Codebase Analyzer - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 8/10) “I joined a new company and it took months to understand the million-line legacy codebase.” Large codebases are hard to grasp. Documentation is outdated, architecture is complex, and even finding “where this function is called from” takes time. Target Market - TAM $6.41B → $13.70B (2030) Developers working with legacy code Developers joining new teams Code reviewers and architects Open source contributors Software Development Tools Market is expected to grow from $6.41B (2025) to $13.70B (2030) at CAGR 16.4%. ...

January 18, 2026 · 2 min · Young

Docker Deployment Platform - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 7/10) “Building apps with Docker is easy, but deploying and managing them is still complicated.” After Heroku’s free plan disappeared, many developers returned to self-hosting. But Nginx configuration, SSL certificates, and Docker Compose management remain cumbersome. Target Market - TAM $164.3B (PaaS Market by 2026) Developers who prefer self-hosting Cost-conscious indie hackers Small startups Privacy-focused users Platform as a Service (PaaS) Market is expected to reach $164.3B by 2026 at CAGR 19.6%. ...

January 18, 2026 · 2 min · Young

Invoice Generator - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 7/10) “I wasted too much time creating invoices in Excel.” Freelancers and small business owners need to create invoices every month. They either use Excel templates, search for free tools, or sign up for expensive accounting software. Target Market - TAM $3.17B → $9.18B (2032) Freelancers (developers, designers, writers) Small business owners Consultants Solo entrepreneurs Invoice Processing Software Market is expected to grow from $3.17B (2024) to $9.18B (2032) at CAGR 14.2%. The SME segment holds 44.9% market share. ...

January 18, 2026 · 2 min · Young

MVP Boilerplate Generator - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 8/10) “I’m tired of repeating Stripe integration, auth system, and Prisma setup every time I start a new project.” Indie hackers spend an average of 2-3 weeks on basic setup when starting a new MVP. What if you could use that time for actual product development? Target Market - TAM $10B+ (MVP Development Services by 2035) Indie hackers and solo founders Side project developers Early-stage startup teams Freelance developers MVP Development Service Market is expected to exceed $10B by 2035. ...

January 18, 2026 · 2 min · Young

SEO-Aware Uptime Monitor - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 9/10) Traditional uptime monitoring tools only check if a site is “alive.” But they miss critical elements from Google’s SEO perspective. Real case: A developer lost $400 in ad revenue while uptime monitors showed everything was fine. The reason? They weren’t monitoring Core Web Vitals, indexing status, or crawlability—things Google cares about. Target Market - TAM $1.2B → $2.5B (2033) Website operators who prioritize SEO Bloggers and content creators Startup marketing managers E-commerce site operators Website Monitoring Market is expected to grow from $1.2B (2024) to $2.5B (2033) at CAGR 8.9%. ...

January 18, 2026 · 2 min · Young

Chapter VI: Esmeralda

We are delighted to be able to inform the reader, that during the whole of this scene, Gringoire and his piece had stood firm. His actors, spurred on by him, had not ceased to spout his comedy, and he had not ceased to listen to it. He had made up his mind about the tumult, and was determined to proceed to the end, not giving up the hope of a return of attention on the part of the public. This gleam of hope acquired fresh life, when he saw Quasimodo, Coppenole, and the deafening escort of the pope of the procession of fools quit the hall amid great uproar. The throng rushed eagerly after them. “Good,” he said to himself, “there go all the mischief-makers.” Unfortunately, all the mischief-makers constituted the entire audience. In the twinkling of an eye, the grand hall was empty. ...

April 14, 2017 · 4 min · Young

Chapter V: Quasimodo

In the twinkling of an eye, all was ready to execute Coppenole’s idea. Bourgeois, scholars and law clerks all set to work. The little chapel situated opposite the marble table was selected for the scene of the grinning match. A pane broken in the pretty rose window above the door, left free a circle of stone through which it was agreed that the competitors should thrust their heads. In order to reach it, it was only necessary to mount upon a couple of hogsheads, which had been produced from I know not where, and perched one upon the other, after a fashion. It was settled that each candidate, man or woman (for it was possible to choose a female pope), should, for the sake of leaving the impression of his grimace fresh and complete, cover his face and remain concealed in the chapel until the moment of his appearance. In less than an instant, the chapel was crowded with competitors, upon whom the door was then closed. ...

April 13, 2017 · 4 min · Young

Chapter IV: Master Jacques Coppenole

While the pensioner of Ghent and his eminence were exchanging very low bows and a few words in voices still lower, a man of lofty stature, with a large face and broad shoulders, presented himself, in order to enter abreast with Guillaume Rym; one would have pronounced him a bull-dog by the side of a fox. His felt doublet and leather jerkin made a spot on the velvet and silk which surrounded him. Presuming that he was some groom who had stolen in, the usher stopped him. ...

April 12, 2017 · 4 min · Young

Chapter III: Monsieur the Cardinal

Poor Gringoire! the din of all the great double petards of the Saint-Jean, the discharge of twenty arquebuses on supports, the detonation of that famous serpentine of the Tower of Billy, which, during the siege of Paris, on Sunday, the twenty-sixth of September, 1465, killed seven Burgundians at one blow, the explosion of all the powder stored at the gate of the Temple, would have rent his ears less rudely at that solemn and dramatic moment, than these few words, which fell from the lips of the usher, “His eminence, Monseigneur the Cardinal de Bourbon.” ...

April 11, 2017 · 5 min · Young

Chapter II: Pierre Gringoire

Nevertheless, as be harangued them, the satisfaction and admiration unanimously excited by his costume were dissipated by his words; and when he reached that untoward conclusion: “As soon as his illustrious eminence, the cardinal, arrives, we will begin,” his voice was drowned in a thunder of hooting. “Begin instantly! The mystery! the mystery immediately!” shrieked the people. And above all the voices, that of Johannes de Molendino was audible, piercing the uproar like the fife’s derisive serenade: “Commence instantly!” yelped the scholar. ...

April 10, 2017 · 3 min · Young