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Why I Stopped Building Features and Started Shipping Experiments
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Why I Stopped Building Features and Started Shipping Experiments

#devjournal #productivity #sideprojects #softwaredevelopment
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I scraped every **Show HN** post from May 2025 to May 2026 that crossed **200 points** and ran a quick analysis. There were 334 of them. Here is what landed.
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I scraped every **Show HN** post from May 2025 to May 2026 that crossed **200 points** and ran a quick analysis. There were 334 of them. Here is what landed.

#analytics #data #sideprojects #webscraping
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Why I added dictation practice after building click-to-flashcards for YouTube English
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Why I added dictation practice after building click-to-flashcards for YouTube English

#showdev #learning #product #sideprojects
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# Building RentDB — A Small CLI-Based Rent Management System in C
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# Building RentDB — A Small CLI-Based Rent Management System in C

#showdev #cli #programming #sideprojects
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I built a fake Google login because my MVP demo could not wait for the OAuth console
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I built a fake Google login because my MVP demo could not wait for the OAuth console

#productivity #sideprojects #startup #webdev
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How I Built and Launched 2 Commercial APIs in a Single Day
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How I Built and Launched 2 Commercial APIs in a Single Day

#api #python #fastapi #sideprojects
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Why I avoided gamification in a vocabulary tool for adult learners
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Why I avoided gamification in a vocabulary tool for adult learners

#learning #product #sideprojects #ux
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Why I chose human-edited subtitles over AI auto-captions for vocabulary mining
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Why I chose human-edited subtitles over AI auto-captions for vocabulary mining

#ai #learning #sideprojects #ux
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I got sick of boring AI chatbots, so I built a 1940s detective to roast my dreams 🕵️‍♂️
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I got sick of boring AI chatbots, so I built a 1940s detective to roast my dreams 🕵️‍♂️

#showdev #ai #devchallenge #sideprojects
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How I Host My Side Projects for Under /Month (2026)
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How I Host My Side Projects for Under /Month (2026)

#devops #infrastructure #node #sideprojects
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I evaluated my self-trained LLM what 31% accuracy actually means
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I evaluated my self-trained LLM what 31% accuracy actually means

#ai #sideprojects #productivity #beginners
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I Built a Collection of 72 Free Text Tools That Run Directly in the Browser
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I Built a Collection of 72 Free Text Tools That Run Directly in the Browser

#showdev #productivity #sideprojects #tooling
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How I Get Freelance Clients (Without Upwork or Fiverr)
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How I Get Freelance Clients (Without Upwork or Fiverr)

#buildinpublic #career #freelance #sideprojects
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I've been building templates for 2 months, shipped 4, made $0 - here's everything I learned
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I've been building templates for 2 months, shipped 4, made $0 - here's everything I learned

#buildinpublic #learning #nextjs #sideprojects
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I made Snake. Then I kept going.
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I made Snake. Then I kept going.

#flutter #dart #gamedev #sideprojects
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