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Lessons Learned - [Project Name]

Template for: Web Applications (React, Vue, Static sites, etc.) Last updated: YYYY-MM-DD

Project Summary

[One paragraph describing what this web app does]

What Worked

Technical Wins

  • [Framework choice that paid off]
  • [Build tool that worked well]
  • [State management approach]

UX/Design Wins

  • [Design system decision]
  • [Responsive approach]
  • [Animation/interaction that worked]

Deployment Wins

  • [Hosting solution]
  • [CI/CD pipeline]
  • [CDN/caching strategy]

What Didn't Work

Critical Failures

  • [Performance bottleneck]
  • [SEO issue]
  • [Accessibility gap]

Technical Debt

  • [Component that got messy]
  • [State management complexity]
  • [CSS/styling issues]

Infrastructure Issues

  • [Hosting limitation]
  • [Build time problem]
  • [Environment configuration pain]

Key Insights

The Real Problem

[What users actually needed vs what you built]

Performance Lessons

  • [Bundle size insights]
  • [Loading strategy]
  • [Runtime performance]

Design System Lessons

  • [What should be componentized]
  • [Styling approach retrospective]

Recommendations for Future Work

If Continuing This Project

  • [Priority 1 fix/improvement]
  • [Priority 2 fix/improvement]

If Starting Fresh

  • [Framework reconsideration]
  • [Build tool alternatives]

Tech Stack Recommendations

  • [Keep: tool/library that worked]
  • [Replace: tool/library to swap out]

Artifacts Worth Keeping

File Why
components/ Reusable UI patterns
styles/ Design tokens/theme

Deployment Notes

  • Hosting: [Firebase, Vercel, Netlify, etc.]
  • Build command: npm run build
  • Deploy command: [command or CI trigger]
  • Environment variables needed: [list]

Update this document when new insights emerge.