I had an investment tracker in my head for a long time. This time I ran the plan all at once, started thinking like a PO, and found an MVP was enough to leave Excel. A POC asks if it can be done. An MVP asks if it helps.
Notes from one-on-ones with a manager who later left the company. Not a manual — phrases said out loud that got clearer with time: learn for real, don't suffer in silence, own your work, and think about the system.
The ESP8266 does not show up as a magic board. On Windows it is a serial port (COM). If the driver is missing or you pick the wrong COM, Arduino, PlatformIO, and Cursor cannot upload the program. This is what I had to install and configure on the PC so the NodeMCU would work.
Apps I usually install on my laptop
Learn how to install and configure Oh-My-Posh on Windows to customize your terminal with a modern and functional look. Includes fonts, icons, and autocomplete.