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Fiyinfoluwa Ojo
Fiyinfoluwa Ojo

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PRD Day: Planning the To-Do App Backend Before Writing a Single Line of Code

What is a PRD?

A Product Requirements Document defines what
you're building before you build it.
Today was about reading, understanding and
planning not coding.

The Project - To-Do App

A simple task management app with:

  • User authentication
  • Full CRUD for tasks
  • Data persistence
  • Clean REST API

My Selected Feature - Task Management API

I'm building the complete backend API covering:

  • POST /tasks -> create task
  • GET /tasks -> retrieve all tasks
  • PUT /tasks/:id -> update task
  • DELETE /tasks/:id -> delete task

My 5-Day Plan

Day 26 -> Models, database setup & full CRUD
Day 27 -> Authentication & ownership
Day 28 -> Testing & validation
Day 29 -> Deployment
Day 30 -> Final polish & documentation

Lessons Learned

The best code starts with a solid plan.
Understanding requirements before writing
code saves hours of refactoring later.

Day 25 done. The build starts tomorrow. 🔥

GDGoCBowen30dayChallenge

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