Build in public without treating every post as a test of your worth
brandon_galang · x · 2026-11-14
A developer argues that building in public becomes miserable when every post doubles as a judgment of your ability — you wait for something impressive, over-edit captions, and spiral over a two-like post.
The alternative: share an unresolved decision instead of a showcase. When someone asks why you chose that approach, it becomes a real conversation that may expose a gap in your thinking or confirm your reasoning. And if nobody replies, bring the same question to someone working on the problem.
The core habit: show the work often enough that any single response carries less weight.
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