ByteLog

Key Features

Tech Stack

• Java
• Spring Boot
• PostgreSQL
• Angular
• TypeScript
• Bootstrap
• Docker

Why I built ByteLog

I built ByteLog because I wanted a relatively quick yet meaningful project to strengthen my skills with my current stack. A blogging platform felt like the perfect choice - it’s complex enough to cover authentication, CRUD operations, and data relationships, but still achievable in a short development cycle. It also offered a great way to practice structuring a clean backend and connecting it to a dynamic frontend while building something that feels real and useful.

The process

I began by analyzing the project brief and mapping out the domain - posts, categories, tags, and users. Once the relationships were clear, I created the JPA entities and repositories to handle data persistence. From there, I implemented REST API endpoints for managing posts, categories, and tags, then integrated Spring Security with JWT authentication to secure everything. After that, I connected the React frontend, refined the data flow, and made sure drafts and published posts behaved exactly as intended. By the end, ByteLog felt like a fully functional, real-world blogging platform - simple, clean, and structured.

Problems

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Lessons learned

• Plan before you code: Sketching endpoints och data models on paper saved me hours later.


• Branch often: Isolating each feature in its own Git branch keeps merges predictable and rollbacks painless.


• Docs are your best friend: I now start every new feature by reading the official guide (whether it’s Spring Boot’s auto-configuration docs or MUI’s theming examples), rather than hunting for random blog posts.


• Turn bugs into lessons: Every typo, missing import, or broken build became a little lesson in patience and persistence, and now I view logs and stack traces not as annoyances but as roadmaps to the solution.