[gavinray]

  > assumes I must operate in your world view "problems can only be solved once"

I never claimed anyone else has to agree with this. That's why people are allowed different opinions.

Nobody ought to give a damn what I think, the only opinion that matters about you is your own.

But just like I won't ask you adopt my view, I also won't go around patting people on the back for TODO apps.

My opinion: people ought to spend more time contributing to solving genuine problems. The world needs more of that, and less "I built a TODO app" or "Here's my bespoke curl wrapper".