An exciting project is incoming
The apps have had all the attention on here lately, but they’re not the only thing on the bench. There’s a bigger build in progress, a proper web project in the housing space. It’ll be announced properly soon and I can’t say too much before then, but I can tell you why it’s been such a joy to work on.
Greenfield is a gift
Most of a developer’s life is spent inside other people’s decisions: inherited schemas, mystery gems, that one file nobody dares touch. This one started from a blank page, and a greenfield build is a gift you try not to waste. Every convention was chosen rather than inherited, the structure reflects how I actually think, and there is no archaeology layer. You spend your energy on the problem instead of the excavation.
It’s also a responsibility, because on a greenfield project every shortcut you take becomes your own archaeology later, and on a side project there’s no one else to blame it on. Which brings me to the number I’m proudest of.
95% spec coverage
The test suite currently sits at 95% coverage, and it’s been kept there deliberately, not chased after the fact. Specs written alongside the code from the first commit, the way I’ve always argued it should be done, and honestly the way side projects almost never are. Evening-and-weekend code is exactly where discipline usually goes to die; keeping this one honest has been half the point.
Coverage can be a vanity metric, so to be clear about what it actually buys here: refactoring without fear, picking the project up after a busy fortnight without re-learning it, and the quiet confidence to build on top of what’s already there. When your development time comes in scraps around a day job and a kart track, a trustworthy test suite is what makes those scraps count.
The unglamorous wins
The things making this build a joy aren’t exotic: structured processes, clean design, accessibility treated as a requirement rather than a nice-to-have. Everything I bang on about on the about page, applied without compromise because nobody’s there to compromise with. It’s the biggest thing I’ve built solo in a long while, and it’s been a reminder of why I love this kind of work.
Phase 2
Phase 1 built the foundations, and there are some genuinely exciting things lined up for phase 2 that I’m keeping under my hat for now. When there’s something I can share, it’ll show up here first.
Back to it. There are specs to keep green.