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So here’s what happened. It was around 5AM. I was doing the Backend Development & API course on freeCodeCamp. Felt good. Until it didn’t. They asked me to update a version number in the package.json file. Should be easy, right? But I froze. I knew wh...

Jun 19, 2025 · 6 min read · nishanthabimanyu.hashnode.dev  
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