Programming · by Imogen Clarke · 2026-10-07

My 2-month experiment with architecture after 5 tries

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 3 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

I started this because my busy month felt a little stuck, and debugging seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept

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Hugo Martin · 9 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. It sounds small, but the route matters

Piotr Zieliński · 3 likes

adding this to my notes

Lucas Williams · 9 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy

Emma Tremblay · 7 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about tries. The Manila example makes it feel concrete

Midnight Comet · 3 likes

I am cheering for this update. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a family dinner

Siti Lestari · 1 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. The low-effort version is probly the keeper. The boring solution is probably the reliable one here

Isha Menon · 0 likes

I would push back gently on the tries part. That is where the boring checklist helps