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Web Dev · by Mariana Costa · 2026-10-11

What css looks like when you stop optimizing everything from my first week notes

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 7 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where backend stopped feeling new.

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

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Piotr Zieliński · 4 likes

I wanted to like this, but the everything argument is weak. I am curious whether javascript still feels good next month.

Maya Williams · 1 likes

Big fan of this approach. My friend tried it in Jakarta and had the opposite result.

Pixel Fern · 0 likes

My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. The winter version is even more interesting.