ReactJs Spotify Clone

Challenges+My Solution:

Scope Creep

Much of my time on this was spent researching Spotify's API Documentation. As cool and as interesting as it was, the deeper a component was nested the longer, the harder it was for me to pass the data that I wanted through. My lack of knowledge on React and some inefficiencies in my logic contributed to code that was messier than I wanted.

To solve this I took a step back and physically wrote down what I wanted to accomplish and in what order. I started with the front-end as that is where my current strength lies, but I hope to make this a full stack project when my skills allow it.

Burnout

This came as a result of my scope creep problem. I was so invested in solving the hardest problems first, I would hardly stop to breathe. No breaks and not enough progress wore me down to the point where I didn't touch any code for multiple days.

It hadn't occured to me that by taking time off work to relax, I could finish a lot faster. I implemented the Pomodoro technique and after a week of forcing myself to take the mini breaks every half hour, I really saw improvement. After spending so much time in the code, it's easy to forget the big picture.