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What are you most proud of, and what would you do differently next time?

I think that my design is very close to the original. That makes me feel confident about myself.

What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?

I think that handling errors got me into trouble. I am not sure that I have fully understand this concept. Especially for the e.preventDefault behavior.

What specific areas of your project would you like help with?

The question is: Does the e.preventDefault also prevents data for going to backend?