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How a Solo Dev Filters Ideas: One-Sentence Test Before Building

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A solo developer uses a one-sentence test to vet ideas, killing those with 'and' in the description. Ideas that pass must survive a novelty check, avoid duplicating existing projects, and solve a specific problem for a real person. This process ensures only the smallest useful version gets built, preventing scope creep and wasted effort.

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The article offers a practical, if familiar, framework for solo devs to avoid feature creep, but its advice is hardly novel—many indie developers already use similar prioritization techniques.
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