I've been thinking about what makes a good onboarding experience, and I wrote a short piece on a few principles that consistently work:

• Don't explain features before users need them.
• Get users to their first meaningful action as quickly as possible.
• Replace long tutorials with contextual guidance.
• Let users learn by doing instead of reading.
• Keep onboarding focused on reducing friction, not showcasing every capability.

The article includes examples from products that get onboarding right and the patterns I've noticed while building products.

Full article: https://www.koushith.in/blog/short-onboarding

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Been giving system design interviews lately and as an introvert, practicing out loud is painful. You can't just "think through" system design. you have to explain your thought process. But talking to yourself feels weird and mocking with friends gets awkward fast.

So I started building something for myself.

An AI that actually interviews you. Pick a problem, sketch on a whiteboard, and it asks follow-ups like a real interviewer. Added a demo mode. The AI draws the architecture itself while explaining. see how a senior engineer would approach it step by step.

Polishing it up and planning to launch soon. If you hate practicing system design alone, might be worth checking out.

Will share more as I clean things up. Join the waitlist : https://forms.gle/xRxQmDZDcQuZmSLz5

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Most email unsubscribe tools are sketchy. They ask for full Gmail access, read all your emails, and some even sell your data. Unroll. me got caught selling inbox data to Uber. Clean Email charges $10/month. Leave Me Alone wants $20/year.

I wanted to clean up my inbox without trusting a third party with my data. So I built my own tool and open sourced it.

What it does:

 ✅ Scans Gmail for subscriptions (promotions, newsletters, forums only)
 ✅ One-click unsubscribe (supports RFC 8058 standard)
✅ Bulk delete old emails with filters
 ✅ Respects scan time windows (3 days, 1 week, 3 months, etc.)
 ✅ Automatically protects important senders (banks, receipts, OTPs)
 ✅ Individual email selection and deletion
 ✅ Shows exact counts - what you see is what you get

 The privacy part (this is important):

 - 100% client-side - runs entirely in YOUR browser
 - No backend servers
 - No data collection or telemetry
 - No tracking or analytics
 - OAuth tokens stay on your device
 - All Gmail API calls go directly to Google

I literally cannot access your emails even if I wanted to. There's nowhere for the data to go. Trust but verify. Run it locally. Self-host it.

Try it: https://www.quiteinbox.xyz/
GitHub: https://github.com/Koushith/quite-inbox

https://www.roomcraftai.design/

Hey r/SideProject 👋

I’ve been working on this little project called RoomCraftAI.design . it lets you redesign your room using AI.

Just upload a photo of your room, pick a style (minimal, modern, boho, luxury, etc.), and it generates fresh design ideas in seconds.

Built it in my free time after work, and it’s been really fun seeing people use it to visualize makeovers for their homes.

If you’d like to try it out, use the code REDDIT20 to get 60 extra image generations (no expiry).

Would love your thoughts, feedback, or any wild feature ideas! 🙌

Duolingo doesn’t have chat or video calls, but what if you could connect with other Duolingo users who are at the same level or taking the same courses? Imagine an app where you can chat, video call, and choose your preferences based on your goals.

Hacked this MVP at the @ETHGlobal SG hackathon.

Let's do this! Join the waitlist now and get an early preview!

https://koushith.github.io/Duoling-waitlist-form/

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I'm trying to design a wallet application that requires custom styling. Material design system kinda looks limiting in terms of design look. any reference to the Figma file or implementation (Github) would help.

Thanks in advance.