Went from spaghetti code to clean functions in my first real project

I spent 3 months building a weather app with everything crammed into one giant script. Last week I finally broke it into separate functions and cut my load time from 4 seconds to 1.2. Has anyone else had that moment where refactoring just clicked for them?

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verap521mo ago

Oh yes, breaking things into smaller pieces makes all the difference!

fisher.charlie1mo ago

Wait did you catch that podcast where the guy talked about how the brain literally rewires itself when you chunk stuff down? I was driving and listening and it blew my mind. He said your memory holds like 7 things max at once, so breaking a big problem into 3-4 smaller chunks actually tricks your brain into thinking it's easier. I've been trying it with my to-do list and it weirdly works even though it feels dumb.

adam_robinson1mo ago

Ever try just writing down the 3 biggest things? That 7 thing makes total sense now.