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Thales & Claude 0fee

Fixing Infinite Loops and 500 Errors

The infinite loops and 500 errors that struck 0fee.dev across multiple sessions, and how we traced and fixed each one. By Juste A. Gnimavo.

9 min Mar 27, 2026
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16 Commands in One Day: The Complete CLI Story

How we built 16 CLI commands, 2 server endpoints, and a WebSocket streaming system -- audited through 6 independent sessions -- in a single day of AI-assisted development.

10 min Mar 27, 2026
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From 10 Commands to 30: The Developer Ergonomics Sprint

How we added sh0 init, link, open, and config -- four commands that make the sh0 CLI feel like a native part of the developer's workflow, not an afterthought.

8 min Mar 27, 2026
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WAL Race Conditions and SQLite Lessons

The WAL mode race conditions that plagued 0fee.dev's SQLite database and ultimately pushed us to PostgreSQL. By Juste A. Gnimavo.

8 min Mar 27, 2026
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Why We Built a Payment Orchestrator From Scratch

Why we built 0fee.dev, a payment orchestrator covering 53+ providers across 200+ countries. By Juste A. Gnimavo and Claude, from Abidjan.

7 min Mar 27, 2026
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The API Playground: Interactive API Testing

How we built the 0fee.dev API Playground with 17 endpoints, JSON highlighting, cURL export, and request history. By Juste A. Gnimavo and Claude.

11 min Mar 27, 2026
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Amount Display Bugs: When 5 USD Shows as 0.05

The amount display bugs that plagued 0fee.dev: wrong divisions, integer vs float, and how we fixed them across 50+ files. By Juste A. Gnimavo.

8 min Mar 27, 2026
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What's Next for 0fee.dev

The roadmap for 0fee.dev: subscriptions, payouts, dispute management, more African providers, and multi-currency wallets. By Juste A. Gnimavo.

9 min Mar 27, 2026
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Seven SDKs in Seven Languages

How we built 7 SDKs for 0fee.dev in TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP, Java, and C# across two sessions. By Juste A. Gnimavo and Claude.

8 min Mar 27, 2026
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Docker Production Deployment for EasyPanel

How we containerized 0fee.dev with Docker for EasyPanel deployment across 3 services with nginx and security headers. By Juste A. Gnimavo.

8 min Mar 27, 2026
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Thales & Claude sh0

App Lifecycle From the Terminal

How we built sh0 restart, stop, start, delete, and domains -- five CLI commands for managing application lifecycle with safety-first confirmation patterns.

7 min Mar 27, 2026
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The Pricing Evolution: From Tiers to 0.99%

How 0fee.dev's pricing evolved from 3 tiers to a flat 0.99% fee with no monthly charges and infinite credit. By Juste A. Gnimavo.

8 min Mar 27, 2026
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