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Programming · by Daniel Kiptoo · 2026-08-28

Can we talk about the underrated side of learning in Melbourne

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy but it got me thru the part where tools stopped feeling new.

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

Context: I am not an expert, just someone trying to make Programming feel less intimidating. I wrote down what worked, what felt awkward, and what I would do differently next time.

The detail that surprised me was how much a tiny balcony changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy

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Daniel Kiptoo · 2 likes

This is adorable and oddly motivating. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks

Omar Hassan · 1 likes

I would not call it wrong, just incomplete. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing

Diego García · 0 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

good clarification — I read it differently at first

Aarav Sharma · 0 likes

This. Exactly this

Tiago Costa · 1 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. This pairs weirdly well with arepas