Do successful products prioritize familiarity over uniqueness?
Read OriginalThis article argues that successful tech products often benefit more from familiarity than uniqueness. It discusses the trade-offs, using examples like the Astro web framework adopting Next.js's `getStaticPaths` naming and Supabase branding itself as an 'open source Firebase alternative' to be instantly understandable to developers.
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