Alberto van Oldenbarneveld

Blog

This blog is where I share the way I think through the things I care about. I like to dive deep, follow the details, and build a clear structure around them. Writing here brings clarity to that process.

Building a Full Stack App: Choices, Trade-offs, and Lessons Learned

A reflection on developing a small full stack app under time pressure using the MERN stack. I explain why I chose MongoDB, Express, React, and Vite, how I handled deployment with Render and Vercel, and what I’d improve next time in terms of API integration, component reuse, and UI design.