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Sloan the DEV Moderator on May 17, 2023

Leave a comment below to introduce yourself! You can talk about what brought you here, what you're learning, or just a fun fact about ...
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Martin Krause

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the dev.to-community!

I'm Martin, and I worked as a Senior Front End Architect and Engineering Manager at one of the world's largest digital agencies, where I led Front End Teams for international projects. After 15 years, I quit my job. Now I travel the world as a professional scuba diver, work as a freelance Front End Tech Lead and technical Recruiter for international clients. Besides that, I write about technology.

My latest book about Modern Full Stack development will be published in October by No Stach Press. It's an easy, hands-on introduction to creating web applications with Next.js, MongoDB and Mongoose (there's currently a 25% Discount!). You can read more about how to become a published author in my upcoming article about writing books.

On dev.to I'm publishing a weekly periodical, the "WebDevDigest: A curated list of the top five web development must-reads from last week", which keeps you up to date on current web development trends and "LevelUp: Elevate your Career Today" where I give Career and Interview advice based on my experience as Engineering Manager and Technical Recruiter.

If I have enough time, I write more in-depth articles, for example how to create multi-language pages with next export, which is on GitHub:next-export-i18n and npmjs: next-export-i18n


I recommend following the general tags webdev, vscode , career and productivity and javascript, react, CSS. Head over to your Dashboard and adjust the tag weight to personalize your home feed.


Here's a list of articles to start your journey as a successful developer and a great writer:


If you are looking for your next job, I highly recommend buying the Book De-Coding the Technical Interview Process by Emma Bostian. It is hands down the best preparation for every technical interview.


If you're interested in my articles, follow me on dev.to/martinkr or twitter.com/_martinkr.

If you have questions or want to get in touch, don't hesitate to contact me on dev.to/martinkr.

And remember to start posting today!

Cheers!

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JefferyWilliamson

Hi Martin!

Your introduction was like opening a Pandora's box of immense knowledge and adventurous life experiences! It's like watching Indiana Jones, but instead of archaeology, you're unearthing the secrets of the Front End universe.

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Martin Krause

Hi! Thank that you like it.

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Danities Ichaba

wow.... I love your career trajectory....massive and fun experience.....would love to connect with you more, can't wait for your book

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Rahul Pandey

Great one buddy

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Xpocryptic

Thank you, I am a newbie looking to learn and collaborate. I just signed up on DEV

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Thanos Kantaras

Thank you!!!!!

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Mark Reijerkerk

Hello to you all,
Computers where my first love when I was 16YO, since then I could not let it go. Started at WANG inc. as trainee developing software to archive all the driver floppies from 1,2 Mb 5" afterward, I was a few years’ service engineer. However, my health was getting worse by the day so I couldn’t work anymore. Since then, I do everything at home. Keeping track of new hard and software. 10 years ago, the first home automation was started. That is my big passion now, developing hard and software to make living and life easier. The next project will be digital health monitoring to assist the overcrowded health sector.

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Refaktor

Hello all! I am Janko, I'm a developer and sort of a language-nut. I've programmed in many languages over the years. Currently I am working on my own dynamic language based on ideas from Rebol, Factor and Linux shell. It's called Rye - here is a blog about it, there is of course also a github repo and also a rather new reddit group for the language.

For my "job" I mostly work on web (front and back) and also mobile development (android).

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Martin Krause

Welcome to the community

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Natalie Tyrrell

Hey y'all! I'm Natalie. I'm a newbie and looking to learn and practice coding as much as possible. I am thinking of starting with Python and then JavaScript... but I am also green and naive! So keep me honest.

Since pictures help with engagement... here's one of me when I was lucky enough to visit Chennai, India late last year :)

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Why I'm here: My best friend and co-founder are in the very early stages of starting a business, and I want to be able to pull my weight on the product/tech side. I also think it will be fun to actually build something I care about! I'm hoping to give myself tiny projects to complete because typical learning is way too boring for me. I need to be doing/creating for things to really stick.

A little about me: I have a strong background in business, HR, and leadership, but have only ever interacted with development on the surface level. I've always wanted to do it myself and have considered (and even applied to) coding bootcamps, but I never had the courage and/or it never felt like the right time to go all in. I was exposed to Python in b-school, so seemed like a good place to start. I'm so determined to learn!

Any advice? I'm starting to learn Python through the ebook Automate the Boring Stuff. I'm open to all the advice on what you wish you would have known or any of your experiences learning to code that might help me! Seems like this community has some badass wisdom.

Cheers!

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Rodney Lab

Hey Natalie, welcome!

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Medea

welcome everyone!

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Danities Ichaba

Hi everyone,
My name is Danities Ichaba a software engineer with experience in Nodejs. The reason I join to this forum is to network with like minded developers, i am looking to connect and provide value genuinely with tech lovers. happy to be here, cheers

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Surender FL

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the dev.to-community!

I'm Surender, and I am working as a Senior Software Architect. I am skilled in front end technologies especially in Angular and React.

I upload videos related to front end technologies in YouTube. My channel name is webtechtalk.

I am willing to contribute to this community.

Thanks

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YOGESHWARAN R

A warm and enthusiastic welcome to our vibrant community! Wish you the very best as you embark on your journey of contribution and engagement.

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Surender FL

Thank you bro

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Sunandini

Hey !!! You all techies👋🏼

I am Sunandini , I am a beginner Backend developer and started my journey with the node JS,Typescript , currently I am working in a fintech company .

I'm excited 🤩 to join the DEV community .
I am here for a direction 🦾 and looking forward to network with other developers, learn new things , and wants to contribute 🤝 in this community .

Kind regards 🤗
Sunandini

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Edgar Dyck

Hi everyone,

my name is Edgar Dyck, or just Eddi, and I am a developer and founder. Did not really get myself into unicorn founder status yet, but who knows :D

Pleased that I finally got myself to register and post here! Looking forward to be part of this community and I try to contribute as much as I can!

My topics right know are mostly AI and web dev stuff. For a living I do programming in the Microsoft 365 Business Central sphere and also a bit of React.

About my metadata, I am 32 yo, live in Germany and besides working on startup stuff I freelance for a living.

Looking forward to writing my next posts and wish you all a successful week!

Eddi

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Diyorbek

Hi there ✋. 
My name is Diyorbek Juraev; I'm a junior front-end developer, and now I'm learning some JavaScript frameworks. I really love coding and sharing my experience. Now, I'm happy to be in the DEV community. I have become a team leader on more than five projects.
Github

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Flexion Infotech

Hello Everyone !

Good Morning!

Flexion Infotech is a web and mobile app development company based in India that specializes in delivering high-quality software solutions to businesses worldwide. The company was founded in 2021 and has since grown into a team of over 25+ talented professionals, including developers, designers, and project managers.

Flexion Infotech offers a wide range of services, including web and mobile app development, custom software development, e-commerce development, and digital marketing. The company uses a variety of technologies and frameworks, including Android, Flutter, Java, Node.js, and UI/UX to deliver scalable, reliable, and user-friendly solutions.

One of the key strengths of Flexion Infotech is its ability to understand client needs and deliver customized solutions that meet their specific requirements. The company has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and more.

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Larolds Jubilant Junkyard

Hi Everyone,

I'm a software developer currently exploring the world of Gameboy game development.

I've played around with a lot of the different game engines like Unreal, Unity, (a tiny bit of) godot, and have been making games since adobe flash. While i do have an unreal project on the side, i'm currently getting involved in the Gameboy homebrew community. Despite it being over 30 years old.

It's cool to see what people can make with it. It's far more active than i would have expected. I've been writing a tutorial series, and also have started a youtube channel.

The library i'm using is called GBDK-2020. It's a free library that utilizes C. I encourage anybody interested in game development and/or in retro gaming to try it out.

I'm also on social media, where i'll post my tutorials and share other retro content.

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Monty Harper

Hello!

Monty here. I'm a children's musician / algebra instructor coming to iOS Dev as a new career path late in life. My immediate goal is to create a calendar app to help my elderly mom, who can no longer understand time. I'm taking the iOS Dev nanodegree at Udacity.com. I posted my story here.

Yesterday I completed my very first assignment requiring me to build a simple app from scratch! I live-blogged the process here.

My first coding experience was learning BASIC on a ZX-81. Anyone remember those?

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I'd Love to Connect With...

  • someone also learning iOS Dev and Swift!
  • someone also learning tech late in life.
  • someone who's done pair coding and is willing to try it with a newbie.
  • someone up for a bit of mentoring.

I Can Offer

  • algebra tutoring
  • my experience with Udacity.com
  • I will be "learning in public" here on Dev for anyone more newbie than I. (If today is your first day learning tech, then I am one whole month ahead of you.)

Looking forward to getting to know you!

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Tamas

Dear Everybody!
I just found you and joined. :-)
I've been a C++ developer for a while, but I want to refresh myself. I've been missing a lot lately.
I mostly deal with development, but in my free time I work on my PhD on AI.
And still a free time topic: I like to be with my family, especially with my son. To cut grass. And to do sports.
Keywords: C++, machine learning, causal inference, automotive industry
Thanks for reading!

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Romeo Agbor Peter

Welcome Tamas!

We looking forward to the interesting and exciting knowledge you have to share with the community ✨

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Austin Coleman

Hello. I really love programming and am actively looking for a company to add value to. I am a programmer with 8 years of experience, 2 of which focused on web development and the other years focused on R&D prototype development.

Here are a couple of websites I created for my side projects:
AustinColeman.dev - My resume website
RepRecorder.dev - A workout tracking website I recently created as a side project
Open in Chordify for YouTube Music™ - A chrome extension that makes it easier to open songs in Chordify directly from YouTube Music™, rather than manually copying and pasting the URL.

If you are looking for a developer to add to your team, I would love to contribute.

github.com/AustinMichaelColeman/
linkedin.com/in/austincoleman/

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Igweneme Chidiogo

Hi 👋☺️
I'm Ella. Student of Mechanical engineering and I love programming. Started @16yrs but I wasn't financial stable, now I am I wanna dive in real quick...

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Rahul Pandey

Hey Devs, Rahul Pandey from this side . I am new here on this platform but I know a lot about Blog writing and how I can contribute here . I am very eager to learn more about Open source contribution and I am trying to build up my portfolio for remote companies . Hope I will be good at this with time.

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Mahmood

Greetings to all those who strive in the field of technology and knowledge. I am very pleased to be with you and I hope to be able to use your experiences, scientific articles and skills. We are successful together

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Aarav Kapoor

Hey there, fellow code aficionados and digital trailblazers! 🚀

Allow me to introduce myself—a senior marketing executive with an insatiable passion for coding, innovation, and currently exploring about Microsoft 365. 🤓

While I may not be your typical "developer by day," I've got a secret identity—a coding whiz with marketing prowess! 💻

As I dive into the captivating world of Microsoft 365, I'm on a mission to unravel and learn how this cutting-edge platform revolutionizes the way we work, learn, organize, connect, and create—right there, right then, and together! 💡

Picture this: a realm where employees of organizations like ours unleash their full potential in real-time collaboration, seamlessly weaving lines of code, sparking ideas, and building awe-inspiring projects.

I'm here to know from you all that whether a master of APIs, a wizard of JavaScript, or a guru of cloud technologies, how Microsoft 365 claims that they got your back! Weather it is with its extensive toolkit of apps, or from Teams to SharePoint and beyond, how are the possibilities for collaboration and creation be simply limitless??🤔

So, my fellow developers, help me break free from the silos, shatter the constraints of traditional workspaces, and to embrace the boundless potential. Learning one line of code at a time! 🌟✨

Consider taking me with you on this thrilling journey to unlock the hacks, sauces and secrets of Microsoft 365(for now) and enlighten me with your collective genius. :)

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Tesla Bridges

I have a problem with coding. I can read code and immediately find and fix errors and i understand the concepts and syntax and everything but when i am looking at the blank screen to start coding on my own, my brain freezes. I just can't seem to write code from scratch. Any ideas?

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Tesla Bridges

Hi, I'm glad to be here. I know very little about coding. I'm just beginning to learn. I was and IT Project Manager for Boeing and retired at 40. I find myself having to go back to work and I really want to be a programmer. I've always wanted to be a programmer. It's good to meet all of you and I look forward to this journey together.

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romyaanand

Hi devs!,
After signing up for this website I am here in the thread introducing myself and getting really bad anxiety on seeing all of the great minds and then there is me who is even hearing about some of these tech words/tools for the first time.
So this intro is for people like me, yes I am still learning , yes I am not yet there, and yes probably we all are going to learn till life happens.
I am here to make a step forward to learning in public and helping whoever I could help in this journey of learning.

Twitter profile: twitter.com/romytwts

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_saadabdul

Hi everyone,

I'm Saad and I am so excited to be here. I am 20 years old currently a student studying electrical and electronics engineering. Before joining university I helped my my friend manage restaurant, later in 2nd year of college I ran a marketing agency helping local businesses with digital Ads.

I like to programme and build cool projects. Since I am only a beginner I want to build more projects and learn along the way. I am mainly interested in web development and currently working on some web app projects.

besides programming I like to read books, I am also a philosophy addict !. I am also interested in fitness and staying in shape.

Feel free to get in touch with via instagram:@_saadabdul, we can get to know each other.

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Karthik TR • Edited

Hi Everyone,

This is Karthik. working as Lead Developer in Sterling Software.
Basically, I am a dotnet developer (mircosoft techie).
Recently moved to angular, excepting here to explore more about the Angular, Node and other frameworks.

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ELARBI BADIDI

Hi,

I am Elarbi Badidi, a computer science instructor in the UAE.
I am joining this community to share knowledge with others and learn about the new trends in technology, mainly AI, machine learning, blockchain, and various software projects, so that I can better help my students.
Looking forward to connecting with you and contributing to this amazing community.

Best regards,
Elarbi.

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Ayaan Bordoloi

Hi, my name is Ayaan and I am an engineering undergraduate from Chandigarh Engineering College. I am currently pursuing my B.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. I am an open source enthusiast and I am currently learning DevOps. I also enjoy blog writing and I write blogs at hashnode.

I have always been interested in technology and I love learning new things. I am passionate about open source software and I believe that it has the potential to make a positive impact on the world. I am also interested in DevOps and I believe that it is a valuable skill for any engineer to have.

In my free time, I enjoy writing blogs, reading, and watching anime. I am also an avid learner and I am always looking for new ways to improve my skills.

I am excited to be a part of the DEV community and I look forward to learning more about DevOps and open source. I am also excited to share my knowledge and experiences with others through my blog writing.

I hope to connect with other open source enthusiasts and DevOps practitioners. I am also open to learning about other areas of technology. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me.

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SimoneAir • Edited

Hi everyone!
My name's Simone, im from Italy, and I am an aspiring Web developer.

I chose to join this community to have the opportunity to learn as much as possible about programming.

I've always been passionate about computer science and now that I'm taking a programming course I think I've found my way.

sorry if my english is not perfect, i'm trying to improve that too

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edwinchackosayan

Hello everyone! 👋

I'm thrilled to be here and join this community of fellow developers. I'm Edwin, and I've been coding for a while now. I have a passion for learning new programming languages and exploring different aspects of software development. Currently, I'm diving deep into UI/UX designing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, which has been an exciting journey so far.

But enough about me! I would love to get to know all of you and about your information about developing and fast growing future of technology. Let's connect and learn from each other!

Also, thank you for mentioning the CodeNewbie Org. It's indeed a fantastic resource for beginners and a great place to connect with like-minded individuals. Thank you Thanks in advance for creating such a supportive community!

Looking forward to hearing from all of you and contributing to this amazing community!

Best regards, 🙏
Edwin

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KevinGirardx

Hello everyone, I'm Kevin a 24 year old dude from the caribbean island of Trinidad. I got introduced to this plaform from just finishing my scrimba course on javascript.
I had such a great time on the course learning and buliding projects. I got into development when covid hit by picking up Lua and making mods for FiveM (GTA 5) to this day i still make fivem mods.

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shivachaturvedhi9

Hi
I am Shiv, Java Spring Boot Microservices Developer, Angular developer, worked also as Team Lead.
Recently hearing about chatgpt helping software developer to do his work quickly. Not sure how to do so. So, exploring.
any help in this direction is helpful. Thanks in advance

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lguaregua

Hi guys!

Hello, I'm Lionel Guaregua. With 4 years of experience in software development under my belt, I'm passionate about learning new skills and sharing knowledge with others. Currently, I'm looking to increase my contributions to open source projects, aiming to give back to the dev community what it has given me. :D Check out my work here on my Github.

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Ben Borla

Welcome everyone!

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Lukas

Hey,
I'm Lukas, 17 years old and mostly backend developer.
CTO of pro-webdev.de

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Danities Ichaba

hi Luka,

I love backend too, majorly Nodejs.

Would be happy to connect with your more

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Thomas Bnt

Welcome to news members, don't hesitate to share us your projects and what you are studying. 👋🏼

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SULTAN of Oro

Hi everyone, my name is Rexlyne and I work with an IT consulting firm as the manager Sales and Process. I look forward to learning new things and interacting and meeting/ networking.

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Hillary Nyakundi

Hello Rexlyne! It's great to have you here. I'm confident that your enthusiasm for networking and interacting will lead to fruitful connections and knowledge-sharing opportunities. Welcome

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Salvador Mejia

Ain’t nothing to it, bootcamp made me do it

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Erin A Olinick

Lol. Well, we're glad you're here!

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Troy Mason

Preach brother

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Erin A Olinick

Welcome, Troy!

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Erin A Olinick

Welcome!

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Nsikan Simon

Hello :)

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Erin A Olinick

Hello! Good to have you here on DEV!

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Skallywaggu812

Hello I'm new to all of this. I've played around with termux a while and just Uninstalled it from my android. Thinking about just giving up on this altogether. Any pointers or advice?

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yuanqiang

em,hi.

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Ramshad

Good

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antony poure

Hey!
I’m antony, 42 paris school student.
I’ll looking for an internship in a few moment😃

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Patel045

hello :)

 
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Mark Wonah

Wow, thanks for the info, I've always wondered what that term 'neovim refugee' means. Cheers and happy coding!

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Aditya lal • Edited

hello
im Tech Hoarder

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Sebastian D George

Hello everyone. I got the coding bug but bootcamp took all the fun out of it. So here I am!

 
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Mark Wonah

Enjoy! Have you tried using Vim??

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Mark Wonah

Emacs?? You have my respect 😊

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the-Kiba

Hi dev.to-community!
Im software engineer, article about side income hustle brought me here!
I will appreciate if you share with me your ideas how developer can earn passive income in tech.

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Andrew

What's up,
my name is Andrew, developer in php, css,
devops admin (centOS, Debian),
a little bit of a creative
& tennis player.

See you around.

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MIhsanA

Hi guys. I am overwhelmed with choices for my devops career. Any help?

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Thanos Kantaras

Hello everybody,
I am Thanos. Nice to meet you all

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Rose Riyadh

heeeeeyyy, it's rose from iraq
Software architect and founder of Blockers tech.
Happy to meet you all!

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JasperJac

Hello and welcome.
I am Jasper, and I worked as a Full stack developer.
I want to learn more about knowledge in this site.
Best regards.

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Zain Raza

Hi Everyone , I am Zain

I am a college student studying computer science , Looking forward to interacting with smart people and learning from them

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Leonard

Hello I am Leonard from Kenya and I am learning Python

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Pierce Roberts

Hello everyone!
I'm starting my journey on being a coder web creator. Looking forward to learning so much from everyone here.

Cant wait to start my new career!