🔧 Stop Building Projects That Exist Only to Impress Other Beginners

There is a sacred ritual in the life of every beginner developer.

First, you build a calculator.

Then, a to-do list.

Then, a weather app.

Then, a Netflix clone.

Then, perhaps a Pokédex, because apparently every junior developer must prove that they can fetch Pikachu from an API before entering the workforce.

None of these projects are...