Coding a SaaS: A Day in the Life

I'm Anthony, I'm a solopreneur software engineer. Welcome in this day in a life.
I'm working on my own SaaS product called breeew.com. It's a platform that helps to create and manage productized services.
Let me know what are you thoughts and if becoming a software engineer is something you'd like to do!
Anthony
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🤝 About me:
I'm Anthony, I started to code when I was around 12 years old and completely fell in love with the freedom and creativity that it gaves me. Since then I went from side projects to side projects and eventually made a living out it. Today I want to share my experience with everyone and talk about what it means to be to be a developer and also stories around my projects and learnings.
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[@tomdevisser4295]

"I code bugs for a living" 😂

[@anthony_riera]

This is what all developers do isn't it? 😂

[@tomdevisser4295]

@@anthony_riera 100%

[@marc-lou]

Another masterpiece, keep it up Anthony!

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks legend 🥰 will do one a week now!

[@jeremyharvard6057]

Literally man, it's always better to make your own path than walking on someone else's. When you first dropped your laid off video half a year ago I also decided to make something of my own. I'm now in college and also learning build own things , thanks man, a huge inspiration you gave me, that I decided to come in computer science. Anyways, it's been a long time since your last video. Happy to see you back.

[@anthony_riera]

Dude, that's awesome to see that somehow I inspired someone ❤️ Kudos on your move and I'm rooting for you and your next career! Computer science is here to stay ;)

[@SaaSLTDDeals]

Rise and shine! Love the dedication and hustle you're putting into your SaaS. Keep grinding and making those improvements, they'll pay off big time!

[@anthony_riera]

Appreciate it!! thanks for your support, I won't stop making improvements, a SaaS is a never ending project 😂

[@none-ml2fv]

Man, those pictures on the fridge show how far you two have come in fitness. You should feel proud of your work in programming and in life. Congratulations to both of you! I hope your day and life is pleasant and happy!

[@anthony_riera]

Thank you so much for this thoughtful and nice comment, wishing you the same!

[@kylejewiss659]

A really fun and entertaining video. Thank you very much!

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Kyle, I’m glad you liked it! Welcome on my channel 👌

[@brianruizy]

Great video! It’s like a new wave of story-telling with code 😅 Looking forward to more

[@anthony_riera]

Hey Brian thanks for the comment, love your videos! This is exactly what I’m focusing on… bringing some storytelling to dev! Really hard to do tho… let’s see with the next videos 😁

[@brianruizy]

@@anthony_riera Nice to hear! 😁 Have a good one! 🤙

[@ngockhanhta795]

First time watching ur video and it’s great! Keep going bro

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks man, welcome on my channel!

[@codewithkin]

Hey there Anthony! Just wanted to say you're CRUSHING it! I really loved your third quote "Do what you love" PS: That outro was fire 😂

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Kin for the kind words! I knew my cat would make this outro the best it can be 😂

[@solomonakinbiyi]

You earned a subscription. Awesome content! Real life SaaS creator day in the life.

[@anthony_riera]

Thank you so much! I’ll try to do more of them

[@Eric-vt5gj]

Great video as always!

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Eric for being here for the premiere! Legend 🫡

[@_andrewpeacock]

Love this!! I too am recording my SaaS Journey DITL style. This is amazing & very inspirational

[@anthony_riera]

Awesome Andrew I’ll checkout your videos as well! Thanks for the sub 💪

[@launchseblhomme1570]

Vraiment cool tes videos! Love it!

[@anthony_riera]

Merci

[@daniellaerachannel]

Gooooood video man! keep going

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks for the support Daniel! 🙌🏻

[@Julianw.]

Here for the grind man, we will al make it one day. Best intro btw haha😂

[@anthony_riera]

WAGMI 🥂 Thanks for the intro, this is real I had to do the same this morning 🤣

[@stationlittle3786]

"i should probably remove that from the script" I laughed. and that cat is so precious, the best coding partner!

[@anthony_riera]

I'm glad this one made you laugh! She is the BEST coding partner, a bit distracting by time, but that's what cats do 😂

[@thisismaros]

Great video, Anthony! I really like the quality and edit. Keep it up and see you on X! 💪

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Maros for the support man! 🫡

[@DamianDemasi]

Cool video, Anthony! I have the same Secret Lab chair and keyboard as yours 😅

[@anthony_riera]

You are my brother from another mother! 😂

[@pm-ua]

Subscribed. Thanks for sharing not only your sexy part of your life, but also your "morning routing" so you don't wake up your gf/wife (so true). The improvements look amazing, I'm making my own micro saas product and a video like this inspires me to make it better. Be well!

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks for you comment! I will always try to share the not so sexy part of my life, but always with a lot of humour 🫡 Welcome on my channel!

[@MathsWithSatyamPandey]

Great brother✨

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks ☺️

[@martinsmaslovs]

"loaders are for losers" really resonated with me because I always thought that loading spinner is a cool thing and gives user anticipation, but now I understand that they are not. your loading screen really inspired me to make changes in my projects as well 😅 (I'm also a dev)

[@anthony_riera]

Im glad you found some inspiration in this! You can use them, but if you can hide them, you should 😄 Good luck!

[@imedwme]

Great video!

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks man 🙏

[@adamlahchimi-zb9rc]

i have been looking for tis video for months keep pushing broooooooo jparle francais mais bon je prefere ecrire le commentaire en englais comme tt le monde :)

[@anthony_riera]

Merci merci Adam! Je vais faire des vidéos plus souvent 🤩

[@jeansvy8617]

Hello @anthony_riera, superbe vidéo qui à l'air de cartonner dès ses débuts ! Très inspirant, je viens de te découvrir et j'en suis déjà à 5+ vidéos haha. Je me posais la question de savoir quelle stack tu utilises pour ton SaaS ? Keep it up 🚀

[@anthony_riera]

Wow merci Jean pour le soutien 🙌🏻 Oui la vidéo fait un bon départ je suis aux anges! Pour mon SaaS j'utilise NextJS, TailwindCSS et Typescript, pour la DB j'utilise Prisma et MongoDB!

[@dennisfransen8538]

I like the video. Cool that ur going solo. I usually design before i start coding ever since i really commited to it once. It truly sets a good foundation for the app in my opinion! I also visited your web page and went straight to features since i wanted to know more about what u were doing. My heart almost stopped when i saw the Stripe animation. 7,995.00$ 👀👀👀 I later checked out the pricing. It wasn't as i thought :D But could be usefull feedback i guess. Cheers mate! Liked and Subscribed! 🔥🔥

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Dennis for this awesome comment! Users of Breeew are usually charging a lot of money to their customers, from $500 a month to $10k+ 😨 Breeew is just there to help them with the transaction and managing their clients! Welcome on my channel, new video next week! 😄

[@nithinnair01]

Great video 👍🏻

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks man 🫡

[@efficientapp]

Hmm, I was going to say something... Then I was told to shut the 😅 Can't tell if you're a better content creator or engineer, this was really fun to watch. I'll tell you the truth, the new sign up/sign in screen looks great! It's also funny because the better you get at product/engineering, the more copying feels okay. When you're just getting started and you should be copying, we have too much pride and want to create something "brand new", as if that would actually work out well... hahaha

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks man! ❤️ 100%, brand new doesn't exist, everything we do is inspired from something somewhere! As long as you make it yours, that's ok 👌

[@joan.paucar]

Cool stuff bruh

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks man 🙏

[@heliaslahbib9303]

La video est très cool 💪

[@anthony_riera]

Merci Helias! 🫡

[@jackgisel3211]

nice vid!

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Jack 👋

[@alin9258]

Great video mate! What languaes do you know?

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks 🙏🏻 I know pretty much all the languages for the web! But I pretty stay around my dear Typescript!

[@zedsec]

Lunch of kings there!

[@anthony_riera]

Wow, there is a lot of steps before being king 😂

[@alessialinoce6614]

Hi, nice video :) what kind of keychron Keyboard do you have?

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks man! Keychron k3!

[@FerdieSwinkels]

"Done is better than perfect" - That's so true. After 10 years of experience, that's the one I still tend to f'up

[@anthony_riera]

Of the three, this is clearly the hardest to master! We always want to do the best possible, but we end up doing almost nothing :/ Keep it up and thanks for watching!

[@anthony_riera]

How did I do? No bugs at the horizon... that's weird 🧐

[@remi-avec-un-i]

Petit steak/pâtes pour reprendre des forces et partir debuger les bugs qu'on a créé le matin : ce mec est légit 👌

[@anthony_riera]

steak/pâtes depuis mon enfance on ne va pas changer une équipe qui gagne 😂

[@mycode0]

How can we support you Anthony I love the content

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks you so much for that! I guess sharing is already a lot ❤️

[@manaspaul]

Pretty cool vibe, you deserve a like ( usually I don't care about tap on like button though) ❤

[@anthony_riera]

Thanks Paul I feel special now! 😱

[@otavioalexandre7575]

amazing "code bugs for a living" haha =D

[@anthony_riera]

That’s me 🤣

[@xoxoy9evan]

je me suis dit aussi que la prononciation sonnait tres français mais je suis impressionné qu’il y est enfin quelqu’un de français qui fait des vidéos en anglais, je pense aussi à faire ça mais je ne sais pas encore, en bref super vidéo

[@anthony_riera]

Je fais mon possible pour l’accent, mais il est toujours là 😂 Merci beaucoup pour les encouragements et bonne chance pour tes propres vidéos ! 💪

[@WebDevJapan]

You started coding when you're 12?? You're the people I saw and made me think 🤔 I can never get into Software because I'll never be able to catch up with you guys, which is true. But I finally decided I'd be okay with being a mediocre dev as long as I can get a Tesla 🎉

[@anthony_riera]

Yes! I started with video games and then web after. But it doesn't mean I'm a good dev, I just LOVE coding and I always did. I just mean that I can code for hours and it doesn't feel like working. Tesla is the goal 💅

[@saint1yusuf]

hey bro, i also fired a few months ago and think just like you do. i started to create my own saas business and won't work for someone never again!

[@anthony_riera]

Dude, take this energy and put it in your own work and yourself! Working for someone else is almost a scam at this point… I’m rooting for you and your success !

[@davidezangrando34]

can you please share the link for the mousepad? thanks

[@anthony_riera]

I would love to but I forgot the name buddy 🥸

[@KristijanKL]

not the coffee pods man cmoooon ANYTHING else

[@anthony_riera]

I know 🥺

[@TurdFergusen]

i wish i had a desk cat

[@anthony_riera]

Always nice to have a coding buddy!

[@sebascampos673]

Could you tell me how can a get my first customer for my SAAS ?

[@anthony_riera]

I will make a video about it, that’s a good topic!

[@thayaganthusiyanthan9708]

Why light mode vscode?

[@anthony_riera]

Better on your eyes during the day!

[@modoran2000]

"Loaders is for loosers" - tell that to the guy in the YT invided by Lex that you watched/procrastinate

[@anthony_riera]

Actually the way chatGPT is done is pretty clever, instead of waiting for the full response you see a stream of data. There aren't losers 🐐 It's true that I was procrastinating tho 😂

[@modoran2000]

I know. It seems the YT algo shoves these videos and hooks you. I feel so targeted about aliens, second coming and bull#£it from states that hurts my brain.

[@kotadiyachaitanya7957]

Hii Sir, are you looking for a video editor ? I can help you to save your crucial time through my editing skills.

[@anthony_riera]

Hey, sorry but I'm not looking at outsourcing editing :)

[@lamineemb]

A movie

[@anthony_riera]

I spent a lot of time on this one 😂 Thanks man!

[@DevPriti1]

White vscode theme!? Omg

[@anthony_riera]

You should try it, your eyes will thank you later!

[@DevPriti1]

@@anthony_riera They will commit sudoku before that happens

[@luis3085]

you were making 15k a month??

[@anthony_riera]

Yes! I'm aiming to make about the same with my SaaS in less than a year. Big goals 🫡

[@barhoomchannel6207]

Who tf codes in light mode....

[@anthony_riera]

Always this debate… should I make a video about it?

[@jeremyharvard6057]

Tbh , in the day it's difficult to use dark mode because of the outside light which creates stress on eyes because eyes need to focus more to see the content on the black screen. I also use light mode in the days and when I go dark I switch to dark mode.

[@anthony_riera]

THIS 🫡

[@ordinarygg]

ClickUP but more expensive?

[@anthony_riera]

Not at all, Breeew is really made for agencies. It gives you a client portal and is fully while labelled. Clickup is for team, Breeew for services :)

[@ordinarygg]

@@anthony_riera if agency can’t build similar product why work with them? If agency capable of building something they could automate internal processes first.

[@anthony_riera]

@@ordinarygg Because building a similar product is extremely complicated and timely. Not every agency have the skills to do that too. This is exactly why people pay for my product, because they don't want to spend time on building and maintaining a big product like this one! You need to think as a business and not as a developer. Would you recreate every software you would use for your day to day job if you could? No you wouldn't. That exactly it! Hope it helps :)

[@ordinarygg]

@@anthony_riera Agree, the scale for some agencies could be scary) Probably I thought about different tier of them. Will I rebuild, personally yes. Will this be working with all agencies as you said no. I'm investing a lot of my time to build foundation that will build other processes and structures. 50-70% of all software is CRUD + background jobs and triggers.