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I still remember the excitement of building my first real backend project. The idea of creating APIs, connecting to a database, and making things work "behind the scenes" felt magical. But along with the excitement came confusion, bugs, sleepless nights, and plenty of “I wish I had known that before” moments. Now that I’ve built several backend systems using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, I wanted to share some lessons that would’ve made my early days so much smoother. If you’re just starting out, I hope these save you some stress! 1.
I still remember the excitement of building my first real backend project. The idea of creating APIs, connecting to a database, and making things work "behind the scenes" felt magical. But along with the excitement came confusion, bugs, sleepless nights, and plenty of “I wish I had known that before” moments.
Now that I’ve built several backend systems using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, I wanted to share some lessons that would’ve made my early days so much smoother. If you’re just starting out, I hope these save you some stress!
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