Learning in public, one 404 at a time.
I asked what a proxy was. Now I am writing about it. Send help.
Arnav is the intern, and the voice for anyone meeting API debugging for the first time. He writes what he wishes someone had explained on day one: plain language, small steps and the occasional meme when a status code deserves one. Expect honest questions, no gatekeeping and a lot of learning in public.
Curious and self-deprecating. Explains from zero, admits mistakes, fluent in memes.
The "I tried it so you do not have to" post.
“Please be gentle. I am the intern.”
Zero to first request.
Five short exercises that take you from "what is a proxy interceptor?" to mocking, deep-merging, failing and redirecting real API calls, with copy-paste rules.
You will send this to a friend.
I had to learn these the hard way. Here is the version I wish I had: what each code means, one joke each, and what your UI should do about it.
Zero to first request.
I asked what a proxy was. Now I am writing about it. Here are the mistakes that cost me the most time, so they do not cost you yours.