MEMORANDUM
Sep 2, 2026
DATE: September 2, 2026
What I Am Currently Building
This past sprint focused on moving from concept to functional frontend architecture by shipping two lightweight, client-side applications:
- App #1: Rock Paper Scissors Battle: A fun, interactive, and beautifully designed web-based Rock, Paper, Scissors game where you battle against a computer opponent in real time
- App #2: Weekly Ship Log Journal: A modern, distraction-free, single-file personal journal for developers to track and document what they build and ship each week.
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What I Learned This Week
- Micro-interactions redefine UX: the biggest shift came from ditching static text and resulting in favor of reactive visual feedback (golden glows, screen shakes, and soft red flashes). Immediate physical cues reduce cognitive load: users understand the outcome subconsciously before their eyes even scan the scoreboard.
