Got local and cloud saves to auto-save together at last. Then one piece of playtest feedback took out the visual novel format and the whole narrative went back to the drawing board. Plus notes on how I use AI now vs. April.
Some say don't learn to code in the age of AI, vibe coding will soon replace programmers. I don't know if that's true, but I do know: Programming fundamentally rewired the way I think. By embracing structured thinking and the command line, I built the muscle to break down problems, test solutions, and fix issues at 10x speed.
I wrote this piece at 23, right after moving from Taiwan to Beijing alone to found Summit Tea. My team and I had no money and no resources—just pure enthusiasm. Desperate to get our name out there, I penned this article to share the story of why we were making tea. To our surprise, it went viral, bringing in 100k+ views and our very first batch of seed users.
