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I wrote about building my first real project at 16. The bugs, the wins, and the three moments I wanted to quit. https://dev.to/amiramir77/im-16-and-i-built-an-interactive-wildlife-archive-heres-everything-that-went-wrong-3poh

I'm 16 and I Built an Interactive Wildlife Archive. Here's Everything That Went Wrong. Amir Bettir Amir Bettir Amir Bettir Follow Oct 3 I'm 16 and I Built an Interactive Wildlife Archive. Here's Everything That Went Wrong. # showdev # webdev # beginners

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I'm 16 and I Built an Interactive Wildlife Archive. Here's Everything That Went Wrong.

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