What was the project that taught you the most?

I'm currently a BS Artificial Intelligence student and have been building projects with Python and FastAPI while learning more about AI development.

One thing I've realized is that tutorials teach syntax, but real projects teach problem solving.

I am curious

What project taught you the most as a developer?

It doesn't have to be the biggest or most impressive project. Maybe it was:

A project that completely failed.
A bug that took days to fix.
Your first deployment.
A side project that changed your career.

I'd love to hear your experiences and the lessons you learned.

Looking forward to learning from the community!