> a lot of the core infrastructure needed for that service branches
> into a lot of other products
Ah, I think I see what you mean--the goal isn't to be "just a job queue" in 2-5 years, it's to grow into a wider platform/ecosystem/etc.
Ngl I go back/forth between rooting for dev-founded VC companies like yourself, or Benjie, the guy behind graphile-worker, who is tip-toeing into being commercially-supported.
Like I want both to win (paydays all around! :-D), but the VC money just gives such a huge edge, of establishing a very high bar of polish / UX / docs / devrel / marketing, basically using loss-leading VC money for a bet that may/may not work out, that it's very hard for the independents to compete. I have honestly been hoping post-ZIRP would swing some advantage back to the Benjie's of the world, but looks like no/not yet.
...I say all of above ^ while myself working for a VC-backed prop-tech company...so, kinda the pot calling the kettle black. :-D
Good luck! The fairness/priority queues of Hatchet definitely seem novel, at least from what I'm used to, so will keep it bookmarked/in the tool chest.
> hosted infra is hard to bootstrap.
Ah yeah, that definitely makes sense...
> a lot of the core infrastructure needed for that service branches > into a lot of other products
Ah, I think I see what you mean--the goal isn't to be "just a job queue" in 2-5 years, it's to grow into a wider platform/ecosystem/etc.
Ngl I go back/forth between rooting for dev-founded VC companies like yourself, or Benjie, the guy behind graphile-worker, who is tip-toeing into being commercially-supported.
Like I want both to win (paydays all around! :-D), but the VC money just gives such a huge edge, of establishing a very high bar of polish / UX / docs / devrel / marketing, basically using loss-leading VC money for a bet that may/may not work out, that it's very hard for the independents to compete. I have honestly been hoping post-ZIRP would swing some advantage back to the Benjie's of the world, but looks like no/not yet.
...I say all of above ^ while myself working for a VC-backed prop-tech company...so, kinda the pot calling the kettle black. :-D
Good luck! The fairness/priority queues of Hatchet definitely seem novel, at least from what I'm used to, so will keep it bookmarked/in the tool chest.