Hi, I'm Janis 👋 After 12 years of coding 👨‍💻 as an employee, I tried starting my mobile app development agency 🚀 JanisCode.com - and failed. So I switched to contracting. The agency dream is paused, not gone. Sharing my messy journey from employee to founder.

Curious! Do you design components for reuse first or extract them only after repetition? 😉

How do you regain energy when it's low?

Contracting: Predictable cashflow and control. Agency: Possibly more revenue, but more responsibility If your goal is building your own products, which path really leaves more time and energy?

Contracting reality... Juggling multiple clients is basically managing promises. Have you found a good way to plan capacity without overbooking yourself?

Do solo devs actually need a PRD or is it overkill?

Do you work better with background music or in silence?

I had the X blue check for about a year and recently unsubscribed. My take: If you're using X to grow an audience - you probably need it. If it's just for self-expression - not really. What are your thoughts?

The hardest part of contracting isn't coding. It's keeping mental space for every project. How do you manage multiple client projects?

When do you plan your week? I'm starting to think Friday is a good day to plan the next one, so Monday starts with actual work. How about you?

Is it easy to jump from web to mobile development? What's your experience? I've done it. Not a straightforward road - but manageable.

Curious! Do you schedule your deep work or just start when you feel ready?

AI writes your unit tests. Do you actually read them or just trust and don't even check them? 😁

Motivation lasts a day. Systems last months. I'm trying to build a daily system right now - how to structure my day so the important work actually gets done.

You don't need more ideas. You need one you don't quit.

If you have a lot of situations (some call them problems), start by resolving one. Every day one... They will end at some point!

Next.js devs, quick one: In modern Next.js, what problems still justify Redux Toolkit?

Sometimes the right song works better than any productivity hack. Mine lately: Iniko - Jericho What's your "get back to work" song?

Builders with a day job - how do you stay consistent without burning out? What's your routine?

My X premium just expired and I'm not renewing unless there's a good offer. Curious - does it actually change anything here on X, or not really?