Day 15 of 30: the halfway map, fourteen ideas worth keeping
Halfway through the series. Instead of a self-congratulating check-in, here's something more useful: a map of the fourteen ideas so far, each in a paragraph, so you can skim the series in five minutes and decide which posts to read properly. The building side Day 2: Put rules where they can't be bypassed. In CardBridge, a trigger-enforced state machine in Postgres decides which escrow transitions…
Day 1 to Day 14 of the 30-day series have been presented, each focusing on a key idea. The ideas revolve around making safe defaults, using existing tools, learning from mistakes, and building systems that make the easy path the preferred one. For instance, CardBridge uses a trigger-enforced state machine in Postgres to manage escrow transitions, while Whiteboard.ai ensures labels only appear after a Postgres commit.
The series also emphasizes testing, debugging, and maintaining a design system with consistent choices. In the second half, topics like Three.js, Row Level Security, and a concrete plan for tests are expected to be covered.
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