better code. Very few focus on getting users. That’s where the real difference is.

@0xlelouch_ Scaling isn't the only thing that matters Data correctness, relationships, transactions Postgres handles those better, mongo scales better

If NoSQL scales horizontally so well, why not use MongoDB for everything instead of Postgres?

@ajeetunc Honestly true I've had senior devs spend hours helping me fix bugs just because I asked no catch, no strings attached, just genuine help

tech and engineering are the most welcoming industries. it's the only industry where people come forward to genuinely help you without asking anything in return. show me one industry that is more open and welcoming than tech.

@javarevisited Scaling servers is easier, you can just add more instances. Scaling databases is harder because they all need to agree on the same data, and that coordination is the tricky part.

Interviewer: If horizontal scaling is easy with cloud platforms, why is scaling databases still hard?

@design_thyme yep, consistency beats everything The boring routine is what actually works

The types of people that get work done are boring The types of people that are productive are boring be more boring

@SumitM_X Multi-AZ means your app runs across multiple availability zones, so if one data center goes down, traffic automatically shifts to another. Protects against infrastructure failures, not bugs or bad deploys 😅

Tech Lead in a meeting says: "Our system is Multi-AZ, so we are safe." As a developer… did you understand what that means?

You don’t need a perfect idea. You need a problem people actually care about.

@thesayannayak Cache is fast, but it’s temporary and limited. You can’t rely on it to store important data long term, so databases are still needed.

Interviewer: If cache is faster than a database, why isn’t everything stored in cache ?

Debugging often teaches you more about a system than building the feature itself.

@aarav_dev05 When you believe it can solve a real problem, it’s no longer just a side project. And when people start finding value in it and paying for it, that’s when it truly becomes a startup.

At what point does a side project become a startup?

@delveroin I agree. Building in public helps people see your journey, not just the end result. It builds trust over time, and when you finally launch, people already know what you’re working on.

Unpopular opinion: Building in public is one of the best growth hacks for startups.

@seraleev The slow phase is where most people give up.

The hardest part of indie development: Staying consistent when growth is slow. But compounding works.

@stijnnoorman The small things you do every day are what make the real difference.

20% of success is trying new stuff. 80% of success is repeating the same boring tasks.

@StevenCravotta Building an MVP is much easier now, but building something that lasts and grows is a completely different challenge.

What 99% of founders think about building an app: · You need to know how to code · You need a massive budget · You need a technical cofounder · It takes years to build What building an app actually involves: · AI builds the MVP for <$100 · You hire a dev to finish it · Build a team that complements your skills · Launch in 2-4 weeks

@benvspak It stops being a side project when people actually find value in it.

Hey founders The gap between side project and real startup? 🛠️ Weekend experiments ⚡ Serving actual demand 🚀 Skipping startup theater 💻 Building what people need 🧠 Shipping fast 📱 Real traction Stop waiting for permission to call it a business 🤝