🗄️ Databases & Backend

Solo Dev's Turna: A Lean Shift Calendar App That Actually Solves Rotas for Millions

Picture a factory floor at midnight: workers huddled over WhatsApp, deciphering the month's rota. One solo dev just fixed that with Turna, a dead-simple shift calendar app.

Turna shift calendar app interface showing painted rotations and shared diagonal views

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Solo devs thrive with lean stacks: Vue + FastAPI + PWA beats bloated frameworks.
  • Niche focus wins — shift calendars solve real pain ignored by giants like Google.
  • Paint-mode UX and diagonal shares make Turna sticky for rotas.

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