Hey Dev.to community 👋

I'm a growing developer and I just finished building my first

real full-stack project — a Job Application Tracker built with

Next.js, TypeScript, MongoDB and DnD Kit.

I'm writing this partly to document what I faced, partly to

laugh about it, and mostly to ask for advice from more experienced

developers on how to handle these situations better next time.

The Project

A Kanban-style job application tracker where you can:

Add, edit and delete job applications

Drag and drop between columns

Move jobs via dropdown menu

All updates reflect immediately without page refresh

Tech stack:

Next.js 16 (App Router)

TypeScript

MongoDB + Mongoose

Better Auth

DnD Kit

shadcn/ui + Tailwind CSS

The Bugs — A Sarcastic Love Letter 💌

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