Strangely, I really need this video. Over the past couple of days, I've felt overwhelmed trying to build a mobile app to test another startup idea, and I haven't been able to make any progress. Thank you for sharing this!
0:52 right is not always the best 1:51 its only as hard as you tell yourself 2:44 custom = slow 3:45 developers who make it look easy 4:28 arbitrary release dates 5:03 how to avoid repeating failures 5:46 a way to do it faster exists
As long as that quick and dirty approach doesn't end up being the final one. What can easily happen is that you end up using that quick and dirty version as the final version and just never get the time to improve it. Less issue on personal projects, bigger issue in real projects where you might not get the time to improve things later. But yeah, for prototyping phase, just get it done. Refine immediately after that.
It is incredible how a simple product can take all that effort especially when you are a single man team What help me is setting a clear MVP goal and test it as soon as possible but even that can take several months We have to be careful to not neglect other part of our lives which is a real danger if you have hyperfocus Setting deadlines simplyfing things and being pragmatic is a path I found to avoid being dragged by the rabbit hole Also as hard as it could be it is important to leave the desk and screen and exercise and do the other things you need to do in your routing because that is what will keep you sane to continue in long term
Hearing this was important to me. I always feel like I'm doing something wrong. I have these ideas that seem really simple and straightforward, but apparently I'm the only one doing it. There is no resources on the internet, or the tools I'm using are really buggy, and then I get stuck. Progress is really slow and it's demotivating. But the thing is, that the apps you see online weren't built in a day like the internet tries to make you believe they were. If development really was that easy AI really would have replaced us already. It's hard, and that's okay, you just got to keep going.
I’m in a similar process - I’m creating a pretty big application using Laravel 11 as Rest API and two front ends using Angular. Your videos keep me motivated not to give up with all the struggles 🙂
Bro your right about this, have experienced this and am sure as software developers we continue experience it , adding new features can be draining when one thinks it may take a few minutes and then it takes like more than a specific number of days
I am just correcting my first framework website, that I've done a while ago. So it is true. Get things done in a messy way, and after a while, you will easily correct it if needed.
Thanks for the forecast! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
The timing of this video is insane for me. I had a major setback on one of my major features. I am not even sure I will be able to have that feature due to 3rd party APIs that are fighting me at every step.
The thing I struggle with most is pixel paranoia... and the worst part of that is I usually end up scrapping the bits I end up most fixated on when I look to simplify...
Crazy how videos like this is still so relevant. The community now is flooded with so much “going from 0 to prod with xxx AI TOOOL” and it’s honestly misleading as heck!
I'll answer it for you: cause you just aren't good enough yet, and you want to be good too fast. Websites aren't trivial to make, contrary to what idiot youtube gurus will advertise you (become a full stack developer in 6 months!1!!! haha, fucking joke, there's talented people that have been in the business for years and years and they still don't advertise themselves as such)
Strangely, I really need this video. Over the past couple of days, I've felt overwhelmed trying to build a mobile app to test another startup idea, and I haven't been able to make any progress. Thank you for sharing this!
What stack?
You will, just keep trying.
Read official documentation, and combine it with AI.
Do not use Copilot, but Chat GPT instead.
0:52 right is not always the best
1:51 its only as hard as you tell yourself
2:44 custom = slow
3:45 developers who make it look easy
4:28 arbitrary release dates
5:03 how to avoid repeating failures
5:46 a way to do it faster exists
The quick and dirty approach is great advice. Just get it working then improve it. It took me years to really appreciate this strategy.
As long as that quick and dirty approach doesn't end up being the final one. What can easily happen is that you end up using that quick and dirty version as the final version and just never get the time to improve it. Less issue on personal projects, bigger issue in real projects where you might not get the time to improve things later.
But yeah, for prototyping phase, just get it done. Refine immediately after that.
It is incredible how a simple product can take all that effort especially when you are a single man team
What help me is setting a clear MVP goal and test it as soon as possible but even that can take several months
We have to be careful to not neglect other part of our lives which is a real danger if you have hyperfocus
Setting deadlines simplyfing things and being pragmatic is a path I found to avoid being dragged by the rabbit hole
Also as hard as it could be it is important to leave the desk and screen and exercise and do the other things you need to do in your routing because that is what will keep you sane to continue in long term
I love the format of your content - short, to the point, and most importantly, makes one think about how it relates to their work.❤
Hearing this was important to me. I always feel like I'm doing something wrong. I have these ideas that seem really simple and straightforward, but apparently I'm the only one doing it. There is no resources on the internet, or the tools I'm using are really buggy, and then I get stuck. Progress is really slow and it's demotivating. But the thing is, that the apps you see online weren't built in a day like the internet tries to make you believe they were. If development really was that easy AI really would have replaced us already.
It's hard, and that's okay, you just got to keep going.
I’m in a similar process - I’m creating a pretty big application using Laravel 11 as Rest API and two front ends using Angular. Your videos keep me motivated not to give up with all the struggles 🙂
Bro your right about this, have experienced this and am sure as software developers we continue experience it , adding new features can be draining when one thinks it may take a few minutes and then it takes like more than a specific number of days
I feel like this video is going to blow up in no time now. Highly relatable!!
Thank you for this, it feels so relatable hence I'm not alone 😅
All the best for your next 20 projects!
Can relate 100% Keep it up Sir!
I am just correcting my first framework website, that I've done a while ago.
So it is true.
Get things done in a messy way, and after a while, you will easily correct it if needed.
Thanks for the forecast! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
The timing of this video is insane for me. I had a major setback on one of my major features. I am not even sure I will be able to have that feature due to 3rd party APIs that are fighting me at every step.
Thanks for the advice
Very good advice that puts a real-world perspective that's so refreshing after all the hype content so prevalent on YT. Earned a sub from me sir!
Nice video.. thanks :) timestamps would be really appreciated :)
The thing I struggle with most is pixel paranoia... and the worst part of that is I usually end up scrapping the bits I end up most fixated on when I look to simplify...
Crazy how videos like this is still so relevant. The community now is flooded with so much “going from 0 to prod with xxx AI TOOOL” and it’s honestly misleading as heck!
I'll answer it for you: cause you just aren't good enough yet, and you want to be good too fast. Websites aren't trivial to make, contrary to what idiot youtube gurus will advertise you (become a full stack developer in 6 months!1!!! haha, fucking joke, there's talented people that have been in the business for years and years and they still don't advertise themselves as such)
or just write in php instead of javascript
They made it difficult. All the frameworks and backend services and bla bla. Also JavaScript is an abomination.