'The open-source developer tools market is one of the worst markets one could possibly end up in... the answer is basic microeconomics. Developers love building developer tools, often for free. So while there is massive demand, the supply vastly outstrips it. This drives the number of alternatives up, and the prices down to zero.'[1]

5 years later and this still feels correct. From one OSS Dev Tool founder to another - more power & good luck!

[1] https://www.defmacro.org/2017/01/18/why-rethinkdb-failed.htm...