This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge
What I Built
Time Passed (https://www.timepassed.wtf/) is a no-nonsense productivity tool that gives you a stark, real-time reality check on how much of the year has already slipped away — down to the second.
The core idea is simple but brutal: it shows your year progress as a percentage + visual bar, with live countdowns, motivational (or existential) messages, and reminders so you stop procrastinating and start shipping.
I built:
- A responsive web version (React/Next.js or similar — feel free to update with your stack)
- An Android app (in internal testing) with home-screen widgets, persistent notifications, customizable themes, and deep year-progress tracking
To me, this project is personal. Like many devs, I waste too much time scrolling or context-switching while months vanish. Time Passed forces daily awareness — it's the digital equivalent of a slap: "Hey, [current %] of 2026 is gone… what have you actually done?"
It's not another fancy habit tracker; it's anti-procrastination via mild existential dread (in a good way 😅).
Demo
Live web app: https://www.timepassed.wtf/
(Just open it — no login needed. It auto-detects current date and shows live progress.)
Android app (internal testing – join if you'd like to try!):
Beta opt-in link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timepassed.app
(Limited spots — Google account required.)
Screenshots / Demo:
"Watch a quick demo here: [https://youtu.be/SdTDCvJbqQc]")
If judges want to test the Android beta, feel free to DM me on X (@madhusgowda_) for an invite — happy to onboard a few!
My Experience with GitHub Copilot CLI
GitHub Copilot CLI was a game-changer for speeding up this solo side project.
I used gh copilot suggest and gh copilot explain heavily in the terminal while:
- Scaffolding the initial project structure (e.g., "Suggest a clean Flutter project setup for a year progress widget app with home screen widgets and notifications")
- Writing date/time calculation logic (very error-prone with timezones, leap years, etc. — Copilot CLI helped generate accurate Dart/JS helpers like "Write a function to calculate exact percentage of year passed from Jan 1 to now, accounting for leap years")
- Generating widget code and notification payloads ("Suggest Flutter code for a circular progress indicator widget that updates every second and shows year percentage")
- Debugging obscure platform-specific issues ("Explain why this Android widget isn't updating in background – suggest fixes")
- Writing READMEs, changelog entries, and even parts of this DEV post ("Suggest engaging project description for a productivity app called Time Passed")
It felt like having a senior dev pair-programming in the terminal — I could stay in flow without constantly tabbing to docs or ChatGPT.
The biggest impact? It cut boilerplate and experimentation time in half, letting me focus on the unique "brutal honesty" UX and polishing the Android widgets/notifications — things that actually make the app stand out.
Overall, Copilot CLI made building a cross-platform (web + native) tool feasible as a quick side project without burning out.
Thanks to the GitHub team for the tool — and to DEV for the challenge! 🚀
Thanks for checking it out — would love any feedback!
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