Common Project: One Concept a Day

Visit the Website | Progress: 5 of 50 concepts completed

Overview

A collection of PhD-level concepts explained in kindergarten-simple language. The site shows one concept per day, cycling through 50 based on the day of year. The first five entries are fully written; the rest are placeholders so we can perfect the UX first.

Live Site

Live preview features the Emergent Complexity card (Day 4) for iteration. Daily rotation will resume once more entries are complete.

Features:

• Featured card display (temporarily fixed)
• Minimal layout focused on one concept at a time
• Mobile-responsive design
• Code block support for visual examples

Repository Structure

• /docs/ - GitHub Pages site (served)
  • index.html - Minimal single-page display
  • css/style.css - Layout and typography
  • js/script.js - Daily cycling logic
  • data/concepts.json - Concepts data (first 5 filled, 6-50 placeholders)
  • full-index.md - Legacy outline index
• /entries/ - Original markdown source files
• /scripts/ - Automation tools
• /index.html - Local mirror of the Pages landing page

Setup

GitHub Pages serves from /docs on the main branch. No build step required.

License

MIT License - Matthew Schwartz