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🚨 A bug that looks like a frontend problem might actually be your backend.
I once spent time checking UI code, only to find the real issue was an API returning the wrong data.
When debugging, I always check the full data flow:
Frontend → API → Backend → Database
Debug the source, not just the symptom. 🔍
Have you ever found a backend bug while fixing a frontend issue?
Yes haha, i can imagine that feeling, what a way to debug
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Your app works locally… but crashes after deployment? 😩
One of the most common mistakes I see is forgetting that local and production environments are different.
Before deploying, always check:
✅ Environment variables are correctly configured
✅ Production database credentials are set
✅ API URLs point to the right environment
✅ CORS settings allow your frontend
✅ Build errors are resolved
✅ Authentication works in production
My rule: Never assume that because it works on localhost, it's ready for production.
What’s the most frustrating deployment error you've faced? 👇
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Nice work! - I like the combination of MCP to canvas to code
Built an entire fintech UI in one session - 16 screens, zero Figma files.
Connected @flowstep_ai MCP to Claude Code > generated every screen directly on the canvas via prompts. No manual pixel-pushing.
Used design skills (hallmark, impeccable, prompt-master) to refine each...
Built an entire fintech UI in one session - 16 screens, zero Figma files.
Connected @flowstep_ai MCP to Claude Code > generated every screen directly on the canvas via prompts. No manual pixel-pushing.
Used design skills (hallmark, impeccable, prompt-master) to refine each iteration - brutalist system, pixel-perfect spacing, consistent tokens across all routes.
Then replicated the full canvas into a @nextjs 16 app in minutes. MCP > React components, 1:1 match. Deployed to @vercel the same day.
Design tool + AI agent + framework = ship at a pace that wasn't possible before.
The workflow:
1 Prompt Flowstep canvas
2 Polish design skills
3 Replicate > Next.js code
4 Deploy Vercel
11 brutalist screens, 9 routes, 1 afternoon.
THE OG TOOL - @Flowstep X @Contra HQ
Project Link : CASHLESS
#buildinpublic #AIworkflow #FlowstepMCP #ClaudeCode #NextJS #Vercel #brutalistdesign #nocode
This is soo good, weldone Asef!