URL Shortening App Using React, TailwindCSS, & Tinyurl API

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

The thing that makes me so proud of this challenge is that I'm able to complete it so much faster than I thought because the previous challenge could take a week or more. I will definitely keep this pace and improve it so I can do any challenge or any project in general more efficiently, yet still with accurate results.

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

The challenges that I encountered was when I was dealing with the URL shortening API. The recommended API for this challenge (Cleanuri API) was completely unusable if you didn't implement a proxy to your app due to the CORS policy & stuff. This thing was so stressful to implement, especially for the people who concentrates in front-end more than the back-end. I don't know why this API was recommended in the first place knowing the purpose of this challenge & even this website was to develop pure front-end projects (unless if you want to rename this website with "Full Stack Mentor" or something. jk. ily Frontend Mentor). So, how did I overcome this such a turmoil? I simply switch to another API that didn't require a proxy server or any other back-end stuff. For that matter, I chose Tinyurl API since it was more popular & significantly to use. I would like to suggest to the team to update this challenge's recommended URL shortening API with other APIs that can be used in a pure front-end project so the upcoming users won't be so stressed out when completing this challenge. Or you just can change this website branding from 'front-end' to 'full stack' to avoid confusions. I said what I said.

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

So far, so good. But I'm open for any advice or feedback because I need some good advice in fact.