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# [From One Process to 1,000 Users: How I Scaled a Nigerian Marketplace API Without Rewriting It](https://kells.hashnode.dev/from-one-process-to-1-000-users-how-i-scaled-a-nigerian-marketplace-api-without-rewriting-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

There is a specific kind of dread that comes from looking at a production application you built and realising it would fall apart under any real load. Not because the code is bad, but because certain

Mar 19 · 9 min read · kells.hashnode.dev  
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I am a software developer with a thirst for growth. I have over 4+ years of working professionally as a developer and I am always ready to learn better ways of building software. I have built software in education, finance, and customer feedback. I am working towards to growing into a battle-tested engineer in the coming years and will document my journey here as I go.

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