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Backend consultant at Yellow Raincoat Ltd. Organiser of @phpsussex. I post in French once in a while.
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I'm two episodes into The Night Manager, and I have to say, so far it's incredibly silly. Is the whole series like that? I'm having a hard time understanding the rave reviews at the moment 😅
Oh merde Bruno Salomone est mort 🙁
Really enjoyed speaking at PHPSW yesterday. Friendly vibe, great conversations… and good beer! Now checking out Bristol for the next couple of days 🌆

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On my way to Bristol! There’s still time to sign up for tonight’s PHPSW meetup

PixelWatcher is a website monitoring service. Give it a URL, describe the change you care about, and PixelWatcher notifies you when it happens. As a beta user, you’ll get a free account with generous limits.

Register here for early access: https://pixelwatcher.io/

PixelWatcher – Never miss a change

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I expand on these thoughts in this article: https://yellowraincoat.co.uk/blog/why-im-building-pixelwatcher/
Why I’m Building PixelWatcher

In many ways, it is a strange time to be building a SaaS. This article addresses some common concerns and further explains my approach with PixelWatcher.

4️⃣ Recent AI progress is both amazing and scary. I do worry about the broader societal impact, but I’m choosing to see these tools as an opportunity. If we’re entering a period of creative destruction on an unprecedented scale, I’d rather be on the creative side
3️⃣ The website-monitoring landscape is competitive. Many established players already occupy the space. But that's how PixelWatcher was born – from the frustration of using them. Too complicated, too expensive. I'm building the product I want
2️⃣ A lot more people are building software right now. But that's still a tiny fraction of the population, and there's a huge gap between running a prototype locally and launching a real product in production. Very few will get there
1️⃣ I don't believe in the SaaSpocalypse. A certain type of SaaS is indeed in trouble – the one with crazy-high margins. But there's room for products that strike the right balance between price and convenience. That's the balance PixelWatcher aims for