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Tech Journey·1 min read

From tutorial to small project

Closing the tutorial tab and making something small enough to finish.

Start with a constraint

For this sample milestone, the brief is a reading list with three actions: add a title, mark it as read, and remove it. The constraint makes it possible to finish a complete interaction before expanding the idea.

Make the gaps visible

A tutorial offers the next step. An independent project reveals where understanding is incomplete. Writing those gaps down turns them into a useful learning plan.

What comes next

Keep the first version small. Test it on a narrow screen, try the keyboard, and make the empty state understandable. Then write a short note about the decisions that were harder than expected.

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