The latest articles on DEV Community by Shakshi Mittal (@tech-girl). https://dev.to/tech-girl https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3873642%2Fc7847a72-1ef0-48b6-bbed-d92954faae6b.jpg https://dev.to/tech-girl en Shakshi Mittal Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:27:27 +0000 https://dev.to/tech-girl/happy-april-fool--2979 https://dev.to/tech-girl/happy-april-fool--2979 <h1> You’ll Think This Challenge Is Easy… It’s Not </h1> <p><em>This is a submission for the DEV April Fools Challenge</em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I built a small interactive web challenge that looks extremely simple at first glance.</p> <p>There’s no clutter.<br> No complex UI.<br> Just one goal.</p> <p>Most users think they’ve figured it out within seconds.</p> <p>They haven’t.</p> <p>This project is designed to:</p> <ul> <li>Challenge instinctive behavior</li> <li>Break expected interaction patterns</li> <li>Reward curiosity over assumptions</li> </ul> <p>It’s not about difficulty — it’s about mindset.</p> <h2> Demo </h2> <p>👉 <a href="https://peaceful-tartufo-1fe0ef.netlify.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://peaceful-tartufo-1fe0ef.netlify.app/</a></p> <p>⚠️ Best experienced on desktop</p> <h2> Code </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/Shakshi-Mittal-Tech/chal-tech" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Shakshi-Mittal-Tech/chal-tech</a></p> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <ul> <li>HTML, CSS, JavaScript</li> <li>Event-driven interaction logic</li> <li>Subtle UI behavior designed to mislead expectations</li> </ul> <p>I also used <strong>Claude AI</strong> to:</p> <ul> <li>Brainstorm unconventional interaction ideas</li> <li>Explore edge cases users might try</li> <li>Refine how the experience unfolds</li> </ul> <p>This helped turn a simple concept into something more engaging and unpredictable.</p> <h2> Prize Category </h2> <p>Community Favorite</p> <h2> Final Thoughts </h2> <p>The hardest part wasn’t building it.</p> <p>It was designing something that feels obvious…</p> <p>…but isn’t.</p> <p>If you try it:</p> <p>👉 What was your first instinct?<br> 👉 Did it work?</p> devchallenge 418challenge showdev webdev