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5/10/2026
My standup answers used to be terrible. So I built a tool to fix that.

My standup answers used to be terrible. So I built a tool to fix that.

Short summary

Frustrated by scattered task tracking and invisible overtime, a developer built Melonix—a unified personal workspace for solo devs featuring Kanban boards, time tracking with overtime visibility, built-in Pomodoro timers, and integrated code snippets. The design prioritizes minimalism while solving real technical challenges like state persistence across sessions and multi-language support. Free tier is fully functional at melonix.app.

  • Unified personal workspace combining Kanban boards, time tracking, focus timers, and code snippets in one tab
  • Designed for minimalism and efficiency; solves real technical challenges like state persistence and multi-language support
  • Free tier available for solo developers; honest product story with genuine engineering tradeoffs discussed

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