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Welcome Thread - v359

Sloan the DEV Moderator on January 07, 2026

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. Re...
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Syed Fazil

Hi everyone
I found dev.to around a week ago, saw some really interesting posts, and the community is really nice so far from an outsider perspective. going to start posting here and become a part of the community, hopefully. Anyway, this is my very first interaction activity here, so again, hello everyone, and looking forward to learning and growing with everyone.

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Richard Pascoe

Hello, Syed. Welcome to the community! Glad you like what you have seen. Hope to read some of your own posts soon!

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Syed Fazil

Hey Richard, I just published my first post yesterday.

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Richard Pascoe

Thanks for the heads-up, Syed. Ah, a post about DNS - nice! Always meant to look into alternative DNS resolvers but wanted to know more about DNS first, so really enjoyed your post.

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Syed Fazil

Thanks for reading and hope it was informative

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Richard Pascoe

It was indeed! I'm also sure that I will refer to it again in the future.

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Sydnez Amoah

am upcoming web developer

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Jon

Same

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Priyabrata Paul • Edited

A quick observation on Dev Team here:

As a newcomer to Dev community - I was checking this Welcome thread. Noticed one thing. The Dev Moderator and Team (and of course the community) is responding to majority of new comments. That is simply great! 👍

About me:

As of my intro here - I will opt for the shortest and most famous introduction used by all developers around the world (irrespective of nationality, color, caste or creed):

> Hello World!😊
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I joined here to give occasional updates from my side. I hope that those will add something of value, and some smile to the readers.
May this new year be filled with peace, happiness and progress for all.
And of course, filled with coffee powered🍵 coding sessions💻!

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Priyabrata. Hello World, indeed! Look forward to reading those updates! Peace and safe journey!

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Priyabrata Paul

@richardpascoe Thank you!

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Fabio Marcello Salvadori

Noticing the same thing.Now that's what make you feel part of a community, not just a client!

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Priyabrata Paul

@fabsalvadori True!👍

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Ahmed Anter Elsayed

Hello Everyone ,

Thank you for the warm welcome!

I’m Ahmed, a math teacher and tutor with over 15 years of teaching experience. My coding journey started as a way to support my students better, but it quickly grew into a real passion. I began with HTML and CSS, then moved into JavaScript and Python, and from there into data analysis, machine learning, and AI.

I enjoy building small practical projects, fixing bugs, and understanding how things work under the hood rather than just using libraries blindly. I’m especially interested in web development, Python-based projects, and learning in public by sharing what I discover along the way.

I’m excited to be part of DEV, connect with other developers, and contribute to the community.

Happy coding,
Ahmed Anter Elsayed

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Ahmed. Welcome to the DEV Community. In regard to your coding journey, it is somewhat similar to where I want mine to be, so I look forward to reading more about it in the future!

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Ahmed Anter Elsayed

Thank you so much, Ritchard — I really appreciate your kind words.
These days I’m mostly working on small educational web apps, Python-based data analysis workflows, and experimenting with simple machine learning models using real-world datasets. I enjoy keeping things practical and learning by building.
I’m looking forward to sharing more and learning from your journey as well. Glad to connect with you here on DEV!

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Richard Pascoe

Thanks for the lovely reply, Ahmed. Great to hear about some of the things that you are currently undertaking. One of the many reasons I decided on Python was, as a former amateur astronomer, I would love to scrap local weather data and build up an idea of how many clear nights I have at my current location. This is just one example of course. Lots of other projects in mind!

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Ahmed Anter Elsayed

That sounds amazing, Ritchard! I love how you’re combining Python with something you’re passionate about — tracking clear nights is such a cool and practical project.
I’ve always enjoyed projects that connect coding with real-world data too — lately I’ve been experimenting with educational web apps and small machine learning models using real datasets.
I’d be very interested to hear how your weather-scraping project develops — maybe we can exchange ideas or insights along the way. Excited to follow your journey here on DEV!

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Richard Pascoe

Thanks, Ahmed. I believe if you can combine a project with a passion then you're more likely to see it through to completion. At the very least, you'll never be short of drive. Your own projects sound fascinating - look forward to hearing more in time.

Indeed, I have a 100 Days of Python course coming up, which I hope will act as an ideal launchpad for my own projects. Will be nice to become Pythonic once again!

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Ahmed Anter Elsayed

Very well said, Ritchard — I completely agree. When a project is tied to a real passion, motivation comes naturally and finishing it feels meaningful rather than forced.

The 100 Days of Python course sounds like a solid launchpad, especially for building momentum and rediscovering that “Pythonic” way of thinking. I’ve found those structured challenges really helpful for turning ideas into habits.

Wishing you all the best with it — I’m sure some great projects will come out of that journey. Looking forward to following your progress here on DEV!

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Richard Pascoe

Thank you, Ahmed, once again. I will certainly be posting about my progress with 100 Days of Python when I start later this month.

Equally, I look forward to reading more about your own journey and experiences.

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Ali-Funk

Hi everyone!

I'm Ali, currently pivoting from 8 years in System Integration to Cloud Security Architecture.

I joined DEV to document my learning journey ("learning in public") and share my notes on Kubernetes Security, Policy-as-Code (diving into Kyverno right now!), and AI Guardrails.

Looking forward to connecting with fellow cloud enthusiasts and builders!

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fariha nizam

Hello Ali,

Nice to connect with you!
I’m Fariha Nizam, currently preparing for CKA and planning to move on to CKS next to strengthen my Kubernetes security expertise.
Since you’re already diving deep into Kubernetes Security, Policy-as-Code (Kyverno), and AI guardrails, I’d really appreciate any tips, learning strategies, or resources (books, labs, repos, blogs) you recommend, especially things that helped you bridge the gap from ops/system integration into cloud security architecture.

Looking forward to learning from your journey and connecting further.
Thanks in advance!

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Ali-Funk

Hi Fariha,

Great to connect with you!
Tackling CKA and CKS is a massive goal , respect for that.

To be 100% transparent with you: I am currently right in the middle of that pivot myself. I come from a classic Ops/SysAdmin background (8 years) and I'm currently formalizing my transition into Cloud Security & Architecture.

Since we are on the same path, here is what is working for me right now to 'bridge the gap':

Hands-on over Theory:
I rely heavily on labs. I just finished some Azure/Cloud rooms on TryHackMe.
It forces you to think like an attacker, which helps massive with the defensive architecture.

The Ops Advantage: Don't underestimate your background. Understanding how systems break (Ops) is 80% of understanding how to secure them. I use my 'old' knowledge of Linux and Networking daily.

For Policy-as-Code: I'm treating it as 'Guardrails, not Gates'. I’m currently looking into how Kyverno can enforce security without killing developer velocity.
I even was crazy enough to connect with Kubernetes Amabsadors on Linkedin and ask her questions. Don´t be afraid to use Linkedin as a Networking tool and connect and message people.
Everyone welcomed me with open arms. In fact I messaged a guy from AWS directly and based on his answers I created my second blog post here.

I haven't curated a full blog list yet, but I share my daily learnings here and on LinkedIn.

Let’s definitely stay in touch and I’d love to hear how your CKA exam goes!

Hope it helps. If you have any questions let me know

Best, Ali

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fariha nizam

Hi Ali,
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and tips, it’s really inspiring!

A little about me: I’m originally an artist, masters degree in fine Arts, run my business and I’ve also worked in management roles, as a Procurement Manager and BDM in Saudi Arabia.
Over the past two years, I’ve transitioned into tech, learning full-stack development with Python, Next.js, TypeScript, Docker, and agentic AI.
Now I’m moving into Kubernetes, preparing for CKA first, and then planning to follow up with CKS.
I’m currently following a theory-first approach to build a strong foundation, alongside small hands-on labs to gently apply what I learn. This helps me gradually open up my mind to experiment and use Kubernetes according to my needs.
I’ve been reading Nigel Poulton’s Kubernetes book and Liz Rice’s CKS book, they’re absolute gold mines! Learning the core mechanisms alongside security measures has been amazing, and seeing how concepts interact with security constraints gives a really deep understanding.

Your advice on hands-on labs, Kyverno, and networking is super helpful, I’ll definitely incorporate that as I progress. Looking forward to exchanging notes and learning from your experiences as we move forward on this journey!
Best,
Fariha

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Ali-Funk

Glad I could help.
Apply as much hands on stuff as you can. I learn the most when building and breaking stuff
Do small things daily and the knowledge will compound
Glad we met here ! Let’s keep exchanging thoughts

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Gustavo Lopes

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m a Computer Scientist and Game Developer driven by a deep passion for technology. My interests are quite broad — I love diving into everything from Fullstack development and Computer Networking to the creative challenges of Game Dev. For me, there's something fascinating about how all these layers of technology connect.

I’m excited to join the community, and for my first comment here, I’d love to share my very first post! It’s about a project that was very special to me: the restoration of an old survival horror game from 2001. It was a great way to combine my love for gaming with some deep-dive engineering.

dev.to/gustavolr548/resurrecting-a...

Looking forward to learning from you all and sharing more about my journey!

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings to you, Gustavo. Welcome to the community here at DEV. Look forward to reading more about your journey and the vast experience you have so obviously gained!

As for your first post - incredbile. With regard to the subject matter, well, a true labour of love! I will be going back to the piece a few times I am sure, in order to take it all in.

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Gustavo Lopes

Greetings, @richardpascoe !

Thank you for your comment and for taking an interest in my post. Please take your time reading it, and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions!

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Richard Pascoe

I will indeed - have it saved to my Reading List!

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Ruan Aragão

I arrived here about 10 years ago through Hacktoberfest, I think. I loved the place, despite the strange people, but it was clean. (Just kidding). Thank you to everyone who makes this community fantastic! I'll try to post more this year 👀.

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Richard Pascoe • Edited

Hello, Ruan. Amazing that you've spent a decade here! I look forward to seeing some more posts from you during 2026 perhaps. Hacktoberfest and Advent of Code are two things I'd like to tackle this year, if I gain enough experience before they come around!

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Kazilsky

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to join the Dev.to community!

Who I am

I'm a developer passionate about:

  • Linux-first software - everything I build runs on Linux (and especially on ARM)
  • Cyberdecks - custom portable Linux machines built from Raspberry Pi and salvaged hardware
  • Edge computing - deploying software to IoT devices and homelabs
  • Hardware hacking - combining software with DIY hardware projects

What I'm working on

Currently building Flare - a deployment tool for Raspberry Pi and edge devices. Got tired of SSH-ing into multiple Pis to update apps, so I built a tool that auto-discovers devices and deploys in one command.

Flare Demo

But that's just the start. I'm planning to share:

  • Building custom cyberdecks from scratch
  • Linux optimization for ARM devices
  • Self-hosted alternatives to cloud services
  • Hardware + software integration projects

My philosophy

  • Privacy first - own your data, run your own services
  • Minimalism - small, efficient tools over bloated frameworks
  • Open source - all my projects are MIT/Apache licensed
  • Learn by building - theory is good, working code is better

What to expect

I'll be writing about:

  • Raspberry Pi and ARM development
  • Rust for system tools
  • Building Linux-powered portable devices
  • Self-hosting on a budget
  • Edge deployment strategies

Let's connect!

I'm looking forward to:

  • Learning from this amazing community
  • Sharing my homelab and cyberdeck builds
  • Contributing to open source projects
  • Discussing Linux, privacy, and edge computing

If you're into Linux, hardware hacking, or just love building things that run on tiny computers - let's connect!

Currently working on: Flare and my own git server

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Kazilsky! Great to see someone else passionate about privacy, Linux, and ARM devices. I’m also running a Raspberry Pi 4, and have a couple of Linux distros running on my laptops. Flare sounds like a fantastic tool - I’m looking forward to reading your posts and learning more!

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Kazilsky

Thanks! I've already posted information about it :)

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Richard Pascoe • Edited

Indeed! Currently reading about it in your Deploy to Raspberry Pi in One Command post!

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Parteek Jain

Hi everyone, Parteek this side. Just joined this dev community a week ago, really liked here. Currently building an AI tool for developers. Hope to make some impact for community in future by building something useful.

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CIZO

Hey everyone 👋

I’m Siddharth, founder at CIZO. I work on building production-grade AI systems—especially where real-world constraints matter more than demos.

Here to share lessons from shipping, and to learn from the community as well.

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Matteo Tuzi

Hi everyone!
I'm an AI engineer currently obsessed with giving long-term memory to AI agents... mostly because I have terrible memory myself, so I'm trying to compensate!
I'm here to chat about RAG, system architectures, and to see if my code can remember things better than I do. Nice to meet you all!

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Himanshu Maheshwari

Hello Devs

I’m Himanshu, a frontend tech lead with ~10 years of experience building scalable web applications using React, Angular, and micro-frontend architectures (Module Federation, monorepos).

What brought me here: I’m actively expanding into AWS and cloud-native development. I want to go beyond UI and become a full-stack / cloud-aware engineer, focusing on:

AWS fundamentals (IAM, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Lambda)

CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Deploying scalable, cost-efficient frontend + backend systems

Designing real-world SaaS-style architectures

I love learning by building and breaking things 😄
Fun fact: I enjoy turning complex frontend systems into simple, high-performance user experiences.

Looking forward to learning from all of you — feel free to say hi or share what you’re learning right now! 👋

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rahul chavan

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m the creator of AuditTrailBundle, an open-source tool for PHP/Symfony developers.

I’ve heard so many great things about the Dev.to community being one of the nicest and most supportive places for developers, so I decided it was time to join and share what I’ve been working on!

I built this bundle because I needed a "performance-first" way to track entity changes without slowing down my apps. I wanted features like Data Integrity (to catch if logs were tampered with) and Split Transport (so logs don't bloat the main database) to be built-in, not afterthoughts.

I’m really looking to make this the go-to solution for anyone who needs solid auditing without the extra bloat.

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Bhavin Sheth

Hi everyone 👋

I’m building privacy-first, browser-based tools that solve small daily problems — no sign-ups, no tracking, no friction.

Recently published my first post here sharing what I learned while building a free all-in-one tools site.

Looking forward to learning from the community and following other #buildinpublic journeys 🙂

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Vihkie

I found out about dev.to last year being 2025. I have been procrastinating creating an account.

I'm glad to be here.

Meanwhile, a quick introduction. I'm Vihkie, a technical writer who breaks down complex topics clearly. I hope to use dev.to for that.

I can't wait to look back on how far have gone.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Vihkie. Don't worry, I was procrastinating about creating an account for even longer - glad that I finally did though! Look forward to reading your own updates!

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INNOCENT OHAEGBU

Greetings to everyone.
I found the activities on the community platform very interesting and instructive. As a biginner, I do beleive that I have so much to learn from the experts in the house. Greetings once again and looking forward to contributing positively in no distant future. Cheers

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Innocent. Welcome to the community here at DEV. Look forward to hearing about your own learning journey in due course.

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Joseph Pascal Yao

Hi there.
Heard about dev.to from a friend because I told him thatIi want to expend my reach and understanding of this infinite sea that is coding. To immerse myself fully, I created a persona name Lemon. You better remember the name because it will be all you hear about in the future.

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Dr Orion Vega

Hello Everyone

I'm a Science Communicator and writer. My ongoing project is my independent science news platform (link In profile if interested)
I spend lots of time working on new codes and scripts for my website and writing articles based solely on peer-reviewed literature and studies.

Nice to be here.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Dr Orion Vega. As a former amateur astronomer, I've bookmarked your site - looks very interesting!

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Dr Orion Vega

Thanks very much for the warm welcome and for visiting my website. I hope you find it informative and interesting.

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jad enyo

Hello DEV Community
My name is Jado, I’m from Libya
I’m a beginner in software development with a background in journalism.
I worked as a journalist for several years, and I’ve recently stepped away from the field to focus on learning programming and modern technologies, with the goal of building skills that can lead to new job opportunities.
I’m here to learn, share my progress, and learn from this community.
Any advice, resources, or opportunities are truly appreciated
Happy to be here

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Jad. Are there any particular languages or frameworks you are either currently using or interested in?

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Adam Brown

Hi everyone 👋
I’m Adam. A curious, hands-on, still-learning coder who enjoys working with Java and HTML, building simple but expressive web pages that pull data from APIs and turn it into visuals, charts, and interactive ideas. I like AI as a tool rather than a crutch, something to experiment with, not something to surrender thinking to.

Life’s thrown a few sharp turns my way recently, so I’ve been refocusing on calmer, more passive ways to build and create. Somewhere along the journey I missed a step or two, and I’m honest enough to say I don’t always know which ones. That’s why I’m here. To learn, to share, and to reach out rather than disappear into my own head.

Right now I’m working on my own trading bot, experimenting, breaking things, fixing them, and learning as I go. If you’re into coding, data, visuals, or just figuring things out one line at a time, I’m glad to be here with you.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Adam. I really appreciated the great introduction and look forward to reading more about your learning journey.

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Cameron Lopez

Hey everyone, I've been a longtime user of dev.to and am now wanting to give back to the community. Posts on here have helped with understanding new technologies, fixing bugs, and I'm hoping to help others with the same!

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Richard Pascoe

Good to see you formally join the community, Cameron. Look forward to hear more about what you have learned!

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Mehmet Bulat

Hi everyone! I’m Mehmet (mebularts) — a full-stack dev from Istanbul. I build SaaS and automation tools (PHP/Python, bots, integrations). If it can be automated, I probably already tried… and then tried again after fixing a typo.
Excited to learn, share, and meet fellow builders here!

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Sergiy Tolkachov

Hi!

My name is Sergiy, I'm a backend developer from Ukraine. I have 15+ years of experience with C# and MSSQL, and earlier I worked with C++.

Usually I prefer writing code and reading articles rather than socializing.

This year I finally decided to share a small hobby project that I've been slowly working on for the past 11 years.

I’m reposting here since I realized I shared in an older thread.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community, Sergiy. An excellent first post about a true labour of love!

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Impact Nations

Hello, everyone. My name are Segun Daniel. I just created my dev account. I look forward to networking with Web and app developers on this platform. I am at a beginner level of learning Web and app dev, I'm open to tutorials, resources, and mentorship.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome, Segun. Look forward to seeing your posts under Impact Nations. I have only recently reconnected with learning Web Development myself and am working through freeCodeCamp at the moment.

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Matthew LaCrosse

Hey everyone!

I've been in deep GenAI R&D for 3 years now. 18 years building and growing tech startups. Have really gotten into product over the past 5 years. Vibe coding for a couple years now and have been up for 2 weeks straight learning everything claude code. Would love to connect with some other people building claude code frameworks and optimizing dev environments, etc.

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mehrshad

hi there

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Vishal

I landed here following of this article . Looked like an awesome place for likeminded people so decided to stay :) I have been a solution architect most my professional career, and only shifted to dev at the end of 2020, and then never looked back. Writing code is like redemption to me, and I also love playing guitar and flying fpv drones. Looking forward to learn from the community and give back as much as I can. If there are any handy links for newbies like me to get to know the community better, do share. Cheers!

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Vishal. I'm sure you'll be right at home here! I really like what you said about writing code being redemption, as it made me realise that is has similar meaning for myself. When I write code, it forces me to focus - attention disorder be damned!

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Axonix Tools

New here 👋
I’ve been messing around with web stuff for a while, mostly by building small things and seeing what breaks. That’s honestly how I learn best.

Recently I’ve been spending more time on tiny browser tools and side experiments. Some turn out useful, some don’t, but shipping them teaches me more than sitting on ideas.

I’m here to read, learn, and slowly get involved.
Nice to meet you all.

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Ownlife • Edited

Hello Dev.to!

I’m excited to join this community — it’s been a great place to learn from other developers and get inspired by thoughtful content.

I spend most of my time exploring how technology, automation, and intentional systems influence the way we build, work, and create value. I’m really interested in practical approaches that help us:

• think more clearly about the tools we choose
• build workflows that actually save time
• make decisions that scale with real projects
• stay purposeful in how we work
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I love reading posts that dive into real trade-offs, practical lessons learned, and genuine experiences with tools and challenges. I also write them too for ownlife.dev, and want to grow this site into a community based resource for latest trends in tech!

I’m here to

• share ideas that might spark conversation
• learn from your perspectives
• and engage thoughtfully on posts that resonate
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I’d be really curious to hear from you:

  • What’s one habit or tool that you’ve adopted in the last year that made your workflow measurably better — and why?

Looking forward to connecting, learning, and contributing.

Welcome to good conversations ahead!

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sanctuaryfaith

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm founder, former chef turned software engineer, 10+ years in tech.

Just built Sanctuary Faith, a free app for people exploring their spiritual journey. It has a Jesus AI you can chat with, worship music, prayer wall, and community features.

Launching on Product Hunt this Tuesday!

Excited to connect with other builders here. What's everyone working on?

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Yurii Lozinskyi

Hi Devs!

Even though most of my work these days is on the managerial/product/strategy side, I still love building prototypes with my own hands, that’s where I get the real energy 😄
Right now, I’m digging into some Allied AI topics, and it’s great to see how many active and technical people are here. Looks like a perfect place to discuss, share, and exchange ideas. Looking forward!

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Fabio Marcello Salvadori

Hi devs, I'm Fabio, a seasoned developer and startups founder. The last 3 years i have devoted my entire development time to AI related tasks, especially in the agentic sector. I have just released an open protocol and I'm hoping to get some of you with similar interests to contribute to its development and standardization. Either way, may 2026 be a fantastic year for each one of you in your own way.

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Jon ellisdon

Hi all,

I previously worked in set top box testing and am now interested in what we can do with AI (following being made redundant). I joined as I thought this seems like a cool place to learn more and interact with others as well as (hopefully) get some feedback on my personal projects :-)

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Navin Hemani • Edited

I'm Navin, and I'm excited to join this platform. A friend recently introduced me to dev.to, and I'm genuinely impressed by the thoughtful technical discussions and community vibe here.

I'm the founder of AISmith [aismith.dev], an AI-first software development studio where we build full-stack applications, handle digital transformation projects, and help clients leverage AI in meaningful ways. My background spans corporate development and strategic investments, but I've become increasingly hands-on with code—Python, React, Node.js, and modern AI tools are my current toolkit.

What draws me here is simple: I'm an outsider to dev.to looking to learn from the depth of experience in this community. I'm passionate about technology, AI integration, cloud infrastructure, and the craft of building software that actually solves problems. I am also interested in LLM models research.

I'm here to contribute thoughtfully, share what I've learned (and am still learning), collaborate on interesting problems, and connect with people who care about building well. I'd love to discuss everything from architecture decisions to practical AI implementation patterns.

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Vaitheeshwaran S

Hi everyone! 👋
I’m Vaithee, a Biotechnology student currently learning Java and exploring software development for IT placements. I’m building projects, practicing daily, and sharing my learning journey here. Excited to learn from the community and grow together!

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Emil Kleinfeld

Hi Folks,
I know just enough about building web pages to be dangerous. I found this site looking for the code to have a search bar at the top of my most recent project. picayuneindtool.com. I tried two examples of HTML, CSS and JS but neither of them worked. What I really would like is for the search to display a match and have a link to follow. Like most sites do.
Thanks

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Navin Hemani

I'm Navin, and I'm excited to join this platform. A friend recently introduced me to dev.to, and I'm genuinely impressed by the thoughtful technical discussions and community vibe here.

I'm the founder of AISmith [aismith.dev], an AI-first software development studio where we build full-stack applications, handle digital transformation projects, and help clients leverage AI in meaningful ways. My background spans corporate development and strategic investments, but I've become increasingly hands-on with code—Python, React, Node.js, and modern AI tools are my current toolkit.

What draws me here is simple: I'm an outsider to dev.to looking to learn from the depth of experience in this community. I'm passionate about technology, AI integration, cloud infrastructure, and the craft of building software that actually solves problems. I am also interested in LLM models research.

I'm here to contribute thoughtfully, share what I've learned (and am still learning), collaborate on interesting problems, and connect with people who care about building well. I'd love to discuss everything from architecture decisions to practical AI implementation patterns.

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Abhishek Dubey

Namaste Dev.to family,

I found this while exploring some qna related to AWS VPC and it made me exited to explore some other blogs too. While scrolling I felt that the community is really impressive, and it would be a pleasure to be a part of this.

Looking for more interaction with the family members to learn and grow together.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Abhishek. I am sure you'll find a warm welcome here!

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Travis Wilson

Hey dev.to! I'm Travis - staff engineer with 12 years in data pipelines and backend infrastructure. Currently building Flywheel - a data pipeline platform for startups. Solo founder, nights and weekends, while keeping the day job. Working on a post about how strong fundamentals + AI tools helped me build faster than expected. Looking forward to being part of the community!

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Srilatha

Hello iam srilatha here.Completed frontend developer programme.now in the period of the internship.I came to this platform to understand how other developers produce code and projects. Also, i came here because i sometimes struggle with creating a program and came to understand how others would do it.

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Akinwumi Akinfemi

Hello Everyone, My name is Akinfemi. I'm a frontend developer aiming to be a full-stack developer soon. I needed a place to document my journey, so i asked around and i was recommended dev.to. Happy to here and hope to learn too.

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Alvin • Edited

Hi am Diz and I have been interested in coding for 2yrs . Though still writing in exercise books but am glad of the website existing to keeps my hopes high.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to dev.to, Diz. I look forward to reading about your transition from theory to practice! Those exercise books full of information will sure come in handy, I'm sure!

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Alvin

Well I don't have a laptop yet that's why 😁

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Richard Pascoe

That makes your desire to learn even more impressive, Diz. I wish I made more notes to be honest, it's my achilles heel. Good luck with the laptop! It's not an alternative for everyone but I used a Raspberry Pi to learn how to code for quite sometime - less distractions!

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Srikar Sunchu

Hey everyone

Absolute pleasure to meet all of you.

I'm Srikar, a designer + developer working on Elide - an incredibly fast, polyglot runtime built on Oracle's GraalVM engine.

This is my first interaction with you guys, so hello. Looking forward to learning more and building more with you all.

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Akanksha Soni

Hi everyone
I discovered Dev.to about a week ago and have been enjoying the interesting posts .

I’m planning to start posting here and become an active part of the community.

This is my first interaction here—hello everyone! Looking forward to learning and growing together.

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Vincent Du

Hi, Dev.to community, I am here to learn and share.

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Ruan Aragão

Your posts are very good.

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Alberto Rodríguez Acevedo

You have some really nice posts!

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Arun Kumar

Hello.. My name is Arun. I'm a web developer trying to learn low level networking. I will be writing blogs about sockets, connections, and how they work all together as I learn it. Hope I will make some informative content to someone. Bye :)

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Arun. Welcome to the DEV Community. I did the Networking Basics course via the Cisco Networking Academy some years ago but always wanted to know more, so look forward to your posts!

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mehrshad

I’ve been a backend developer, and during one summer semester, one of my college professors told me, “Hey man, change what you’re doing and learn AI , start with image processing.”
I’m really thankful to that person and professor.

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Jess

Hello Everyone 👋
Jess here, I have started learning about python recently and excited to be the part of the community!

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Jess. Welcome to the community! I'm learning Python myself, having worked my way through Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart in the past. Is there anything in particular that drew you to Python?

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Jess

Hey Richard, it's the exact thing I am dealing with (automating the boring stuff)
I work in marketing so there's a lot that can be automated. Can't wait to learn more.
Thanks for the course recommendation :)

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Richard Pascoe • Edited

No problem, Jess. Glad to help. You can read the book online for free at Invent with Python, which is a good way to check it out.

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Jess

Awesome, will check it out. Feel free to share any other resources you have for us python learners :))

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Richard Pascoe

I most certainly will, Jess - will draft a post soon!

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Yefym Dmukh

Hi everyone 👋

I’m Yefym, co-founder of Genum, an open-source AI Prompt IDE.

You can think of Genum as Cursor for prompts, combined with GitHub-style versioning and an execution & integration environment for production GenAI systems.

I’ve spent 30 years in IT and enterprise technology, working across automation, integration, and large-scale systems. Over the last years, my focus has been on one specific problem:
how to make prompt-based AI logic stable, testable, and safe to run in production.

With Genum, we help companies and builders:

  • Decouple prompt logic from application code
  • Version and govern prompts like software artifacts
  • Test and stabilize prompt behavior before deployment
  • Treat prompt logic as code, not as ad-hoc text

In real customer projects, this approach allowed us to reach 100% correctness when transforming unstructured input (emails, documents, messages) into structured, machine-actionable data — which is critical for enterprise automation.

I’m happy to help with:

  • prompt automation and governance
  • stabilizing GenAI behavior in production
  • handling unstructured → structured transformations
  • designing reliable GenUI / GenAI applications

Looking forward to exchanging ideas and learning from the community here on dev.to.

Feel free to reach out or dive into the project — always open to technical discussions and real-world use cases.

Repo: github.com/genumai/
Docs: genum.ai/docs
Website: genum.ai
YouTube (patterns & deep dives): youtube.com/@Genum-ai

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Akanksha Soni • Edited

Hi everyone
I discovered Dev.to about a week ago and have been enjoying the interesting posts .
I’m planning to start posting here and become an active part of the community.

This is my first interaction here—hello everyone! Looking forward to learning and growing together.

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bingkahu

Hi everyone! I'm new here and finally decided to stop lurking.

I've been spending my time building out a few things on GitHub, specifically a P2P messenger to bypass central servers.
I just had a 2-hour "bonding session" with an AI trying to fix a single for-loop, so I figured I’d fit right in here. Looking forward to sharing more of my project chaos and learning from you all!

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Mohamed Fri

Hey DEV Community! 👋

I'm Mohamed, a developer from Morocco studying at Zone01 Oujda. I've been building projects with Go, React, Angular, and TypeScript, but I'm now focusing on becoming a Java full-stack specialist.

My question: For experienced Java full-stack devs—what should I focus on to truly master this stack? Spring ecosystem? Microservices? Cloud deployment?

I'd love your recommendations for resources, projects, or skills worth pursuing! 🚀

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JJ7striker

Hi, I am currently learning frontend development in the javascript phase right now. I came to this platform to understand how other developers produce code and projects. Also, i came here because i sometimes struggle with creating a program and came to understand how others would do it.

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Dmitrii Verbetchii

Hello everyone
I'm frontend developer and know dev.to a long time ago, but just yesterday I published my first post here:
dev.to/dmitrii-verbetchii/api-firs...

It would be nice to get some feedbacks

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Shubhankar Basak

Hi everyone! I’m Shubhankar Basak, a BCS student from Assam University and an aspiring Web Developer. I’m passionate about the intersection of clean code and SEO. I’m here to learn from the community, share my journey as a student developer, and connect with fellow tech enthusiasts.
Looking forward to growing with you all!

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Janith Ranasinghe

Hey Guys,
I just signed up for this site. it looks fantastic so far! I’ve already come across some very interesting posts that are great for learning.
Excited to get more involved in the community and start sharing my own experiences and experiments!

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Webster

I was using comet to browse the plethora of ai tools and their tutorials and stumbled onto here. Very Nice. Everything is in one place!

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome, Webster. I look forward to hearing more about your learning journey!

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Webster

Light-speed response.... Okay. Cool!

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Sedrati Mohamed

Hi i'm new here

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S Abdullah

Hello. New to DevOps. In the learning phase.

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Swissss

Hi everyone! Came across dev as I was searching for platforms where I could connect with other tech enthusiasts. I am a complete beginner, so hopefully I get to learn a lot from you all!

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Richard Pascoe

Hello, Swissss! Welcome to the community here at DEV. Is there any particular area or language you are interested in?

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Zulqurnan Aslam

Hello guys hru?

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Onyinyechi George

Hello everyone, I arrived here towards the end of last year. I have read a lot of posts from this platform and think my journey into software development will be spiced up here.

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CY Chan

Hi everyone! I’m CY, a full-time software engineer with three years of experience. I’m excited to be here to learn new things and share what I’ve learned along the way.

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Alberto Rodríguez Acevedo

Hellooo!! I am a programmer from Spain, who is also 18 years old. I have like a year of programming experience 😅. I study Web Dev and Game Dev. Nice to meet you all.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the Dev Community, Alberto. Best of luck with web and game development! Once I gain a little more knowledge, I'm hoping to use Godot Engine to develop a role-playing game. I look forward to hearing more about your own journey!

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Alberto Rodríguez Acevedo

That's the Game Engine I'm currently learning! It's definitely a fun one :)

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Richard Pascoe

Ah, good to know! Look forward to any related posts that you publish.

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Puneet-Kumar2010

It was great meeting you—I’m Puneet. Would you prefer a website, or should we let AI take the wheel?

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VARSHA M P

Hey everyone, I'm new here. This looks like a great community and I'd like to be a part of it. Hope I can learn a lot from you guys!

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Alok Jaiswal

hi everyone exciceted to be into dev community

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Chris C.

New join - this is awesome. Building a lot of things and need help. Hit me up!

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Ahsan sahab

Hi I'm new here.
I'm here to shear ideas and gain my knowledge to create better communication.

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Source Orisun

I am here to learn. Thank you.

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srujan G

Hello Everyone. I am a Data Engineer, new to the DEV Community, and excited to learn and share.

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Michele Moye

Looking for a move up in Library technology AKA Digital Repositories

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Michelle and welcome to the DEV Community. As a supporter of the Internet Archive, I think it's important to realise how much material, historic or otherwise, is being lost. Best of luck with your endeavour!

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Guardstate

Hi there

Welcome!!

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Dev Monster

Heyyy!
I'm new here 🙌🏻

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sodiumsun

just found this! would love to chat w anything building agents. pls DM

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eric amouzou

hi there, nice to meet you all

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John Simon

Hello DEV.to! We’re launching DataExtractorPro

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Colin Lee

Hi everyone
I'm Colin Lee, founder of GithubCard.com — the canvas-first design tool for crafting your GitHub profile README, exactly your way.

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Shubhankar Pande

Found this platform lately though of joining it, just to explore Software Engineering, GenAI!
Thanks!

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King Habib

New year, new journey

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Abhishek Krishna

Hi,
I am trying some tech writing in this gen ai era, wish me luck.

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Leonardo Sanchez Biondini

Indie dev for life. Seasoned product manager by day. Please don’t tell my team.

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Petr Jahoda

Hi everyone, joined the community to find out Swift indie developers. After 15 years with a mix of Java, C# and Go I feel I am about to move into another direction, so Swift and iOS development it is.

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Huzaifa Mahmood

Hahaha i cant code

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Timothy Eldon

Hi everyone am Timothy! I’m here to learn ORM in Laravel and explore how to use it to build something meaningful.

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Sharan Shetty

Exploring more...

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Sharan. I am sure you'll find lots of ideas and excellent posts from fellow members!

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Lukas Karlsson

👋

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Sandile GQ

Hey everyone Sandile from South Africa and wishing everyone here in the community a blessed year, and also this is me taking on my life goal of build cool things and learning from dope people.

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PetraPOS Halı Takip Programı

Hi everyone, i found dev.to online.

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Scott Cotton

Hi all,
Happy to see a site that accepts markdown uploads!
Not familiar with the community yet, we'll see.
Thanks for the reception.
Scott

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Piyush Bani

HLL GUYS NEW TO THIS STUFF WANNA KNOW HOW THIS REALLY WORKS.....SO WILL BE GREAT HELP IF COULD HELP ME I KNOW I COULD WATCH YT TUTORIAL BUT LITTLE HELP WILL BE APPRECIABLE....

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Piyush. Big energy in this intro - glad you’re here. Where do you think your interest is at the moment? Web Development? Programming? Do you have something in mind that you hope to create or build? There are plenty of resources available, like freeCodeCamp and The Odin Project, just let us know what you hope to achieve.

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Tony Casey

Hi all, I'm a 20 year coder, delighted to be here

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mdmeherajhossain

Hi everyone! I am a new web devolopment student. I am excited to join this community and learn from all of you. Looking forward to growing together!

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Disha Gupta

Hi

I arrived here just today to learn a new tech

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Aditya Prasad

Hiiiii everyonee,
I am Aditya, and I found this place perfect to explore and stay in touch with dev community.
Looking forward to learn, grow and build!!

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jONASvb

Olá a todos --
Dev já tem me ajudado em alguns assuntos e agora decidi fazer parte dessa comunidade, esperando ajudar com alguma coisa, ou mesmo buscar novas experiencias Front-end

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230223131006_VATSAL CHHATBAR

Hello Everyone, I am Vatsal. I am a begginer in my professional career as a developer

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أحمد ناصر على جاسر

مرحبا انا أحمد ناصر جديد هنا
أرحب بنفسي وبكل المجتمع

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Sabin Puri

Hello, puri here, I love backend and system stuffs. I love c and some cpp too.

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Iniubong Ebong

Hello everyone

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Skotix Web Agency

Hi chatgpt recommended me dev.to and it looks like a nice community for a young dev like me so I am gonna join in

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Xauntasia Mabry

Just want to start sharing my experience balancing life and loving to learn with a community of bright minds

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Richard Pascoe

Glad you have decided to become part of the DEV Community, Xauntasia. Looking forward to hearing more about your experiences!

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Seigo Kitamura

Hi all, I am Seigo. I am here to share my knowledge and daily observation I obtain while learning any new technologies.

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mastermate

I was referred here by someone else. I specialize in making carbon fiber cards and am delighted to meet everyone.

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Alindev

Hi everyone! 👋 I’m a developer working on web apps and plugins, excited to share what I learn and connect with the community.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community, Alindev. I look forward to reading your posts!

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For_Love_of Music

Hello All,
Nice to be here. THis is a very fanastic community

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kt

👋 💩 < Hi everyone!

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Ice Man

Hello to everyone

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Muhammad Ilyas Arain

I have just joined and don’t know what to do

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Muhammad. You’ve taken the first step by introducing yourself here. Take some time to explore topics that interest you, follow a few authors, and join discussions when you feel ready. The DEV Community is very welcoming to newcomers.

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Brandon Rummel

Hi all!

IT Ticket Jockey turned newbie Technical Writer. I'm using this site to store my portfolio, and hopefully make a few friends along the way.