What it is
You Deserve Fun was a small, anonymous corner of the internet where anyone could share why they deserved a break, and read what other people have shared. No accounts, no pressure — just a text box, a share button, and a rotating collection of little reasons other people are proud of.
Why I built it
I wanted to try out using Google's Firebase Stuio to develop something I could take from an empty folder to a live, working app, and use it to actually push myself to learn about AI-assisted development. It also gave me a chance to learn about modern frameworks with a working example. HTML and Tailwind handled the front end, plain JavaScript wired it together, and Firebase (Firestore plus Auth) handled the backend without me having to stand up my own server.
It has since been archived but the repo is still public if anyone wants to take it from where it ended for me.