| | Solution | |--------------|---------------| | Spring Boot felt too complex | He built a single "Hello World" REST API 5 times until it clicked | | JPA annotations confused him | Drew diagrams of how objects map to tables | | React state management | Built a simple counter app 10 times from scratch | | Imposter syndrome | Joined Discord communities (free) — Java Programming, DevsPlay |

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