Project: Developer Cheat Sheets Owner: Omer Akben Last Updated: October 11, 2025 Status: In Progress
- Phase 1: Critical Foundation
- Phase 2: Essential Content
- Phase 3: Core Features
- Phase 4: User Experience
- Phase 5: Open Source Ready
- Phase 6: Advanced Features
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Add LICENSE file
- Use MIT License (permissive, portfolio-friendly)
- Include copyright with Omer Akben's name
- Add license badge to README
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Create professional README.md
- Add project logo/banner
- Clear value proposition
- Feature list with descriptions
- Tech stack with badges
- Screenshots of all cheat sheets
- Live demo link
- Installation instructions
- Usage examples
- Contribution guidelines summary
- Credits and acknowledgments
- Link to omerakben.com portfolio
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Add SECURITY.md
- Security policy
- How to report vulnerabilities
- Supported versions
- Contact information
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Fix TypeScript configuration
- Add
"forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": trueto tsconfig.json - Ensure strict mode is enabled
- Verify all type definitions
- Add
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Optimize build configuration
- Configure proper source maps for production
- Add bundle analyzer
- Optimize Next.js config for production
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Implement Error Boundaries
- Create ErrorBoundary component
- Wrap CheatSheetLayout
- Wrap CodeBlock components
- Add error logging
- Add user-friendly error messages
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Add error states
- Search error state
- Copy operation error with user feedback
- 404 page customization
- 500 error page
- Network error handling
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Remove emojis from code examples
- Remove from Python cheat sheet
- Remove from Django cheat sheet
- Remove from TypeScript cheat sheet
- Remove from Next.js cheat sheet
- Replace with clear text annotations
- Use comment prefixes instead (SECURITY:, PERFORMANCE:, etc.)
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Add code documentation
- Document complex functions
- Add JSDoc comments to components
- Document props interfaces
- Add usage examples in comments
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Create OpenAI cheat sheet data structure
- File:
src/lib/cheatsheets/openai.ts - Follow existing CheatSheet interface
- Remove all emojis
- File:
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Section 1: Quick Start & Authentication
- API key setup (all platforms)
- SDK installation (Python, JavaScript, .NET, Java, Go)
- Basic API call examples
- Environment variable configuration
- Error handling patterns
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Section 2: Chat Completions
- Basic chat completion
- Streaming responses
- Function calling
- Multi-turn conversations
- System messages
- Temperature and parameters
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Section 3: Structured Outputs
- JSON mode
- Response format specification
- Validation patterns
- Error handling
- Type safety examples
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Section 4: Vision & Images
- Image analysis with GPT-4V
- DALL-E image generation
- Image editing
- Variations
- Best practices
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Section 5: Audio & Speech
- Text-to-speech (TTS)
- Speech-to-text (Whisper)
- Audio formats
- Streaming audio
- Voice options
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Section 6: Embeddings
- Creating embeddings
- Semantic search
- Similarity calculations
- Vector database integration
- Best practices
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Section 7: Assistants API
- Creating assistants
- Managing threads
- Tool integration
- File handling
- Streaming with assistants
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Section 8: Function Calling & Tools
- Function definition schema
- Parallel function calling
- Tool choice strategies
- Error handling
- Real-world examples
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Section 9: Realtime API
- WebSocket setup
- Event handling
- Audio streaming
- Function calls in realtime
- Best practices
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Section 10: Best Practices
- Rate limiting
- Error handling patterns
- Cost optimization
- Security considerations
- Performance tips
- Production deployment
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Create OpenAI page
- File:
src/app/openai/page.tsx - Import OpenAI cheat sheet
- Add to navigation
- Add proper metadata
- File:
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Create FastAPI cheat sheet data structure
- File:
src/lib/cheatsheets/fastapi.ts - Follow existing CheatSheet interface
- No emojis
- File:
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Section 1: Quick Start & Setup
- Installation
- Basic app structure
- Running the server
- Auto-reload configuration
- Environment setup
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Section 2: Path Operations
- GET, POST, PUT, DELETE examples
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response models
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Section 3: Request Validation
- Pydantic models
- Field validation
- Custom validators
- Request body validation
- Query parameter validation
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Section 4: Response Models
- Response model declaration
- Status codes
- Response model filtering
- Multiple response models
- Response headers
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Section 5: Dependency Injection
- Basic dependencies
- Class dependencies
- Sub-dependencies
- Global dependencies
- Dependency overrides
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Section 6: Security & Authentication
- OAuth2 with JWT
- API key authentication
- HTTP Basic Auth
- Security dependencies
- Password hashing
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Section 7: Database Integration
- SQLAlchemy setup
- CRUD operations
- Async database operations
- Relationships
- Migrations
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Section 8: Background Tasks
- Background task declaration
- Sending emails
- File processing
- Cleanup tasks
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Section 9: File Handling
- File uploads
- File downloads
- Streaming files
- Form data with files
- Multiple file uploads
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Section 10: Advanced Features
- WebSockets
- GraphQL integration
- Middleware
- CORS configuration
- Testing with pytest
- Deployment strategies
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Create FastAPI page
- File:
src/app/fastapi/page.tsx - Import FastAPI cheat sheet
- Add to navigation
- Add proper metadata
- File:
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Add difficulty levels to all examples
- Add
difficulty: 'basic' | 'intermediate' | 'advanced' | 'expert'to CodeExample interface - Tag each example in Python cheat sheet
- Tag each example in Django cheat sheet
- Tag each example in TypeScript cheat sheet
- Tag each example in Next.js cheat sheet
- Add
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Add tags/categories
- Add
tags: string[]to CodeExample interface - Tag examples (e.g., "security", "performance", "api", "database")
- Enable tag-based filtering
- Add
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Add use case descriptions
- Add
useCase: stringto CodeExample interface - Describe when to use each pattern
- Add real-world scenarios
- Add
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Implement difficulty filter
- Add filter buttons: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
- Update CheatSheet interface to include difficulty
- Filter examples by difficulty
- Persist filter in URL params
- Add "All Levels" option
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Implement tag/category filter
- Add tag filter UI
- Multi-select tag filtering
- Show tag count per category
- Clear filters button
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URL-based search
- Move search state to URL query params
- Enable deep linking to search results
- Preserve search on page refresh
- Share search URLs
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Search improvements
- Add debouncing to search input
- Highlight matching text
- Show search result count
- Add search suggestions
- Search across all cheat sheets option
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Implement global shortcuts
/- Focus searchEsc- Clear searchCtrl/Cmd + K- Open command paletteCtrl/Cmd + C- Copy focused snippet- Arrow keys for navigation
?- Show keyboard shortcuts help
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Create keyboard shortcuts modal
- List all shortcuts
- Categorize shortcuts
- Show on first visit
- Toggle with
?key
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Add loading skeletons
- Skeleton for CheatSheetLayout
- Skeleton for CodeBlock
- Skeleton for Navigation
- Skeleton for search results
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Add loading indicators
- Spinner for async operations
- Progress bar for page loads
- Loading state for copy operation
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Implement code splitting
- Dynamic imports for cheat sheet data
- Lazy load CodeBlock components
- Split by route
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Add memoization
- React.memo for CodeBlock
- useMemo for filtered search results
- useCallback for event handlers
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Optimize bundle size
- Analyze bundle with webpack-bundle-analyzer
- Consider lighter syntax highlighter
- Remove unused dependencies
- Optimize images
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Implement virtual scrolling
- For long cheat sheets
- Only render visible code blocks
- Improve scroll performance
- Implement dark/light mode
- Add theme toggle button
- Persist theme preference
- Respect system preference
- Update syntax highlighter theme
- Add theme transition animations
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Improve mobile navigation
- Create drawer menu for sidebar
- Add hamburger menu icon
- Swipe gestures for navigation
- Bottom navigation bar option
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Mobile optimizations
- Larger touch targets
- Improved code block scrolling
- Mobile-friendly search
- Optimize for smaller screens
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Add ARIA labels
- Label all interactive elements
- Add aria-live regions for dynamic content
- Add aria-describedby for form fields
- Proper ARIA landmarks
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Keyboard navigation
- Ensure all features keyboard accessible
- Proper focus management
- Visible focus indicators
- Skip navigation link
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Screen reader support
- Test with NVDA/JAWS
- Add descriptive labels
- Announce dynamic changes
- Proper heading hierarchy
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Accessibility audit
- Run Lighthouse accessibility audit
- Use axe DevTools
- Fix all critical issues
- Aim for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
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Bookmark system
- Add bookmark button to code blocks
- Store bookmarks in localStorage
- Bookmarks page/sidebar
- Export/import bookmarks
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Share functionality
- Share button for individual snippets
- Generate anchor links
- Copy link to clipboard
- Social media share options
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Copy enhancements
- Copy entire section option
- Copy without comments option
- Copy with formatting option
- Success toast notification
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Print support
- Print-friendly CSS
- Remove unnecessary elements
- Page break optimization
- Print preview option
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Set up testing framework
- Install Vitest
- Install @testing-library/react
- Install @testing-library/jest-dom
- Configure test environment
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Component tests
- Test Navigation component
- Test CodeBlock component
- Test CheatSheetLayout component
- Test search functionality
- Test filter functionality
- Test copy operation
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Integration tests
- Test page navigation
- Test search across pages
- Test URL parameter handling
- Test error boundaries
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E2E tests
- Install Playwright
- Test complete user flows
- Test mobile experience
- Test accessibility
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Coverage reporting
- Set up coverage collection
- Add coverage thresholds
- Display coverage in README
- Add coverage badge
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GitHub Actions setup
- Lint on PR
- Run tests on PR
- Build check on PR
- Type check on PR
- Coverage report on PR
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Deployment automation
- Auto-deploy to Vercel on main branch
- Preview deployments for PRs
- Environment variable management
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Create CONTRIBUTING.md
- How to set up development environment
- Code style guidelines
- How to add new cheat sheets
- Pull request process
- Code review guidelines
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Add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Use Contributor Covenant
- Define community standards
- Enforcement guidelines
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Create issue templates
- Bug report template
- Feature request template
- Cheat sheet request template
- Question template
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Create PR template
- Checklist for PRs
- Required information
- Testing requirements
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Add CHANGELOG.md
- Version history
- Notable changes
- Migration guides
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Add meta tags to all pages
- Unique titles
- Descriptive meta descriptions
- Open Graph tags
- Twitter Card tags
- Canonical URLs
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Create sitemap.xml
- List all pages
- Priority and frequency
- Submit to search engines
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Add robots.txt
- Allow search engine crawling
- Disallow sensitive paths
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Structured data
- JSON-LD schema
- BreadcrumbList
- WebSite schema
- Article schema for cheat sheets
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Code playground
- Embedded code editor
- Run code in browser
- Show output
- Support multiple languages
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User accounts (optional)
- GitHub OAuth
- Save preferences
- Sync bookmarks
- Track progress
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Comments system
- GitHub Discussions integration
- Comment on code examples
- Rate examples
- Report issues
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CMS integration (optional)
- Move cheat sheets to CMS
- Enable non-dev content updates
- Version control for content
- Preview content changes
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Community contributions
- "Suggest edit" button
- Opens PR in GitHub
- Review process
- Contributor recognition
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Add analytics
- Page views
- Popular cheat sheets
- Search queries
- User behavior
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Performance monitoring
- Real User Monitoring (RUM)
- Error tracking (Sentry)
- Performance budgets
- Core Web Vitals tracking
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User feedback
- Feedback widget
- "Was this helpful?" buttons
- Feature request voting
- Bug report integration
- React cheat sheet
- Node.js/Express cheat sheet
- Docker cheat sheet
- Git cheat sheet
- SQL/PostgreSQL cheat sheet
- MongoDB cheat sheet
- AWS/Cloud cheat sheet
- Jest/Testing cheat sheet
- GraphQL cheat sheet
- Vue.js cheat sheet
- Angular cheat sheet
- Flutter/Dart cheat sheet
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PWA features
- Service worker
- Offline support
- Install prompt
- Push notifications (optional)
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Internationalization
- Multi-language support
- Translation infrastructure
- Language switcher
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Download features
- Export as PDF
- Export as Markdown
- Export as HTML
- Bulk download
- TypeScript: Strict mode, no
anytypes - Components: Functional components with hooks
- Styling: Tailwind CSS utility classes
- Testing: Test all new features
- Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
- Performance: Lighthouse score 90+
- Documentation: Document complex logic
- Branch naming:
feature/feature-name,fix/bug-name - Commits: Conventional commits format
- PRs: Include description, screenshots, tests
- Review: At least one approval required
- Merge: Squash and merge to main
- Unit tests: All utility functions
- Component tests: All React components
- Integration tests: User flows
- E2E tests: Critical paths
- Coverage: Maintain 80%+ coverage
- Bundle size: < 200KB gzipped
- FCP: < 1.8s
- LCP: < 2.5s
- TTI: < 3.8s
- CLS: < 0.1
- ✅ LICENSE added
- ✅ Professional README
- ✅ Error boundaries working
- ✅ No emojis in code
- ✅ TypeScript config fixed
- ✅ OpenAI cheat sheet complete
- ✅ FastAPI cheat sheet complete
- ✅ Difficulty levels added
- ✅ Navigation updated
- ✅ Filtering works perfectly
- ✅ Keyboard shortcuts functional
- ✅ Loading states implemented
- ✅ Performance improved
- ✅ Dark/light mode working
- ✅ Mobile experience excellent
- ✅ Accessibility audit passed
- ✅ Share features working
- ✅ 80%+ test coverage
- ✅ CI/CD pipeline running
- ✅ All documentation complete
- ✅ SEO optimized
- Prioritize features that add value for developers
- Keep design clean and professional
- Focus on performance and accessibility
- Document everything for open source
- Get feedback early and often
- Iterate based on usage data
Next Step: Begin Phase 1 implementation with LICENSE and README.md updates.