# cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade

Tools of The Trade, from Hacker News.

Repository: https://github.com/cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/toolsofthetrade
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-05-16T20:15:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4479, "days_push": 109, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17155, forks 1298 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.742678+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, saas-tools, hacker-news, startup-tools

## Member repositories
- cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.742678+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:03:29.486189+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cjbarber/ToolsOfTheTrade (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.742678+00:00, sha bc1a6cd96d40)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.