The pitch is easy to write. The build is where the assumptions get tested. Here’s how Soopy actually came together — including the parts I’d do differently.
The stack
Soopy is built with [stack — language / framework]. The pieces that matter:
- Frontend: [framework + why]
- Backend / API: [runtime + framework]
- Data: [database / storage + why that one]
- Infra / hosting: [where it runs]
- Notable libraries: [the 1-2 dependencies doing real work]
I picked these mostly because [the honest reason — familiarity, speed, cost, or a specific constraint].
The approach
I started by [the very first thing you built — the riskiest assumption or the core loop]. The goal was to prove [the one thing that had to work] before building anything around it.
Rough order of work:
- [milestone 1 — the spike / proof of concept]
- [milestone 2 — making it usable]
- [milestone 3 — the part that made it shareable]
Decisions worth noting
| Decision | What I chose | Why |
|---|---|---|
| [decision area, e.g. “auth”] | [the choice] | [tradeoff accepted] |
| [decision area] | [the choice] | [tradeoff accepted] |
| [decision area] | [the choice] | [tradeoff accepted] |
The one I went back and forth on most was [the contested decision] — [the tension between the two options].
The core of it
The heart of Soopy is roughly this:
[pseudocode or shape of the central function/flow —
the thing that does the actual work]Everything else is plumbing around that.
The parts that fought back
A few things were harder than expected:
- [hard problem #1] — [why it was tricky and how you got around it].
- [hard problem #2] — [the gotcha that cost real time].
- [performance / edge case] — [what broke at scale or in the weird input].
The fix for [the worst one] was [the eventual solution], which in hindsight [whether it was the right call].
What I’d change
If I rebuilt it tomorrow, I’d [the biggest do-over]. I’d also probably skip [the thing that wasn’t worth it] and lean harder into [the thing that paid off].
What’s next
Open threads: [TODO #1], [TODO #2], and figuring out [the unresolved question].
Code walkthrough: Watch on YouTube — placeholder; replace with the real video link.