Lessons learned from building an infrastructure devtool
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- Great abstractions are key to successful infrastructure products, requiring deep expertise and fitting like a glove for users.
- Deep domain expertise is essential for creating effective abstractions in infrastructure tools, as seen in popular tools like Linear and Vercel.
- Lower-level solutions can sometimes be better than high-level abstractions, especially when control is more important than end-to-end solutions.
- Taking extra time to get abstractions right pays off in the long run with less rework and better customer understanding.
- The path to product-market fit is non-linear, involving multiple iterations and learning from customer feedback without giving up.