theWhiteFox Development

👋 Hi, I'm Stephen!

I'm passionate about designing and building apps with latest tech.

This is my learning journal, where I'll document my journey in web development, share insights, and reflect on my experiences. If my posts help others along the way, that's an added bonus! I also love travel, so you'll find a mix of tech insights and adventure stories throughout this blog.

Enjoy exploring, and feel free to reach out 🚀

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Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Framer Motion, this blog merges my web development expertise with my passion for travel. Expect code samples, best practices, and captivating stories from my global adventures.

Published on
2 December 2025
Learn by Doing: Building a React Native App with the AIC API
React Native TypeScript Android iOS App Expo API Education
I set out to learn how to create a native app using Expo and React Native, starting with the Art Institute of Chicago API. This project serves as a proof-of-concept for a future company focused on educational apps—and a deep dive into cross-platform development with Expo.
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1 December 2025
DSA Arrays Hashing TypeScript
neetCode ts programming continuous-learning patterns DSA Hashing Arrays Interview-Questions Data-Structures Frontend
Arrays are the most used and fundamental data structures, providing a strong foundation for understanding more complex structures. Hash maps, on the other hand, are crucial for efficient data storage and retrieval, making them the second most important and commonly used data structures.
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17 September 2025
Japan – A Three-Week Solo Adventure
Japan adventure advice September solo-travel Tokyo Kyoto Hiroshima Osaka Hakone
In September 2023, I spent three weeks traveling solo across Japan. My journey took me from the bustling streets of Tokyo to the historic temples of Kyoto, the lively food scene of Osaka, and the reflective beauty of Hiroshima and Hakone, a picturesque town in the Tokyo mountains. This blog post details my itinerary, travel tips, and personal highlights, hoping to make it a useful guide for anyone considering their own solo adventure in Japan.
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5 June 2025
From 500 Errors to UX Wins: API Debugging in a Real-World Next.js 14 App
Next React TypeScript tailwind API-Integration Front-End-Architecture Bun
Building a survey app sounds simple—until you're debugging silent 500 errors and reshaping malformed form data into strict API payloads. In this post, I walk through how I tackled real-world API quirks using Next.js 14—from handling CORS and transforming data, to creating resilient and user-friendly form flows.
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Published on
30 May 2025
Zod Validation Example with Form Renderer
React TypeScript styled-components Zod Dynamic-Forms Front-End-Architecture Vite Bun
How I built a schema-driven form renderer using React, TypeScript, and Zod, with custom hooks and reusable field components.
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theWhiteFox Development

Latest

Learn by Doing: Building a React Native App with the AIC API

DSA Arrays Hashing TypeScript

Japan – A Three-Week Solo Adventure

From 500 Errors to UX Wins: API Debugging in a Real-World Next.js 14 App

Zod Validation Example with Form Renderer