Start small, then grow
Read OriginalThe article discusses a common developer problem: abandoning side-projects. The author advocates for starting with a minimal viable product (MVP) by sharing their experience of creating 'todoman,' a simple Python-based TODO manager. They explain how building a basic, working script first increased motivation and led to a completed, usable tool, contrasting this with the typical over-engineering that causes projects to fail.
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