I Built a Real‑Time Academic Battle Platform at 14 — Here's How

Hey Dev.to community! 👋 I'm Priyanshu, a 14‑year‑old developer from India. For the past few months, I've been building Dheeyuddha — a platform where schools battle each other in real‑time academic wars. Think Clash of Clans meets education. I wanted to share the journey, the tech stack, the failures, and what I've learned so far. Hopefully, this helps someone else building their first serious project. 🧠 The Idea It started with a simple observation: learning apps are boring. You answer questions, earn points, maybe keep a streak. But there's no real reason to come back except fear of losing that streak. I wanted to build something that felt like competition. Like pride. Like war. So I asked: What if studying felt like a sport? What if your school had a live scoreboard? What if you could challenge a rival school to a real‑time battle and watch the scores update as answers came in? What if winners could repost their victory screens to Instagram and flex on their friends? That's how Dheey