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DevConnector 2.0

MERN stack social network for developers

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DevConnector social network

Followed Brad Traversy's MERN stack course to build a full-featured social network for developers. Includes user profiles, posts, comments, likes, and GitHub integration. Complete authentication system with JWT.

Key Features

  • ✓ User authentication and authorization
  • ✓ Developer profiles with experience and education
  • ✓ Posts and comments
  • ✓ Like/unlike functionality
  • ✓ GitHub repository integration
  • ✓ Responsive design
  • ✓ Private routes

Challenges

  • • Managing complex application state
  • • Authentication flow implementation
  • • Database relationships
  • • Deployment configuration
  • • GitHub API integration

Retrospective

This project tied together all aspects of full-stack development. Brad Traversy's course is excellent for learning MERN. Building a complete social network taught me about scalable architecture and real-world patterns.