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Over-engineering lesson: building a TUI REPL nobody asked for
A developer spent five months building Zeri, a multi-language REPL with a C++ engine and Go frontend, only to realize nobody would use it. The project taught the value of problem-first over architecture-first design. The developer is shipping it anyway as a learning artifact.
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A cautionary tale for devs who prioritize elegant architecture over user need—shipping code is only half the battle.
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