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Web Dev · by Noah Miller · 2026-10-02

I tried doing css the boring way and it worked that actually stuck

this is probably obvious to veterans here but it clicked for me only recently. backend got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

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Tiago Costa · 14 likes

Glad you shared it; small wins count. For me it came down to the tiny repair

Solar Runner · 5 likes

you explained the tradeoff realy clearly

Noah Meier · 4 likes

I am skeptical. The idea sounds good, but the maintenance cost is real. The social part surprised me too

Beatriz Sousa · 2 likes

I would push back gently on teh actually part. The weekend version is even more interesting

Grace Parker · 2 likes

I had the same reaction to push

Budi Santoso · 3 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Chiara Romano · 0 likes

I am curious what changed your mind

Liam Eriksson · 1 likes

That made the concept click

Tomás Gómez · 1 likes

This is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. I learned that one teh expensive way

Solar Coder · 1 likes

wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. I would write it down before changing anything else. A small test case would make this easier to trust

Sofía Hernández · 0 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about stuck. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability

Sophie Gagnon · 0 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

Wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. The quiet Sunday version is even more interesting

Urban Marauder · 0 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. I would love to see the benchmark numbers