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Why you should build a form generator

Lemme guess, every project involves 1 or 2 forms and they're all the friggen same. You got forms coming out the wazoo. Render fields. Connect to state. Add field validation. Detect submit. Add form validation. Send fetch request. Repeat.

Don't just wait around

Your dumb ideas often work best

Announcing: Find Your Idea

You don't *have* ideas, you develop them

"I just need an idea"

How tests uncover hidden complexity in simple code

The surprising performance boost from changing gif embeds