For small projects, I’ll use csv files for my data.
It’s much faster for me to prototype concepts in simple text files than designing and building a database.
Once the project matures or scales large enough, I’ve usually reached the point I’m going to rewrite it from scratch “the right way”, so will build a database if it makes sense.
Maybe one in twenty projects reach the point it’s worth moving.








Been shaving my head with shortest guard since I joined the military in '96. Haven’t paid for a hair cut since. I’ll let it grow out until it annoys me and / or starts to look too shaggy.