If this was your last project, what would you build?

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I've been thinking about legacy lately. If you knew this was the last thing you'd ever build as a developer, what would it be?Not your most profitable idea. Not the safest bet. But the thing that would make you feel like you used your skills for something that mattered.If this were my last project, I think I'd want to leave behind a truly democratic, community-driven platform where developers from all backgrounds could freely exchange ideas and knowledge.This platform would be open source. Every community member could contribute to its development. Every contribution - whether code, insights, or helping others - would convert into Stars, which represent voting power. All community members could use their Stars to vote on the platform's future direction.I'd want this platform to continuously self-evolve, adapting and serving developers while maintaining permanent democracy and independence. Something that could keep pace with the times, evolving alongside technology and the community itself.Maybe it's idealistic, but if it's your last shot, why not try to solve something that's bothered you for years? Every developer community I've loved eventually loses its soul to power concentration and politics.What would your final project be?

ankitg12 · Accepted Answer

Something which would help me be "aware" in real life of finite ness of life. Like the computer break utils (TimeOut on Mac/ Stretchly etc) which can help disconnect from the screen in front of you, even for a bit of time, and force you outside of whatever you are currently engaged on in the screen.

muzani · Answer

Most likely interactive fiction, but made more interactive with LLMs or something.You guys can save the world; I've had enough of that in my career. I started programming to build simulations. I put simulations in my MIT application essay. I started playing with sensors and apps to build simulations and have handheld computers. I didn't intend to be making fintech stuff and crime fighting tools. I just wanted to make little pocket cities and super interactive stuff.