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This week I clocked in 54 hours of coding, with 26 hours dedicated to a new project (I'll reveal more soon, stay tuned). And yet, despite the time and effort, I have nothing production-ready to show. Iām still chasing that elusive MVP.
I ended up rebuilding the core structure of the mock APIāagain. The previous version had become a maze of overcomplicated logic. Cursor helped me scaffold things faster, but to be honest, it often feels like managing a swarm of junior developers: fast output, but little understanding. What it gave me in speed, it lacked in clarity.
Now Iām deep in the refactor phaseārewriting, untangling, reshaping. Itās slower than I expected. And to be candid, I donāt know if Iām the only one feeling like this, but using AI tools has made me feel more like a follower than a builder. I'm second-guessing every line. Ironically, it's taking me just as longāif not longerāthan doing it all manually.
This week hit hard. Iāve questioned my worth as a developer multiple times. I even caught myself drafting a message to my boss: āIām doneāIām just not good at this.ā Between the mental fog of burnout and the physical toll of getting sick, I felt defeated.
But I didnāt quit.
I kept pushing forward. I dug into Cursorās rule system, took apart the problem, and rebuilt pieces step by step. Iām not there yet, but Iām still in the fight.
If I could give my past self advice, it would be: "Keep going. Endure now. The payoff will come later."
Goal: break into the Top 10 by next month.
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