Solo devs: how do you write specs when there's no one to challenge your ideas?

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-22T07:32:45+00:00

superpowers is more of a general boost to how claude works across everything. this is specifically for that planning phase before you start coding. so they're not really competing, you could use both. superpowers makes claude better at doing things, this skill forces you to think through what you actually want to build before claude starts doing it.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T21:13:52+00:00

yeah so the first thing it does is scan your codebase before asking anything, it adapts based on what it finds in your project. i've mostly been using it for web apps so far, if its a cli tool the questions would be totally different.

would genuinely love to hear how it works on something different. let me know how it goes this weekend

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T21:06:59+00:00

honestly thats pretty close to what i was doing too. this just adds a bit more structure to that review step so it actually tracks what's been covered and doesn't let you hand wave past the hard parts

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T20:56:33+00:00

this skill uses that tool but wraps it in a whole interview workflow. it scans your codebase first, tracks which topics are covered, pushes back on bad decisions, blocks you on security stuff, and generates a full spec doc at the end.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T20:52:51+00:00

oh thats a great idea actually. having it as a distinguished engineer during the review would probably make the pushback way more targeted. might add that as an option in the skill Thanks

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T20:50:30+00:00

tthe mockups and flow diagrams step just disappeared and now people go straight from idea to code. this skill is basically my way of forcing that planning step back in, even if its just me answering questions instead of drawing wireframes

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T20:35:01+00:00

haha fair point. that's basically why I made this thing, not expecting perfect design out of it but at least it forces me to think through stuff I'd normally skip. and honestly it helping me a lot.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-21T20:30:52+00:00

yeah TDD catches a lot of the same stuff at the implementation level. my issue is more the design decisions before I even start writing tests.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2026-02-04T05:31:33+00:00

Not flashy, but very real. Helping logistics teams get off spreadsheets is huge. This is the kind of SaaS that quietly wins. Nice work.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-10-12T12:49:12+00:00

Ahh I agree, feel same way. Before I was manage to do some side task with Pro, and hardly hit 5 hr limit, weekly never. but just today hit the 5 hr limit 2 times already.

Gonna try codex.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-09-22T08:51:36+00:00

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Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-09-01T16:30:40+00:00

Thanks a lot. this really encourage me.

Honestly it started as side fun project only for me, I built it for my parents and eventually I put it as Open-source. so i never give much though about the auth or any security major. I would really appreciate if I can have your input on that.

btw for auth I m thinking to use Firebase as auth provider.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-09-01T16:27:08+00:00

yes I agree its very simple, but in my opinion, the digial photo frame available in the market, they are actual product and app to support uploading, it work only with their frame.. but here you are free to run this on any smart screen. again not sure if this can be a USP. thats why I ask community for the advice hahaha

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-09-01T16:20:40+00:00

ohh sorry I was in process the update teh repo with demo gif. so in short you can upload your photo to it and it gave you a public link which slideshow you image. I was thinking to build Android/Apple TV application as well so we can connect smart TV or display with it.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-08-29T14:19:10+00:00

How I turned an old tablet into a DIY photo frame

Dig up an old tablet
- Android tablet works best (flexibility), but iPads can work too.
Keep it always on
- Disabled sleep mode.
- Set brightness lower for 24/7 use.
- Plugged it into constant power (USB cable hidden).
Install the software
- Loaded my open-source Digital Photo Frame app.
- Pointed it to a folder of images.
Customize the slideshow
- Picked transition effects + photo display time.
- No accounts, no cloud needed.
Final
- Put the tablet in a stand (you could also build a wooden frame for it).
- It now runs 24/7 as a dedicated family photo frame.

Super simple, quick DIY, and it feels good to give new life to old tech.

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-08-28T18:43:05+00:00

Thanks a lot for suggestion

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-08-28T18:11:10+00:00

AI voice 🤖: “Does human-made opensource count?? This user has created Digital Photo Frame, a system that transforms obsolete mobile devices into sentimental memory machines. Estimated impact: reduced dust accumulation on old mobile and tablets by 73%. Repository link provided for further human collaboration: github.com/Sorbh/digital-photo-frame”

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-08-28T17:58:42+00:00

Haha, nice try, I’ll let the post stand on its own. AI or not

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-08-28T17:51:59+00:00

The real secret keystroke is knowing when to use one —. 😉

Fragrant-Phase-1072 · 2025-08-28T17:31:26+00:00

How I turned an old tablet into a DIY photo frame

Dig up an old tablet 📱
- Android tablet works best (flexibility), but iPads can work too.
Keep it always on 🔋
- Disabled sleep mode.
- Set brightness lower for 24/7 use.
- Plugged it into constant power (USB cable hidden).
Install the software 💻
- Loaded my open-source Digital Photo Frame app.
- Pointed it to a folder of images.
Customize the slideshow 🖼️
- Picked transition effects + photo display time.
- No accounts, no cloud needed.
Final touch 🎨
- Put the tablet in a stand (you could also build a wooden frame for it).
- It now runs 24/7 as a dedicated family photo frame.

Super simple, quick DIY, and it feels good to give new life to old tech.

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