Programming · by Gentle Comet · 2026-10-08
My 9-month experiment with learning after a tiny failure
24 sparks · 10 comments
Programming · by Gentle Comet · 2026-10-08
24 sparks · 10 comments
Rohan Mehta · 14 likes
I agree with the goal and disagree with the method. I keep a note about learning for exactly this reason.
Cozy Noodle · 3 likes
This. Exactly this.
Tomás Gómez · 3 likes
Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.
Siti Lestari · 1 likes
This is the kind of disagreement I like.
Oussama Alaoui · 1 likes
I wonder how much of this depends on timing. I would test it for 9 days before deciding.
João Pereira · 1 likes
I am mostly here for the follow-up. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.
Noah Miller · 4 likes
I needed the reminder to start smaller.
Isha Menon · 1 likes
Glad you shared it; small wins count. I learned that one the expensive way.
Priya Nair · 0 likes
I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. I noticed the same thing in Mexico City.
Sanne de Vries · 0 likes
I appreciate the honest middle stage, not just the polished ending. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error. This is exactly the kind of tradeoff teams argue about for weeks.