#023 - Squash bugs

Daniel L

Aug 16, 2024 — 1 min read

Sometimes it takes hours, if not days to find a bug in a codebase. It starts with the recognition that something is wrong or not working as expected. A moment of panic creeps in, but I quickly realize nobody cares and no money is on the line with this project. Nobody will even experience any bugs because it doesn't exist outside of my computer. Whether it's a large scale banking application with hundreds of thousands of users or a simple guessing game that runs locally on my computer, nothing beats the dopamine hit I get when a bug it finally found and solved. No matter how big or small, it feels great to solve problems. It means that progress is being made.

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Finished setting up a temporary database. For now it will just have EPL teams.

Found and fixed an off by one error

#045 - Committing (and sticking to it)

An update on this blog. Initially I wanted to keep this as a pseudo diary to keep track of my journey through entrepreneurship. So far, I have written 44 entries. That is pretty good. It hasn't been everyday but it's been about 5 times a week.

#044 - Following up

In the past I have fallen into bad habits where I don't follow up or respond in (what I think) is a timely manner. Sometimes it's hard to stay on top of things due to life's responsibilities that seem to pile on. Creating systems

#043 - Go farther together

As my entrepreneurial career begins in earnest I am starting to gain clarity on what it means to me. I like the idea of being a solopreneur, but am starting to realize the importance of having like-minded people to work with. In the past 48 hours I have had two

#042 - Pick up the phone

I've always had trouble asking for help. For most of my life—both in school and at work—I spent too much time not asking for help when I could have really used it. Recently, I've been working on changing my mindset around this. Instead of

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#045 - Committing (and sticking to it)

#044 - Following up

#043 - Go farther together

#042 - Pick up the phone