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befter

FP style event and hook management tool with execution type control

Library Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
github.com/farming-labs/befter
Built by
KiNFiSH Farms

Bloat

132/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

befter is a small open-source JS/TS library with two GitHub releases, docs that were once published, and a Redis integration for distributed hooks. It has no payment path, no own domain, no policies, and its docs page now returns 404. It has had little visible activity in 2026 and is a developer tool with a thin moat.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

A real developer problem (hook and event management), but it is a free open-source utility with no pricing, payments, or visible path to anyone paying.

24/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Repo describes a lightweight library for distributed hooks, with no license, homepage, or commercial offering.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/farming-labs/befter (opens in a new tab)

  2. Framed as a collection of open-source tools for the JS/TS ecosystem and an invitation to contribute, not a business.

    “Introducing farming-labs , a collection of trails , attempts and success on fixing js/ts ecosystem with a series of tools and api's. It currently had 2 curated beta library which are befter - an fp style event and hook management tools with a power of adjusting the type of execution on runner with real world example here and farmui-registry wanna contribute visit the following links - web - htt”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 9 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Event and hook libraries are common and easy to rebuild; the FP style and execution-type control are modest differentiators and nothing compounds.

14/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. The pitch is an FP-style API with adjustable execution type, which is a design choice that is easy to imitate.

    “Introducing farming-labs , a collection of trails , attempts and success on fixing js/ts ecosystem with a series of tools and api's. It currently had 2 curated beta library which are befter - an fp style event and hook management tools with a power of adjusting the type of execution on runner with real world example here and farmui-registry wanna contribute visit the following links - web - htt”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 9 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Redis integration for distributed hooks adds some depth, but the post admits it is beta and may have bugs.

    “i hv updated the redis client integration while hooking to any function on distributed manner with the latest stable beta release ... there might still be a bugs tho but feel free to give it a shot - refer the docs here also - https://farming-labs.vercel.app/docs/befter/usage/creating-hooks”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 17 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Posts clustered in February 2025, with commits in only 2 of 14 months and none for about 208 days, so shipping has been brief and has since stalled.

24/100

  • Sustained shipping22/60

    Worked on across 13 months.

  • Consistency2/40

    Updates in 2 of 14 months.

  • Quiet

    No update for 208 days — scaled to 37%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Introducing farming-labs , a collection of trails , attempts and success on fixing js/ts ecosystem with a series of tools and api's. It currently had 2 curated beta library which are befter - an fp style event and hook management tools with a power of adjusting the type of execution on runner with real world example here and farmui-registry wanna contribute visit the following links - web - htt”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 9 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “1k+ downloads in less than month tho .. actually we also been getting a good feedback.... give it a shot guys - @farming-labs/befter is a part of farming-labs project so expect other cool project under it soon and it is also community driven as where u guys can also contribute so feel free to dm if u can project idea incomin' - more info - visit the web - https://farming-labs.vercel.app”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 21 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working, installable beta library with a Redis integration and two releases exists, but it is thin, has no license, and its hosted docs page now returns 404.

54/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/farming-labs/befter responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product25/35

    A published, installable library with releases and a Redis integration exists, but it is described as beta, has a small footprint, and has no license.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-03-13.

  • Operations4/15

    Docs existed on a Vercel-hosted site and releases were versioned, but the docs page now 404s and there is no API, status page, accounts, or backend.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://github.com/farming-labs/befter responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/farming-labs/befter (opens in a new tab)

  2. Live GitHub repo with two releases (Feb 2025).

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/farming-labs/befter (opens in a new tab)

  3. Redis client integration shipped in a beta release, with the creator warning of possible bugs.

    “i hv updated the redis client integration while hooking to any function on distributed manner with the latest stable beta release ... there might still be a bugs tho but feel free to give it a shot - refer the docs here also - https://farming-labs.vercel.app/docs/befter/usage/creating-hooks”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 17 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The creating-hooks docs page returns 404, so the documentation is currently broken.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · farming-labs.vercel.app/docs/befter/usage/creating-hooks (opens in a new tab)

  5. Two versioned releases, no homepage set, and no license.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/farming-labs/befter (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It is distributed via versioned GitHub releases, but there is no payment path, own domain, pricing, privacy, terms, or support contact, and the project has no visible money or commitment beyond the creator's open-source intent.

16/100

  • Distribution10/30

    Versioned downloadable releases (2 on GitHub).

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No post mentions paying customers or revenue; the only traction claim is downloads, which is not revenue.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment6/20

    There is a named umbrella organisation (farming-labs) with a docs site and a call for contributors, but no team, roadmap kept, or funding is visible and activity is sparse.

Receipts (4)

  1. Versioned downloadable releases (2 on GitHub).

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/farming-labs/befter (opens in a new tab)

  2. Mentions downloads and feedback only; there is no mention of revenue.

    “1k+ downloads in less than month tho .. actually we also been getting a good feedback.... give it a shot guys - @farming-labs/befter is a part of farming-labs project so expect other cool project under it soon and it is also community driven as where u guys can also contribute so feel free to dm if u can project idea incomin' - more info - visit the web - https://farming-labs.vercel.app”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 21 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. Positions befter as part of the community-driven farming-labs project, with more projects promised.

    “1k+ downloads in less than month tho .. actually we also been getting a good feedback.... give it a shot guys - @farming-labs/befter is a part of farming-labs project so expect other cool project under it soon and it is also community driven as where u guys can also contribute so feel free to dm if u can project idea incomin' - more info - visit the web - https://farming-labs.vercel.app”

    Post · @kinfishfarms · 21 Feb 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Only one commit day (2026-03-13) is recorded, and the last push was in May 2026.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/farming-labs/befter (opens in a new tab)