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How I Built a LeetCode for Express.js: The Story of ReqRes

How I designed and built a sandboxed coding platform for Express.js ~ the architecture decisions, the Docker rabbit hole, and the challenges throughout the process.

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How I Built a LeetCode for Express.js: The Story of ReqRes

You must have definitely come across platforms like LeetCode, CodeSandbox, or Replit that let you write and run code in a sandboxed environment. But have you ever wondered what it would take to build something like that from scratch? That's exactly what I set out to do with ReqRes; a LeetCode-style platform specifically for Express.js.

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This blog is coming out soon! I want to share the story of how ReqRes came to be, the technical challenges I faced, and various thought process involved. Stay tuned!