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The most popular CSS framework just fired 75% of their engineering team.
Not because they're failing. Because AI learned their tool too well.
Tailwind's downloads went 5x this year. Revenue down 80%. Docs traffic down 40%. The founder admitted they're 6 months from not making payroll.
The lesson for anyone building developer tools or open source:
- Free + docs funnel is dead when AI bypasses docs entirely
- Compounding revenue (subscriptions) beats album drops (one-time purchases)
- Your success metrics might be hiding a business model collapse
This is the first domino. Prettier, Excalidraw, and others are seeing the same pattern.
If you're building anything that depends on open source, now is the time to figure out how to support the tools you rely on.
What open source project would hurt your workflow most if it disappeared?
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I’ve been a bit quiet lately. The truth is, I took a break from posting because I was deep in the trenches of production. Building a "cool" automation is easy; making it run reliably every single day for a client is where the real work happens.
In the last few weeks, I’ve been focusing on the gap between a Webflow prototype and a production-ready system.
What I’ve learned (again):
Error handling is 80% of the job. It’s not about the "Happy Path"—it's about what happens when an API is down.
Simple > Complex. I’ve spent more time deleting nodes than adding them.
Context matters. A Webflow form is just data; a well-prompted n8n agent makes it actionable.
It feels good to be back. I’m excited to share some of the patterns I’ve been developing.
What have you been building? 👇
#n8n #Webflow #Automation #Reliability #ProductionReady
Completely agree with this. The real challenge isn’t building the automation, it’s making it reliable in production. Error handling, retries, and edge cases end up being most of the work. Also love the point about deleting nodes instead of adding them simplicity usually wins in the long run.
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