cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade resource
Tools of The Trade, from Hacker News. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 82
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4479
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 109
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
17155 stars · 1298 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A curated awesome-list of tools and services for developers and startups, compiled from Hacker News threads, AngelList, and Quora. It catalogs both hosted SaaS and self-hosted alternatives across categories like payments, marketing, and infrastructure.
Use cases
- find SaaS tools recommended by the Hacker News community
- discover hosted alternatives to self-hosting services like mail and version control
- browse curated tools for startup infrastructure
- compare billing, payroll, and invoicing services
- find monitoring, error tracking, and developer productivity tools
When to choose
- you want a broad, community-vetted directory of developer and business tools
- you're evaluating SaaS vs self-hosted options for a new project
- you want a starting point for building a startup toolstack
When to avoid
- you need in-depth, up-to-date documentation for a specific tool
- you want an actively maintained software project rather than a link list
- you need tools for a niche domain not covered by the list
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
developer-tools documentation developer-tools awesome-lists self-hosted cross-platform awesome-list curated-list saas-tools hacker-news startup-tools
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade · fetched 2026-08-28 · bc1a6cd96d40
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade | main | 69 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem