Developer Accidentally Builds Lightweight Validation Library While Working on Side Project

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A developer originally set out to build a personal platform but ended up creating their own JavaScript validation library after finding existing options either too heavy or too abstract. The project began as a minimal schema-based validation helper with a simple function to check data against defined rules. Over time, the developer iteratively added more rules, improved error handling, and refined the schema structure until it evolved into a standalone library. The library, named 'drea', is described as lightweight, rule-based, and straightforward to use without complex method chaining. Documentation for drea is currently available at drea-docs.netlify.app, and the developer continues to improve it.

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