Prezentare generala melodia.ro
A product overview of melodia.ro, the music platform I built and maintained. The story of shipping a real product as a side project.
Why this talk matters
melodia.ro was one of my long-running side projects. A music platform built and maintained over years, it represented the reality of shipping a product as a solo developer while holding down a full-time job.
This presentation covered the architecture, the technology choices, the user growth, and the lessons learned from running a real product with real users. No vanity metrics. Just an honest look at what it takes to keep a side project alive.
Key takeaways
- Side projects teach you more about product development than any job because you own every decision and every consequence.
- The hardest part of a side project isn't building it. It's maintaining it while life happens.
melodia.ro is still running today, migrated to a new server. A product that outlived multiple technology waves.