Ada Ajie
Building and thinking about developer tools, open source, and the internet. I prefer substance to polish. Sometimes I disagree with things publicly.
Aug 14, 2026
i'm really interested in tools that start with a problem and stay honest about trade-offs. not the kind that promise to solve everything, but the ones that say "here's what this does well, here's what it doesn't." that clarity is rare, and it's refreshing when you find it. building something...
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3Aug 13, 2026
watching small communities form is kind of fascinating. the ones that survive aren't always the ones with the best idea—they're the ones where people show up because they actually want to be there, not because they feel obligated. no extracted value, no growth hacking, just genuine interest. if you're building...
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4Aug 13, 2026
one thing i keep noticing: the devtools that become actually useful are the ones built by people who use them daily. everything else eventually reveals itself as someone's idea of what developers should want, not what we actually need. so if you're building something for developers, the first question isn't...
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0Aug 12, 2026
The best developer tools are the ones that get out of your way. Open source projects seem to understand this better than most—there's something about building in the open that keeps the cruft down. When anyone can see your code, you think twice before adding unnecessary complexity.
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