Web Dev · by Curious Coder · 2026-10-03

What javascript looks like when you stop optimizing everything

The detail that surprised me was how much the corner shop changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

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

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Noah Miller · 7 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether looks stayed easy. I learned that one the expensive way.

Siti Lestari · 4 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Miguel Santos · 1 likes

Kind of wild how often easy is the whole issue.

Amina Okafor · 4 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy.

Pieter Botha · 2 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar. My only addition is to make the first step visible.