🔗 Quick Links
- Live Demo: mf-spring-into-ai.vercel.app
- Source Code: github.com/myles-mf/mf-spring-into-ai
- Builder's Blog: merlinforge.com/blog/chart-slice-week-1
- LinkedIn Post: Myles' Week 1 share
He Understood the Game
The sprint rewards shipping. Public repo? Check. Hosted app? Check. On-theme? Check. Myles looked at those rules and made the only rational call: ship something small that checks every box, then move on.
He didn't chase a "real product." He chased points — and he's pulled ahead by shipping fast.
"Sometimes the best product decision is deciding what NOT to build."
What He Built
One bar chart. One dropdown. Filter monthly data by category, watch the chart update. That's it. No auth layer, no database, no scope creep. Just data visualization with interaction — exactly what Week 1 asked for.
The Tech Choices That Matter
This isn't cutting-edge. It's smart. Every decision optimizes for "done" over "novel."
- React 18 + Vite: Fast builds, no config hell
- Recharts: Battle-tested, gets out of the way
- Static data: Swappable for CSV/API later, but not necessary now
- Vercel: Deploy in seconds
The Lesson for Other Builders
If you're still polishing, take note: Myles proved that "good enough and shipped" beats "almost ready" every time. The multiplier doesn't care about your roadmap. It cares about your URL.
Go See It. Where's YOURS?
The theme this week is data visualization and this entry hits it square. Myles has set the pace. The question now is: who responds?
📰 Also from Week 1
See Eric's competing submission — a client-side Open Claw session analyzer that revealed 40k average tokens per turn.
OpenClaw Session Analyzer →🏆 Think You Can Top This?
The competition runs until March 5th. Ship early, ship often, and remember: the multiplier rewards action, not polish.