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Laraue Software Blog β€” C# .NET Development & Open Source

Real code, real decisions, real tradeoffs. We write about what we build β€” .NET libraries, Telegram bots, AI integrations, and the architecture mistakes worth learning from.

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Why users kept choosing Telegram Saved Messages over our bot β€” and what we changed
Part 10 of building a Telegram task tracker solo. The story of a product mistake β€” we added epic and status selection to the bot, but real users kept using Saved Messages β€” and how we fixed it.
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From Telegram Saved Messages to a real task tracker β€” defining the user path
Part 3 of building a Telegram task tracker solo. Why Saved Messages is not convenient for managing tasks, which minimal scenario Laraue Boards started from, and why the user path is defined before development begins.
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How we decide what to build β€” validating a product idea in a crowded market
Validating a product idea before writing code β€” researching the market, testing the idea in public, and using AI to judge whether it is realistic to compete for the keywords you need.
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