This Week 3 build is TripHaven, a full-stack Expedia-style hotel booking platform prototype.
What I built
- Open source repo: nearbycoder/triphaven
- Demo walkthrough: TripHaven build video
- New article: The 6-hour build and why technical interviewing needs to change
- New project page: TripHaven
Why this mattered
This is proof of how fast skilled engineers can now scaffold serious prototypes with modern tools.
It also reinforced a bigger point for technical interviewing: instead of judging one isolated feature prompt, teams should test full application replication and require candidates to thoroughly explain architecture, tradeoffs, and validation choices.