What Is Building in Public?
Building in public is the practice of sharing your work openly as you build — not just the finished product, but the process, the mistakes, and the lessons learned along the way.
Why Developers Should Try It
Accountability
When you share your goals publicly, you’re more likely to follow through. Knowing that people are watching creates positive pressure to ship.
Feedback Early
Sharing early means getting feedback when it’s most useful — before you’ve invested months in the wrong direction. Early users often become your best contributors.
Credibility
A public building track record is worth more than a polished portfolio. Potential clients and employers can see how you work, not just what you’ve finished.
How BuilderCentral Approaches This
Every project on BuilderCentral is a live, deployed application. There are no mockups, no prototypes — just real software you can use today.
Some projects will evolve, some will fail, and some will surprise us. That’s the point.
Start Small
You don’t need a big audience to build in public. Start by:
- Sharing a weekly update on Twitter or a personal blog
- Open-sourcing a small project on GitHub
- Writing about what you learned from a recent build
The goal isn’t perfection — it’s progress.