Web Dev · by Omar Hassan · 2026-10-03

What is worth spending money on for performance as a beginner?

My current rule is simple: if it takes less then 9 minutes to prepare I am much more likely to keep doing it.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 4 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

I tried this in Istanbul with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan

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Jan Nowak · 5 likes

I would log the input, the expected output and the actual output first. Once those three are visible, the bug usually stops feeling mysterious. The 5-minute rule is underrated

Camille Dubois · 5 likes

Really good advice, and it feels doable. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Khalid Al Zahrani · 3 likes

I would log teh input, teh expected output and teh actual output first. Once those three are visible, teh bug usually stops feeling mysterious. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error

Sophie Gagnon · 1 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first