build ladder

what it is

Build Ladder is a public leaderboard for indie hackers, ranked by real GitHub contribution activity. The pitch is simple: proof you actually ship. Connect your GitHub once and daily momentum starts to compound.

what i built

GitHub single sign-on, a daily sync job that pulls each connected user's contribution data, and rankings across day, week, month, year, and all-time windows.

Streak tracking for consecutive shipping days and a trending-repos feed surfacing what the community is building.

outcome

Live and syncing daily. The public ranking is the whole product — accountability and recognition for the habit of shipping.