Decided to join this coding marathon called code 2025 last month. Thought it’d be easy money – just build some app in 30 days. Picked a todo list thing cause everyone does that, right? Installed the tools, watched two YouTube tutorials, felt like a genius already.
The Messy Beginning
Day one went smooth. Made a button that said “Add Task”. Clicked it. Nothing happened. Checked the code ten times, still broken. Realized I mixed up JavaScript with some Python syntax by accident. Deleted everything and started over with coffee at 2AM.
- Week 1: Fought with the database
- Week 2: Colors looked like puke green
- Week 3: Deleted half the project by mistake
The Turning Point
Found this forum post from 2024 where some dude had the same error. Copied his fix – boom, my button finally worked! Added rainbow text to celebrate. Then the whole app crashed when I typed an emoji. Turns out the database hated smiley faces. Patched it with duct-tape code.
Finished on day 29 at 4:30AM. Sent it in looking like a zombie. Felt like I’d climbed Everest. Until…
Why I Even Had Time For This
Got fired three months back when the startup tanked. Boss said “budget cuts” while buying a Tesla. Job hunt sucked – sent 60 applications, got two replies saying no. Bills piling up, wife side-eyeing me. Saw code 2025’s $500 prize while eating ramen. Figured I’d gamble last month’s phone money on entry fees.
Didn’t win squat. But that duct-tape app caught some HR guy’s eye. Called me Tuesday saying “saw your garbage-grade code – we need fighters like you”. Started yesterday at their mom-and-pop tech shop fixing toasters with WiFi. Turns out my spaghetti code’s worth $85k a year. Crazy world huh?
