David Herbert

David is a frontend engineer and technical writer who has spent years building for and sharing knowledge with the developer community.

From writing practical guides for developers to creating resources that help people find opportunities in tech, he's consistently used the internet to make useful things easier to discover.

His latest project is Dishylink, a free and open-source desktop and browser application for Starlink users.

Dishylink gives users a much deeper view of their Starlink connection, including live telemetry, speed tests, latency, power consumption, connected devices, data usage, alerts, outages, satellite tracking and obstruction maps. It can run entirely on the user's machine, without an account or sending telemetry to the cloud.

What I find interesting about David's journey is that Dishylink isn't just another project built to chase a market. He found a specific problem, built something useful around it, open-sourced it, and got people using it.

The project recently passed over 10k downloads in just a few days, showing what can happen when a builder combines a clear problem, strong technical execution and distribution.

This is also a good reminder that you don't always need to build for everyone. Sometimes, finding a problem that a specific group of people cares deeply about is enough to build something remarkable.

David is definitely a builder worth following.