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Supabrew - Never Code Thirsty
Summary
Supabase presented SupaBrew, a mock non-alcoholic beverage engineered specifically to address developer thirst during extended coding sessions and large pull request reviews. Developed following a survey of 80,000 registered developers, the recipe relies entirely on three ingredients consisting of barley, hops, and water in strict adherence to German beer purity laws. The mock packaging design features bottles manufactured from recycled cathode-ray tube monitors and labels repurposed from leftover Ubuntu conference stickers. The fictitious rollout introduces tiered pricing models, including free access for indie developers, Pay-as-you-Drink consumption billing, and dedicated enterprise tiers. Supabase concluded the announcement by confirming that the product release is an April Fools joke.
Context
Supabase identified developer thirst during prolonged coding sessions and pull request reviews as an unaddressed problem within the developer experience landscape, prompting a survey of 80,000 registered users.
Approach / What changed
The company designed SupaBrew, a non-alcoholic, low-sugar beverage brewed in Bavaria, Germany from barley, hops, and water, packaged using recycled CRT monitors and leftover Ubuntu stickers, accompanied by tiered SaaS-style pricing plans.
Takeaways
SupaBrew was formulated as a low-sugar, non-alcoholic beverage using three ingredients: barley, hops, and water.
The concept packaging recycled cathode-ray tube monitors into bottles and used leftover FOSDEM Ubuntu stickers as product labels.
The entire product launch announcement was created as an April Fools joke by Supabase.
Source and freshness
- Source
- supabase.com
- Published
- Added to Yomu
- Last updated
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