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My Favorite Project So Far

May 30, 2026 -1 min read

By John Kofdarelli

What makes a project memorable: useful constraints, clear feedback, and enough room to explore.

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My Favorite Project So Far

What makes a project memorable: useful constraints, clear feedback, and enough room to explore.

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My Favorite Project So Far

What makes a project memorable: useful constraints, clear feedback, and enough room to explore.

The projects that stick

My favorite projects are usually the ones where the problem is concrete enough to test, but open enough to make design decisions matter.

I like when a project has a loop:

  • Build a small piece.
  • Try it with realistic data.
  • Notice what feels slow or confusing.
  • Improve the next version.

What I pay attention to

I care about whether the tool makes the user faster, whether the code is understandable later, and whether the project teaches me something beyond the assignment.