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0 pointsDoesntMatter222y ago0 comments

All his projects are in 1 file. Like 14k lines. What impressed by isn't that he's successful but that he can work in a mess like that. That's a whole lot of scrolling

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jasonjmcghee2y ago

Unless you lean heavily on the project tree, it's surprisingly not too different than a project, if you have reasonable tooling (search, LSP, ctags, etc)

My personal preference is certainly using a reasonable folder structure.

mattbrewsbytes2y ago

I think he commented ITT and said he had an epiphany of sorts where he realized the tech doesn't matter.

People love debating the merits of one JS framework over another, debating back end languages/frameworks, etc. and in the end, for most solo SaaS none of that makes a difference in success as defined by MRR. I think, myself included, so many side-projects with the intent of revenue get lost in the SeaOfShinyThings™ and never find a port.

TheCapeGreek2y ago

index.php is a bit of a meme at this point with his projects. It's not just one file anymore, but he does focus on radical simplicity with the tech.

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