The companion app

Learning a new language or framework is not an easy task. There are plenty of free resources, such as documentation, blogs, and YouTube videos on the internet, but I believe learning a new tech requires practice, and there is no better way to achieve this than by building a production-ready, performant, scalable social media application together.

The application is going to be very similar to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). We will start from a clean canvas and slowly add more features and functionality until the app is fully working and ready to be added to your portfolio and showcased at your next job interview.

Each chapter will have a set of sections that will help you navigate the book. This will not only ensure that you can always follow along and have a clear understanding of the scope of the chapter, but it also allows you to use the book as a reference after you have read it all and allows you to jump to a specific chapter if you need...