There’s a strange feeling that comes with opening an old project folder again.

You look at the messy files, random commits, unfinished components, and half-working features… and instantly remember the excitement you had when you first started building it.

That’s exactly what happened to me.

A few months ago, during a hackathon, I started building an AI-powered study assistant for students. The idea sounded exciting at 2 AM with coffee in one hand and deadlines in the other ☕💀

The goal was simple: