J Lawson

GitHub recently published this year's Octoverse, the state of the open-source ecosystem.

Below are my key takeaways:

1. AI doesn t replace developers it brings more people into the ecosystem. A new developer joined GitHub every second in 2025. Top 5 developer populations: 1. United States, 2. India, 3. China, 4. Brazil, 5. United Kingdom.

2. Open source remains the foundation. Fastest-growing OSS projects by contributors include @Zen Browser, @VS Code, and AI-focused @Continue.

3. TypeScript is now the most used language on GitHub, overtook both Python and JavaScript. The AI effect? 80% of new repositories used just six languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, and C#.

4. Gen AI is now standard in development. 1.1M public repositories now use an LLM SDK.

5. Agents are here. Coding agents created 1M+ pull requests (PR) in the last 6 months, and it's just getting started.

Just launched XELORA - Predict what content goes viral before you post it

After watching creators waste hours on posts that get 10 likes, I built an AI platform that predicts viral potential with 87% accuracy.

The tech stack:

- Next.js 15 + Vertex AI for the prediction engine

I'm James, and I just launched XELORA today - an AI-powered platform that predicts viral content before you post it.

Built this entire thing bootstrapped (~$1,500) while driving Uber to pay the bills. Solo founder + AI as my dev team = 90 days from idea to launch.

The hardest part? Building the Viral Score algorithm that hits 87% accuracy. The most surreal part? Seeing it live on PH today.

Would love to hear from other bootstrapped founders - what's been your biggest challenge?