The latest articles on DEV Community by Monsieur Orel (@monsieur_fotso_2a50cd3d46). https://dev.to/monsieur_fotso_2a50cd3d46 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4090999%2F1db705ba-e603-4713-9de4-0b842b4fe367.jpg https://dev.to/monsieur_fotso_2a50cd3d46 en Monsieur Orel Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:53:04 +0000 https://dev.to/monsieur_fotso_2a50cd3d46/i-built-blason-to-learn-full-stack-architecture-fn5 https://dev.to/monsieur_fotso_2a50cd3d46/i-built-blason-to-learn-full-stack-architecture-fn5 <h1> Why I built Blason </h1> <p>Blason is an open-source personal project I built to improve my full-stack development and software architecture skills.</p> <h2> What I wanted to learn </h2> <p>I wanted to build a complete application rather than another isolated frontend project.</p> <p>The project covers:</p> <ul> <li>React and TypeScript</li> <li>Express backend</li> <li>SQLite</li> <li>Authentication</li> <li>REST APIs</li> <li>Business workflows</li> <li>File handling</li> <li>User profiles</li> <li>Quests and submissions</li> <li>Career-related features</li> </ul> <h2> Architecture </h2> <p>The application initially relied on Supabase.</p> <p>I later replaced that dependency with a local Express + SQLite architecture. This forced me to understand and implement more of the underlying application stack myself.</p> <h2> What I learned </h2> <p>The most valuable part of the project was not any particular framework. It was learning how the different parts of a real application interact:</p> <p>frontend → API → business logic → database → authentication → workflows.</p> <h2> What I would improve today </h2> <p>[Ajoute ici 3 à 5 choses que tu ferais différemment aujourd'hui.]</p> <h2> Source code </h2> <p>The complete project is open source:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/fotsopatrick/blason" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/fotsopatrick/blason</a></p> react opensource webdev