--- title: I Was So Angry, I Built My Own | daily.dev description: A developer built a custom project management system after frustration with existing tools. The solution features markdown-based documentation,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-was-so-angry-i-built-my-own-qoovxzgxv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I Was So Angry, I Built My Own | daily.dev og:description: A developer built a custom project management system after frustration with existing tools. The solution features markdown-based documentation,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-was-so-angry-i-built-my-own-qoovxzgxv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qoOvxzgxV.png og:image:alt: I Was So Angry, I Built My Own og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I Was So Angry, I Built My Own **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 4 min read · 423 upvotes · 30 comments ## Summary A developer built a custom project management system after frustration with existing tools. The solution features markdown-based documentation, multi-dimensional estimation using Value/Penalty/Effort/Risk metrics instead of story points, integrated Architecture Decision Records and Post-Mortems, automated DORA metrics tracking from production deployments, and enhanced Kanban boards with built-in cycle time measurement. The system leverages large context window AI models for generating documentation and maintaining consistency across components. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@coppnic** · 77 upvotes > Love this! I had a similar case recently. I was so mad someone wanted 5$ a month for a simple color palette generator, that I've created my own, enhanced it and am preparing to put it open source very soon. > > People should stop taking money for the simplest things. Fight back, digital self defense ✊ **@jsnelders** · 10 upvotes > I've just gone through a similar situation. I'm so sick of being locked into Confluence and not truly owning my own business documentation, and everything is cost, on cost, on cost.... > > So I write my own content management system using TinyMCE and a GitHub repo as my initial data storage. All functionality is browser-based. And all files are simple JSON, HTML, MD, and text. > I'll eventually expand it to have a proper back-end and database/file storage, but I'm already replacing all my own personal documentation as I continue to refine the front-end implementation. > > I'm growing very tired of... **@andradei** · 5 upvotes > very interesting takes and direction. hopefully it gets open-sourced soon. **@eldonelledge** · 3 upvotes > This has been becoming a problem for quite some time now. In an attempt to make EVERYHING, even the simplest of apps, reoccurring revenue, everything is subscription based. > > Most people want developers to make money on their apps, But, for the most part, if it is a simple stand along app without ongoing cost, it should not be subscription based. > > That also applies to making the apps web based (ongoing cost) when they would run better as a local installed app. **@isaacmathew** · 1 upvotes > After seven years with PKM, and everything else, I am back to Google Docs and Office. Knowing how to project (in my case, relearning) management with document processors is the key to a sustainable future. At scale, working only with files seems more sustainable than with notes or information sets. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#project-management](https://daily.dev/tags/project-management), [#markdown](https://daily.dev/tags/markdown) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-was-so-angry-i-built-my-own-qoovxzgxv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I Was So Angry, I Built My Own","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-was-so-angry-i-built-my-own-qoovxzgxv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-was-so-angry-i-built-my-own-qoovxzgxv"},"datePublished":"2025-06-05T11:55:22.789Z","dateModified":"2025-06-05T11:55:57.100Z","description":"A developer built a custom project management system after frustration with existing tools. 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I had a similar case recently. I was so mad someone wanted 5$ a month for a simple color palette generator, that I’ve created my own, enhanced it and am preparing to put it open source very soon.\nPeople should stop taking money for the simplest things. Fight back, digital self defense ✊","datePublished":"2025-06-05T13:49:03.405Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qoOvxzgxV#c-Stn7AtPFv","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"coppnic","url":"https://daily.dev/coppnic","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--8VyNl1cb--/f_auto/v1732889303/avatars/avatar_z5bNZJIOpNguomDjmmrE2"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":77}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I’ve just gone through a similar situation. I’m so sick of being locked into Confluence and not truly owning my own business documentation, and everything is cost, on cost, on cost…\nSo I write my own content management system using TinyMCE and a GitHub repo as my initial data storage. All functionality is browser-based. 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In an attempt to make EVERYHING, even the simplest of apps, reoccurring revenue, everything is subscription based.\nMost people want developers to make money on their apps, But, for the most part, if it is a simple stand along app without ongoing cost, it should not be subscription based.\nThat also applies to making the apps web based (ongoing cost) when they would run better as a local installed app.","datePublished":"2025-06-14T13:33:01.955Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qoOvxzgxV#c-uSDOzFYXF","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Eldon Elledge","url":"https://daily.dev/eldonelledge","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--KHM8dMAz--/f_auto/v1775035233/avatars/avatar_CXPzPzz1E2gsZ40wcSkEe?_a=BAMAMiWQ0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"After seven years with PKM, and everything else, I am back to Google Docs and Office. 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