Post

The Two-Model UX Review: Stop UI From Sucking (on a Budget) I'm building a side project — an offline-first PWA called Starchive where teams track appreciation with stars and hearts.... https://mrmurphy.dev/the-two-model-ux-review-stop-ui-from-sucking-on-a-budget/

mrmurphy.devThe Two-Model UX Review: Stop UI From Sucking (on a Budget)I'm building a side project — an offline-first PWA called Starchive where teams track appreciation with stars and hearts. Stars are admin-given points (gold, cashable). Hearts are anyone-to-anyone permanent thank-yous (pink, never cashed out). I'm doing this with opencode and opencode-go, using DeepSeek V4 Flash as my main model. It's fast and cheap — ideal for the 700+ message sessions where I'm iterating on code, and it helps me stay under my monthly usage limits. But here's the thing. DeepSeek V4 Flash is fast and cheap, and the UI it produces reflects that.

23/7/26, 12:33 pm0 reposts0 likes

No replies yet.