The build log
Eighteen patches. One star at a time.
We’ve been building StarryTrader in public since March 2024. Here’s every step that got us to today, in the order it happened.
Patch 001March 2024
First version of the Home Page.
Only news article summaries available, and hourly updates.
Patch 002April 2024
First version of the Saved feature added.
Not even any real data, only placeholder data added.
Patch 003May 2024
Second version of home page and briefly added crypto news.
Patch 004June 2024
One of the first versions of the news article screen.
Patch 005July 2024
Expanded watchlist to save interested stocks and news topics.
Patch 006August 2024
First version of the stock dashboard.
Patch 007September 2024
Added community polls and financial data.
Patch 008October 2024
Added X-ray feature to news article screen.
Patch 009November 2024
First investment guides and educational resources added.
Patch 010January 2025
First gamification features and onboarding steps added.
Patch 011March 2025
Goals Today streaks added.
Patch 012May 2025
Revamped news article scrolling.
Patch 013July 2025
Instagram story feature.
Patch 014September 2025
Paper trading added.
Patch 015November 2025
Daily Jargon and daily quizzes added.
Patch 016January 2026
Learning resources expanded into a curriculum.
Patch 017March 2026
Added first LeetTrade questions.
Patch 018April 2026
Expansion of LeetTrade.
STARDATE NOW
Still building.
Every patch above started as a sketch in a notebook. The next one will too. If you've got an idea worth shipping, write to the team.
Send us a build idea