In my previous Random Things Sunday post I linked to Matt Web’s article where he called for better discoverability of vibe-coded apps. A few days ago I learned that my favorite podcaster Scott Hanselman had created a site called Tiny Tool Town exactly for that purpose! A quote from the About page of Tiny Tool Town:

Remember GeoCities? That glorious, chaotic, beautiful mess of personal websites? Everyone had one. Most of them were terrible. All of them were wonderful.

We’re living in that moment again. AI tools have made it possible for anyone to build software. People are creating tiny, weird, wonderful tools — not because there’s a market for them, but because they want them to exist.

Tiny Tool Town is a place to celebrate those creations.

I find this admirable and delightful. You’re nowadays constantly being told how AI wastes water and makes people dumb and entertainment mediocre, but this site just proudly celebrates everyone’s creations; you can be judgmental elsewhere.

I even contributed my recent app, GPX Comparer, to the directory. Go check it out and submit your pet projects too! 📍🚴