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Dax Raad

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Builds developer tools — SST, and now OpenCode at Anomaly. Co-hosts the How About Tomorrow? podcast with Adam Elmore.

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  1. Our readingIn every developer-tool category — databases, compilers, whatever — the open source option eventually becomes the default option.

    open sourcecompilers

    Their wordsevery single dev tool we use whether it's databases, compilers, whatever eventually the open source option becomes a default option, right?

    ↗Building OpenCode with Dax Raadyoutube.com 5th of 24 in this recording

  3. Our readingDeveloper tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it.

    Their wordsThe the biggest advantage to in DevTools is the fact that everyone working at DevTools is a programmer and programmers are horrible at B2C products. They don't realize DevTools are B2C products.

    ↗Building OpenCode with Dax Raadyoutube.com 8th of 24 in this recording