At Repl.it, our mission is to make programming more accessible, more creative, and more fun, a place away from the modern software development grind. The company has grown significantly in recent years, with 120k concurrent containers, doubling its team every year for four consecutive years, and evolving into a world-leading collaborative coding environment focused on learning and prototyping. However, this growth has come at the cost of slower performance, crashes, and poor user experience, prompting the decision to pause new feature development until the foundations are solidified. The company is addressing these issues, with early wins including improved editing speed, faster running times, and reduced repl crashes. While some features, such as always-on repls and new languages, will be put on hold, the platform is expected to become more polished and user-friendly in the near future.