DevNotes

Overview

DevNotes is a markdown-first note-taking app built for developers. It supports syntax-highlighted code blocks, tag-based organization, full-text search, and a distraction-free writing mode with live preview.

Tech Stack

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Challenges Faced

Building a reliable full-text search that handled code snippets without breaking on special characters was tricky. Caching markdown parses while keeping the preview in sync with the editor required a careful memoization strategy, and designing a tag system that scaled without duplicate or orphan tags took more iteration than expected.

Future Plans & Improvements

Add real-time collaborative editing via WebSockets, introduce per-note version history, and ship a browser extension for clipping code snippets from any page.