Hasty Briefsbeta

Lessons learned from building an infrastructure devtool

a day ago
  • #infrastructure
  • #product-development
  • #developer-tools
  • 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.