Christabel

bad ass dev🙌
full stack developer 😋 building dreams with code 🌍 👩‍💻🥹
coffee + curiosity=me🔥

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

A year ago, terms like API, middleware, Express, and Git sounded intimidating.

Today, I'm building projects with them.

There's still a lot to learn, but looking back reminds me how far I've come.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

I used to think good developers knew everything.

Now I know they just got really good at learning, debugging, and not giving up.

That's the journey I'm on.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

My first lines of code weren't impressive.

My first projects weren't perfect.

My first bugs took hours to fix.

But every experienced developer has a "beginner" story.

The difference is they didn't quit.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

People see the projects, commits, and tech tweets.

They don't see the beginning.

I started with confusion.
Googling everything.
Breaking code.
Fixing it.
Breaking it again.
Every bug taught me something.
Still learning. Still building. 🚀

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Frontend developers:
"Why isn't the API responding?"
Backend developers:
"Why are you calling /userss with two s's?"

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[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Nothing builds confidence like seeing:

✅ Server running on port 3000

...until the first request comes in.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Frontend developers spend 3 hours centering a div.

Backend developers spend 3 hours wondering why the database isn't connecting.

Both end the day with:
"It was one line."

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Backend developers don't judge your UI.

Until you send "age": "banana" in the request body.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Frontend developers: "Looks good on my screen."

Backend developers: "Works on my Postman."

QA: "Neither of you tested it on production, did you?"

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

POV: Frontend and Backend are arguing again.

Frontend: "The button isn't working."

Backend: "My API returned 200."

Frontend: "Yeah... but where's the data?"

Backend: "That's a frontend problem."

😂

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Frontend is what users see.Backend is what makes the experience possible.Both are equally important.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

There's something satisfying about seeing:Status: 200 OK after hours of debugging.
SO SATISFYING

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

The joy of backend is knowing users may never see your code......but they'll definitely feel it when everything works flawlessly.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Every pixel has a purpose.Frontend isn't just making things look https://t.co/i62fI3Pqyf's making products feel intuitive.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Frontend development is solving tiny problems users should never notice.Smooth animations.
Fast loading.
Responsive layouts.
Accessible interfaces.That's the beauty of it.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

The joy of frontend is watching an idea become something people can actually click, scroll, and interact with.Turning designs into experiences never gets old.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Debugging Express has taught me one thing:Most bugs aren't "Node problems."They're usually:Wrong route
Missing middleware
Bad database query
Invalid request body
Learn to trace the request flow.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

One of my favorite things about Express is how little magic it hides You can see the request come in, process it, talk to the database, and send a response.Great framework for learning backend fundamentals.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Don't compare your chapter 2 to someone else's chapter 20. Keep building.

[Christabel @Christabel55524]

Small improvements every day eventually become skills people think you were born with.