My approach to building software centers on speed, iteration, and avoiding perfectionism. I ship fast, iterate based on feedback, and believe momentum matters more than polish.
Start Messy, Steer Later
The core principle appears in a July 2025 tweet (19 likes): “You’re not stuck. You’re just parked. Want to write? Start typing. Want to get fit? Start moving. Want to build your brand? Post the damn video. Momentum > Perfection. Start messy. Steer later.”
I practice this: cachezero had 10 versions published in 3 hours. subscription-tracker launched with a self-imposed rule to keep working only if it got 50 users by the next day. memoize launched early with 4 users and a public goal of 100,000.
Learning Speed Over Knowledge
A recurring theme: “learning faster matters more than knowing more.” I repeated this phrase four times in a single tweet for emphasis (June 2025, 8 likes).
I connect this to adaptability, particularly with the rise of AI coding tools: “I think people should forget about stability and safety of their job. There is nothing like that, with AI the world is changing like a rocket ship, you need to adapt and learn new thing quickly. Or else you will be replaced.”
Anti-Overengineering
Building delulu-social, I caught myself overbuilding infrastructure: “we overbuild infra too early. i had the whole sqs → ecs flow for posting videos but honestly for this stage lambda made way more sense.”
My code philosophy seeks a middle ground: “Keep your code between two extremes: ugly, messy hacks vs. over-engineered, ‘perfect’ systems. make components abstract, reuse everything, keep a single source of truth.”
Anti-Procrastination
In September 2022, I wrote a thread about “mastering the art of implementation.” The core argument: procrastination comes from not feeling time passing, especially in college where years blur together. My solution: expose yourself to mortality and change to create urgency. “If you procrastinate, you will regret it!!! It is naturally coded in your body.” (3 likes)
By June 2025, I reported accidentally solving procrastination: “I accidentally hacked my productivity. Somehow, I ended up at a place in life where I don’t procrastinate anymore. The only problem now? I don’t have enough time to do everything I want.” (19 likes)