Programming Basic Solutions

[julianbenjamin]

Is there a place where I can ask programmers to make a solution for a common problem? Is it hacker news, product hunt, reddit, twitter, or is there something else more specialized? Granted, the latest AI tools are awe inspiring, but what about something for cheaper child care?

[jpiratefish]

I recommend using google to see if an open-source solution for your problem already exists. If you search "desired solution site:github.com" - this will show only results from github.com - a good place to find and get open source software.

There are free AI coding tools - knowing how to use them is the challenge. lmstudio(.ai) is a good all-around desktop AI, free, and can help you pick models and manages them. All on local compute - no clouds. This will be my business excuse for having a high-end GPU going forward.

If desperate and hopeful enough, one could post the idea in a reddit thread and see what happens.

[julianbenjamin]

Thanks for the help, and just to reiterate, you suggest searching Google or GitHub for a platform that would solve a common issue? Second, your mention about coding tools, do you have any suggestions for a beginner to navigate through the software? Apologies if you touched on this already, but I was more so asking whether there was an existing website or mobile application where there is a discussion about a specific problem, and the developer would decide that based on a certain amount of likes or upvotes, whether it is worth building (I.e. mass user potential). What do you see?