My brain freezes every time I think about publishing the first MVP.
It’s definitely not ready. And after 14 years working on the web, it’s not easy to ship something incomplete, not polished, or somehow perfect.
What perfect even means?
Perfection means something different to everyone : perfect CSS, perfect JavaScript, perfect load times, perfect interactions, perfect engagement.
This project is none of that. It’s just the result of a few late‑night hours stolen from sleep.
I’m terrified, but I want feedback. That’s what pushed me to write this post.
I want someone to tell me what they think—even if it’s harsh. I need that input, and I’ll deal with it, even if it stings.
I’ve worked hard to compress the complexity so this could be a one‑person project: backend, frontend, and now this post. I learned this idea from a talk about Ruby on Rails, and it stuck with me.
I used Copilot like having a friend junior developer while I am reviewing every line before committing it to the repo.
They’re my commits because I believe I’m responsible for every line. I can’t blame AI for a bug—if it’s there, it’s because I didn’t check carefully enough.
So here’s where I am now:
I built the first MVP of my project.
Now I need the courage to deploy it and ask a few friends for feedback. This step turned out to be harder than I expected, but I’m hoping this post gives me the push I need to move forward.
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