Crashed my first React app because I forgot to close a tag at 2 AM

I was building a simple todo list in my dorm room and spent 45 minutes staring at a blank screen before realizing I had left a

open on line 23, has anyone else lost time to something that dumb?

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rileyl675d ago

Turned the

issue into a habit of always throwing a closing tag right after I open one, saves me from those late night debugging sessions. An editor that highlights matching tags helps a ton too, it shows you where the block ends before you even run it. Now I just keep a mental checklist and it cuts those dumb mistakes way down.

emma_smith8d ago

Honestly bro that's the most relatable thing I've seen all week.