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Found a bug that only happened in production.
The code looked fine locally. The real problem? A missing environment variable.
Lesson: Always check your production environment variables before rewriting working code. 😅
Have you ever spent hours debugging something that turned out to be a simple configuration issue?
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Most companies need a great website fast.
The problem is, "fast" usually means cutting corners.
I don't.
Here's how I build and launch a website in one week without sacrificing quality.
I only take on one project at a time. If it's your week, you have my full attention. That focus keeps everything moving.
Before I start building, I gather every asset, piece of copy, and reference I'll need. We align on the direction early with moodboards and inspiration, so there are no surprises halfway through.
I also build directly in Framer from day one. Clients actually really love seeing their live website immediately. They can click through it, experience it, and leave feedback on something that already feels real. It also removes the extra design to development handoff that often adds days or even weeks.
After launch, I stick around for another week to make sure everything runs smoothly and fix any small issues.
A clear process creates room for better design.
And that's where I spend my time. Crafting the details, polishing interactions, and making the website feel like a product, not just a collection of pages.
Having a clear process for sure makes room for better design. What you wrote really resonates with me Natália.
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Most developers stop after building the app.
I enjoy building the tools that make developers faster.
Today I'm working on my custom Developer CLI to automate repetitive tasks and streamline my workflow.
If you could add one feature to your dream developer CLI, what would it be?
👇 I'm curious to hear your ideas.
The dream feature is usually context memory a CLI that remembers what you were doing across sessions instead of starting fresh every time. the repetitive tasks are annoying but re-establishing context after a break is the real time sink
For years I've done the same pointless thing: I pause a film because someone's wearing the exact coat I've been looking for, then I screenshot it, reverse-search it, scroll past forty results that aren't it, and give up.
The thing I wanted was right there in the frame. It just wasn't connected to anything.
So I built it.
Vantara is a streaming service where you pause any moment and it tells you what's in the shot and where to buy it: the exact piece, or its closest match. Because you're never going to find the real 1912 opera coat from the costume department, and you don't want to pay for it either. You want the look, at a price that makes sense.
It's 11 screens across desktop and mobile, including the player, the pause-to-shop panel, item pages with real prices and delivery, a Vault that watches prices and tells you when something drops, and a search that runs backwards. Describe a look, and it finds you the scene it lives in.
I built every screen in Flowstep, driven through the Flowstep MCP server with Claude, on one design system applied across the whole thing.
This is the idea I keep coming back to. Full walkthrough video + case study here: Full Walkthrough
Built with @flowstep_ai #FlowstepChallenge
Wow ! Just Read your case study as well & TBH this is some submission you deserve to win this. 👍