The origin of the forge
This page tells a true story: a slightly crazy concept and seven projects forged back to back — three in production, one ready to deploy — and what the field taught the forge.
The silent forge
dev·ideas·forge wasn’t born from a business plan. It started, back in February 2014, as my freelance activity alongside my developer jobs: websites for clients, tools, experiments. A forge running evenings and weekends, while I built up the craft by day — ERPs, energy platforms, business applications.
The concept
Then a conviction took hold: with fifteen years of craft and AI as an accelerator, turning an idea into an application no longer takes years — a few weeks are enough for a serious MVP.
The DEV-IDEAS-FORGE concept was born: collect ideas for useful apps, forge MVPs quickly, confront them with reality, and keep what holds. Thousands of app ideas are born every day; almost none reach a usable version. The forge set out to tackle exactly that.
Seven projects
Habit+Family
Gamified family organisation. From idea to open testing on the Play Store in four months.
habit-plus-family.com →ScoreSide Football
Born on the pitch, where I was a volunteer team delegate. A small tool to follow my kids’ matches, shared on WhatsApp… and the instant enthusiasm of parents and staff.
football.scoreside.be →MaBelleClasse
The connected school for small Belgian schools. Calendar, absences, messaging, portfolio. Complete MVP, live demo.
mabelleclasse.be →Pizzafy
An idea kept on ice for fifteen years: the complete ecosystem for ordering custom pizzas. Full-stack MVP forged in a few days thanks to accumulated experience and AI.
pizzafy.be →DiploPass
The digital diploma wallet: signed certificates, QR-code verification, GDPR compliance. Forged in spring 2026.
diplopass.org →J10M
Play 10 minutes: free browser mini-games, no download and no sign-up, with a daily challenge shared by everyone and its leaderboard. A platform built to grow one game at a time.
jeuxgratuitsenligne.com →PoliEconia
The opposite of a mini-game: a simulation where you run the government of a real country — budget, taxes, currency, trade, alliances. Forty-nine resources traded on live markets, an engine calibrated on official national accounts. Coming soon.
jeuxgratuitsenligne.com/polieconia →The field decided
The forge has a merciless judge: real-world use.
Two projects found their users. Habit+Family is in production on the Play Store. ScoreSide Football now equips dozens of club teams across Wallonia/Brussels and Flanders — without a single euro of advertising.
Two projects didn’t find their market. MaBelleClasse and Pizzafy remain complete MVPs, kept warm. And that’s exactly right: it’s the very principle of the forge. We forge, we test, we keep what holds. A fast, cheap failure isn’t a failure — it’s an answer.
Three are still awaiting their verdict. DiploPass is fully functional, ready to deploy, looking for its first partner. J10M is online and building its audience through organic search, one game at a time. And PoliEconia is still on the anvil.
The forge becomes an agency
In 2026, the forge became my full-time activity — and it changed in nature.
What survived from the original concept isn’t the collaborative platform (that will wait, maybe). It’s the method, proven seven times over: listen to a real need, forge fast, confront the field, iterate.
That method, I now put at the service of your projects.
From idea to product, together.
