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Programming · by Theo Bennett · 2026-09-15

My 7-month experiment with java on a budget

a few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

I tried this in Mumbai with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more then the perfect plan.

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. learning got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 7 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it

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Laura Gómez · 11 likes

Huge win for the community. Really excited to test this out myself

Theo Bennett · 9 likes

Huge win for the community. Really excited to test this out myself

Benjamín Rojas · 1 likes

[UPDATE] Crowd reaction is electric. Demonstrations are proceeding ahead of schedule

Iryna Melnyk · 0 likes

Watching the live feed right now, audio stream is super crisp

Nour Ali · 6 likes

The timeline pace today is wild! Refreshing this thread every few seconds