Hacker News with Generative AI: Indie Development

Ask HN: How to use social media as an indie dev? (ycombinator.com)
I'm an independent developer looking to launch a project soon that I'm excited about. I'll obviously post it here as a Show HN, and maybe in a few subreddits - but I'm out of the loop on where and how to reach more people. Haven't had a Facebook or other social media for years. I don't maintain a blog, though I assume I should. Does anyone have any resources or can speak to any experience doing this?
Indie Development, Social Media, Marketing, Community, Resources
22 points by yathern 42 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN: I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam (ycombinator.com)
I was at FB/Meta from late 2013 to early 2023, mostly working in the compiler/runtime spaces. I got hit in the spring 2023 layoff wave. I immediately started making games in my newfound free time (a lifelong interest, and I even worked in AA(A?) back ca. ~2000), and in October 2023 I stumbled upon the idea of a roguelike pachinko/plinko game inspired by Luck Be A Landlord.
Meta, Layoffs, Gaming, Indie Development, Roguelike
1581 points by newobj 59 days ago | 356 comments
iOS indie app development looks like (safespace.is)
In this article 6 sections
iOS Development, App Development, Indie Development
68 points by satanworker 75 days ago | 86 comments
My Seventh Year as a Bootstrapped Founder (mtlynch.io)
Seven years ago, I quit my job as a developer at Google to create my own bootstrapped software company. Every year, I post an update about how that’s going and what my life is like as an indie founder.
Entrepreneurship, Startups, Software, Indie Development, Personal Experience
45 points by mtlynch 81 days ago | 8 comments
Show HN We launched our first digital product – hard lessons as Indie Developers (alt-generator.ai)
Our plugin helps you align with EAA guidelines by automatically generating high-quality, accessibility- and SEO-friendly alt text in multiple languages.
Indie Development, Accessibility, SEO, Digital Products
7 points by alex_arc_nine 81 days ago | 10 comments
Lessons from 15 Years of Indie App Development (lukaspetr.com)
Exactly 15 years ago on November 9th, 2009, I got my first MacBook and started learning how to build apps.
App Development, Indie Development, Software, Technology, Entrepreneurship
206 points by Lukas_Petr 155 days ago | 117 comments
Ask HN: Do indie devs enjoy programming less than software engineers do? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Do indie devs enjoy programming less than software engineers do?
Indie Development, Software Engineering, Programming, Careers, Opinion
5 points by amichail 163 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Do companies avoid hiring programmers who would rather do indie dev? (ycombinator.com)
Hiring, Programming, Indie Development
17 points by amichail 309 days ago | 24 comments
Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers (maggieappleton.com)
Software Development, Programming, Open Source, Indie Development
322 points by stevekrouse 320 days ago | 171 comments
Slow Bros crafted a video game universe by hand (wetransfer.com)
Video Games, Design, Indie Development
71 points by herbertl 337 days ago | 15 comments