Thanks to an environment where I could focus solely on frontend development and a mentor who reviewed my code meticulously, I was able to deeply experience the cycle of thinking, applying, receiving feedback, and improving, rather than just simple implementation. Having mentoring sessions twice a week was also great because it kept me fully immersed in the project without any room to lose focus. On the downside, the one-month duration felt a bit short (I think it would feel even shorter for those currently working in the industry), and some API/Figma errors along with the daily database resets were slightly inconvenient. Since this is a great project to use in a portfolio, it would be even better if test accounts and data were further reinforced.

The mentoring was great, but I also really enjoyed the mentor's lecture content because it was so substantial. In particular, I was curious about how authentication, cookies, and state management—which I previously only had a vague understanding of—are handled in practice, and I was able to get a lot of help.

I feel like I was so immersed that these four weeks went by way too fast. While working on the assignments, I was able to objectively identify my weaknesses, and the mentor's detailed feedback on every single line of code was incredibly helpful ☺️ There were moments when it felt overwhelming because the amount of development to digest within four weeks was quite substantial, but I gained just as much from the experience. If I get the chance, I definitely want to take on the next challenge again!!

I applied for this challenge because I often felt like I was losing my sense of direction while self-studying. The mentor provided great help by suggesting various directions through code reviews. In particular, applying the knowledge gained from the live sessions to the project and struggling to write better code in my own way allowed me to gain various insights. Although the implementation was difficult and time was tight, I think it was an enjoyable experience in many ways! If I get the chance, I would love to participate in another challenge as well. haha

It was great that the mentor gave such detailed feedback every week! However, the amount of development work was such that it seems like it should be done by someone who can focus entirely on this challenge... so it would be good to keep that in mind! The prepared development documents, mentoring, and materials are more than sufficient!