NoSEVDev

Cursor for sure. If your code is all in one repo (e.g. frontend and backend), it's awesome for context.

I bought the SlimSaaS kit, and I just pump out non-stop products with Cursor. Also, if you use a UI component library, the AI does a much better job at design.

Elevenlabs for voice/marketing.

This is now: https://slimsaas.com

Hey! I built SlimSaaS. The motivation is not necessarily the bloat that comes with the frameworks themselves. Yes, I know Django is "heavy" in that sense :).

The motivation stemmed from the massive amount of unnecessary features boilerplates add only to justify their value. 18 different Dev Ops tools, CMSs, AI integrations, etc... all result in us having to delete tons of code (or worse, spend time configuring it all). On top of that, you end up with $300/month in server fees just to test out your product market fit.

More features != more value, especially with something that's intended to get you up and running in a few days. When I built SlimSaaS, I focused on the thing that 90% of startups will need. And from there, prioritized optimizing and tuning the few things that matter a lot. Performance of the landing pages, keywords/SEO headings, the user experience of the auth and payment flows, and developer experience: automatic SSL deployments, extensible, creating a new project shouldn't take hours. The goal is to remove as much friction to starting a company as possible so that you can test PMF and fail fast if needed.

Thank you!

Hey all!

Excited to share! I built SlimSaaS, a full stack, SaaS-featured Django + React starter kit. Motivation: Boilerplates today try to differentiate themselves by piling on more features than the next guy. The result is hundreds of features that need to be deleted or configured before launch, making it harder to build with a kit than without.

I wanted to change that and built a starter kit that prioritizes a few things:

1) Performance First. At launch, the kit ranks 99/100 on page insights. We did this by building a completely custom Astro static site for the landing page and a markdown blog to maximize SEO.

2) User Experience: The Astro site and React spa are built entirely with DaisyUI/Tailwind to allow you to leverage 32 themes out of the box (check it on in the nav). We prioritized reducing friction with payment and registration flows as much as possible. Clear error handling, and creating a consistent and cohesive experience across the site.

3) Your Experience: Out of the box, SlimSaaS leverages docker to set everything up including things like reverse proxies to keep everything on one domain, Automatic SSL during deployment with Let's Encrypt, a full documentation site, and MailCatcher to send mail on localhost without having to set up your email configrations (for dev). And easily deployable on a $10 VPS, no better way to quit a project than a $300/mo infra just to test PMF. All you need to do is copy the .env file and "docker compose up" to start.

Thanks for taking the time to check it out. And please reach out if you want to connect!