Welcome Thread - v324

1. 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 yourself.

2. Reply to someone's comment, either with a question or just a hello. 👋

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Comments

[Javier Pulido]

👋 Hey everyone!

I’m Javier, a Cloud Security Engineer with a DevOps background.
I recently launched ⚓ The Hidden Port — a blog focused on cloud security, automation, and real-world AWS best practices.

I just passed the AWS Security Specialty exam and shared a write-up here on Dev.to in case anyone's on that journey too. Just trying to give back to the community a part of what the community has given me.

Looking forward to learning, sharing, and connecting with more folks in the security and cloud community here!

[Oscar]

Congrats on passing the exam, and welcome to Dev!

[Maribel Valles]

Dev is the best!

[Javier Pulido]

Yes it is, I’m enjoying it so far :)

[Javier Pulido]

Thank you very much @kurealnum !

[Oleg Dubovoi]

Hi!

[Javier Pulido]

Hi!

[Rohan Shrivastava]

AWS is really great!!

[Javier Pulido]

Yes it is!! 😊

[Chidiebere Uduh]

Congratulations on the success of the exam, thank you also for giving something back.

[Javier Pulido]

It is my pleasure Chidiebere, I hope more people find it useful.

[YourDailyBrick]

Cloud security is a very cool profession!! :)

[Javier Pulido]

Indeed, and also fun!

[YourDailyBrick]

I bet!

[Sussana]

Hello 👋

[Javier Pulido]

Hello Sussana!

[Solace Chidozie]

Congrats on passing your exams

[Javier Pulido]

Thanks a lot Solace!

[Picazzo]

Hi everyone!

I'm a human who helps AI build tools with personality.

We just launched a fun side project called Picazzo Photo Booth — it turns your photos into retro snapshots using the GPT-4o image API.

Looking forward to learning and sharing more with the community!

[Rico Rizz]

Hi and welcome! That sounds like a really fun project Picazzo Photo Booth is a great example of combining creativity with tech. Excited to see how you’ve used the GPT-4o image API for it. Looking forward to hearing more and learning from your work!

[oXoTHeG]

Welcome 👌

[Oleg Dubovoi]

Welcome to dev.to!

[Franky Okojie]

Nice! Would love to know much about this

[Oliver Bassey]

Hello everyone,
I am Oliver Bassey, a front end developer and technical writer from Nigeria. I am new here and thrilled to be in this community of great mindset.

[Rico Rizz]

Welcome, Oliver! Great to have you here your background in front-end development and technical writing will definitely be a valuable addition to the community. Looking forward to learning from your insights and seeing what you share!

[Oliver Bassey]

Thanks very much!

[Finn van Deene]

Hey i am finn

[Thomas Bnt]

Welcome on DEV!

[Eric Garcia]

Hi everyone! 🤗

I'm Eric, a first-year CS student at a University in Spain.
I have a high interest in Artificial Intelligence and in building things that can help people to make their lives easier (or at least that people can find interesting).

I am currently starting a devlog series on my latest side project, FitVision. Feel free to check it out!
Looking forward to growing and learning in this community 👋

-> Also, if you are a fellow AI fan, don't hesitate to reach out and tell me about your projects! I'm always eager to know what other people have built.

[Rohan Shrivastava]

👋 Hey Devs!
I'm excited to join this vibrant community of creators and builders! 🚀
With a background in full-stack development (MERN), I'm here to learn, contribute, and grow alongside you all.

I believe in turning ideas into impactful solutions, one line of code at a time. 💻
Looking forward to sharing projects, insights, and collaborating with amazing minds here.
Let’s inspire and uplift each other through tech and creativity. 🌱
Grateful to be here — let the journey begin! 🙌

[Soham Ghugare]

Hello World!

I'm Soham, I love exploring new domains and building fun projects. My goto learning strategy is competing in hackathons, as fast paced environments give you just the right amount of motivation I believe.

Currently I'm pretty much invested in Quantum Technology and I'm building Intrico just as I learn more about the field. I also write on Medium sometimes, feel free to check it out!

Would love to keep posting updates about the new awesome things I learn from my explorations :)

[Gautier de MAUROY]

Hi!

I'm Gautier, an all new junior webdev looking for an internship in France.

I decided to make a switch in my career from sales to wbedev 6months ago. (bootcamp with Le Wagon, any wagoners maybe?)

I can't hide that since I started my path in webdev, I'm feeling really happy in learning or coding. And it's been a long time since I felt that.

To be able to follow the latest news about the sector I'm trying to discover, I decided to sign up to DevTo. And who knows, maybe I'll find other interesting infos!

Currently I'm working with my brother on a teambuilder project with docker, open-API, JS, and other stacks, for a game we played since almost 10 years haha.

[Solomon O]

Being an upcoming developer can feel incredibly lonely sometimes.

I’ve been on this journey into software engineering for about 18 months now. At this stage, I’m fully in the “build anything valuable” phase—trying to create projects that can grow my portfolio, sharpen my skills, and help me advance in the field.

One of my biggest milestones so far has been building a Telegram WebApp that now serves thousands of users. It's something I'm proud of. Yet, despite this progress, the journey is starting to feel more isolating by the day.

My search for a community to meet like minded people brought me to this platform.