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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.

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.

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.

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.

How I built a schema-driven form renderer using React, TypeScript, and Zod, with custom hooks and reusable field components.