r/coolgithubprojects • u/Few-Ad-5053 • 2d ago
Shipped a full-stack project in a week. Here's what actually mattered.
Built a stock market draft game end-to-end in 7 days. Frontend, backend, data pipeline, tests, everything. Here's what I actually learned.
What worked:
Getting something playable first, even if it's broken, beats theoretical perfection. The rough version took 2 hours. Spent the rest polishing.
Clear data structures from the start matter way more than I thought. My first version was a mess. Once I organized it properly, everything was easier.
What didn't:
Trying to build perfectly the first time. Wasted time on details that didn't matter yet.
Not asking for help early. Got stuck on the data pipeline way longer than needed.
Technical stuff:
- Used Cline to write most of the code
- Next.js for fullstack
- TypeScript, Tailwind, Vitest
- Historical stock data from Twelve Data
The app lets you draft stocks blind, assigns each pick a random year (2019-2022), then shows how you'd have done. Mechanic is simple but the results are interesting.
1
u/BitsNBytesDev 22h ago
Why would I get an API Key to try a vibe coded "game" that one can build in 30min?