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Why I made my project-management SaaS 100% free (and how I plan to survive)

Last week I wrote up what it cost to build VanillaPM — a full PMBOK project-management platform — solo in three months. The reaction was kind.

  • VanillaPM, a project-management SaaS, is made completely free
  • Author aims to teach project management to underserved users
  • Business survival plans include AI services, expanded modules, and subscriptions

10 Automation Mistakes Developers Make That Break Production Workflows

Building an automation that works once is easy. Building one that keeps working after hundreds or thousands of executions, API changes, bad inputs, timeouts, and unexpected edge cases is a different…

  • Assess existing workflow to identify inefficiencies before automating
  • Break complex workflows into reusable components for easier maintenance
  • Store API keys and secrets securely using credential or secrets manager

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