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Comment by candiddevmike

7 days ago

We've been building https://homechart.app for years (without GenAI...) and folks just don't realize that home managers exist as an app. They're too used to single purpose solutions, so they don't think to look for more comprehensive options.

There's also the inherit struggle of being everything for everyone with an app like this, and focusing on features 80% of your users want and leaving the other 20% niche features on the backlog upsets people, mostly the power users.

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rocketpastsix  7 days ago

I checked out HomeChart, and boy howdy it feels like its doing way too much.

  • candiddevmike  7 days ago

    Thank you for ironically proving my point, I guess. The main value add here is everything is integrated into one app. I always wonder if folks said the same thing when Salesforce or SAP were created.

    Anyways we document our reasoning here: https://homechart.app/docs/explanations/architecture/#separa...

    • lanyard-textile  7 days ago

      Kindly -- I think this is a symptom of the larger issue, right?

      You shouldn't need a document to help persuade the consumer (or the more technically inclined ones anyway). That magic should just be self evident. We don't need a document to understand why the iPhone was a hit, right?

      Doesn't matter if you have the greatest app in the world. If it overwhelms the user on first use, it's simply not going to be used.

      I agree at first glance it is overwhelming unfortunately.

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    • rocketpastsix  6 days ago

      I dont know what Salesforce or SAP was when it started, but Im guessing it grew to what it is today over years, not out of the gate.