A SIDE PROJECT IS THE FASTEST WAY TO UPSKILL IN THE AGE OF AI

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Side projects have become the fastest route to upskilling in the AI era, now that cost, coding, and time barriers have largely disappeared. Rather than relying on no-code tools like Lovable, working closer to "the metal" with Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor is recommended, learning through iterative back-and-forth instead of full automation. One app, Pegs Out, built in two weeks, serves as a concrete example of how accessible this process now is.