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Welcome Thread - v360

Sloan the DEV Moderator on January 14, 2026

Leave a comment below to introduce yourself! You can share advice, tell us what brought you here, what you're learning, or just a fun fact about y...
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Fernando Fornieles

Hi all! Here a gray-haired software engineer willing to continue learning and sharing experiences, thoughts and ideas with anyone.

Someone recommends me this site as a place to feel again the Internet spirit of the early 2000s. And at first sight seems true! :-)

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Fernando. Welcome to the community here at DEV. Glad to have you here and look forward to learning more about your own experiences.

You're right about the vibe here - one of the few sites left with such a spirit!

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Jess Lee The DEV Team

Welcome to DEV and thanks for sharing your post about software complexity! I look forward to more sage advice and hope the community has something to offer you too :)

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Fernando Fornieles

Thanks Jess! For sure that I will learn tones of new things here from the community! That is the reason why I join this place :-)

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Charlotte Wilson • Edited

Welcome! I like that description a lot — DEV definitely brings back some of that early internet community vibe. Always great to see people who enjoy learning and sharing their experience.

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srujan G

DEV is best platform to engage with people and gain some valuable experience.

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Alexander Wen

HI Fernando,

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Fernando Fornieles

hi! :-)

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Alexander Wen

nice to meet you

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🎉 Rizky Tegar Pratama

hello

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Yahya Erturan

hello. 👋

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Kesia Cristina

Hello, i'm just a gen z brazilian girl of 24 years old, discovering this world of coding and the computer backend and frontend. I am taking baby steps, hopping i can change my working career ( currently i'm in heath care area). I'm exciting, and a little lost( if i can confess haha), but i love to learn anything .

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Kesia. Welcome to the DEV Community. You might want to check out the recommended curriculum at freeCodeCamp, if you haven't already.

It goes without saying that you'll also find plenty of resources here, through posts from fellow members - junior, senior, and everything inbetween!

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Kesia Cristina

That's sounds great ! I'll take a look, thank you .

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Richard Pascoe

You're more than welcome. Hope it helps!

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Yahya Erturan

Wish you fun coding.

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Fernando Fornieles

Welcome to this challenging world! :-)

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Lucas Purnell

I've recently been getting involved with the local startup community in my City and you'd be surprised how many people transitioned from health care! You've got this!

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m3khanikal • Edited

Hi everybody. It's not my first time here, but I've been reluctant to create an account lately because I wasn't sure my content or my interest belong here, I still am not quite sure. I mostly do embedded, and I do more engineering than pure software. While I love technology and it is my profession, I've started exploring digital minimalism as a new way to keep myself from burning out, avoid brain rot, and keep my inspiration going.

I believe technology and modern conveniences have the power to bring people together, instead of pulling them apart like they have been. I wish to change that--or, at least bring a subtle different perspective to others through my content wherever possible.

Lovely to meet you all!

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, m3khanikal, or should I say welcome back! I look forward to hearing more about your journey and experiences - we'll not all webdev here I am quite sure!

Your exploration of digital minimalism sounds very interesting. I'm on a journey to migrate from Big Tech this year, which I will post about from time-to-time I am sure.

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m3khanikal

Thanks Richard! Good luck on your journey out of Big Tech.

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Richard Pascoe

Cheers, m3khanikal. Appreciate it!

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Jess Lee The DEV Team

Welcome! What sort of techniques or actions have you taken towards digital minimalism? I realized just the other day that I've actually quit social media because I genuinely cannot recall the last time I found myself doomscrolling. I was very pleased to make that realization!

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m3khanikal

Hi Jess! First of all I actively removed myself from all mainstream social medias, this alone was a harsh process that took about a year. My mood got better, but I was still over 2-3 hours a day just reading meaningless things on Reddit. That realization made me buy a dumb phone, which was admittedly a pretty extreme move. It lasted a few months but I eventually went back to my smartphone because I needed it for work.

I then replaced my phone with a dumber physical-keys Android phone. This lasted for a while longer (almost a year I'd say) until the phone started to break down (it was a cheap chinese-made QIN phone). This happened about 8 months ago and I've been with a fully fledged smartphone since, but never returned to mainstream social media.

My plan for the future is to buy one of those tiny 3" screens Android phones. I'll use it as a smartphone for whatever I need to do for work (I just need to have access to some apps, nothing more). I will probably replace it's launcher with a simple launcher to avoid distractions, and turn off all non-critical notifications.

Since music is a huge part of my life, I also want to get a dedicated music device, this way I can play hifi tracks on the go and stop dealing with music streaming platforms. I am currently searching for the perfect modern portable music player.. Haven't found one yet. Might just build one myself if I can't find anything that is worth the hassle.

Sorry for the long comment! Digital minimalism has been a journey for me, and iterations do take time to unravel and process.

Thanks for asking :)!

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Richard Pascoe

Sounds like you're really making progress, m3khanikal. I haven't used mainstream social media for years, and also feel much better for it. Even when I was using the Fediverse, I would only log-in via my desktop browser - never installing the app(s) on my phone.

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m3khanikal

Yeah, absolutely agree. I plan to take back my nervous system and attention span no matter what. Stopped watching the news years ago, that did my mental health absolute wonders. No mainstream social media (I don't consider forums like dev.to a bad thing), I'm on my way!

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Richard Pascoe

You are indeed. Strangely enough, almost the first thing I do with any new smart phone is disable any kind of news feed. Wouldn't have to do that if the algorithmic nature of the 'net didn't push negative stories to the fore but, hey, a discussion for another time and place!

Going back to Mastodon at some point but, again, not through any kind of app. Considering the Fosstodon instance this time around but we'll see what happens. Not in any rush!

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Fraser Young

Welcome!

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chinmay joglekar

At least you do some coding... I am here without coding background :)

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Gail Terman

Hi! my name is Gail and i'm currently looking for work, but also have opinions on pretty much everything to do with software development. I'm a 12 year industry veteran who specializes in UI architecture, revitalizing legacy codebases, and communicating between business and engineers in a way that actually works. I love learning new things and understanding how mental models work.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Gail. Welcome to the community here at DEV. I look forward to hearing about your journey and best of luck with finding employment!

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Disco Chess

👋 Hi dev.to, I’m building Disco Chess.

Disco Chess is a chess training platform focused on implementing the Woodpecker Method in software. The core idea is simple: fixed tactical sets, repetition across cycles, mistake resurfacing, and measurable changes in speed and accuracy over time.

From an engineering perspective, the interesting problems are mostly under the hood. That includes ingesting and querying large chess datasets efficiently, working with Stockfish evaluations at scale, and turning raw user activity into longitudinal training metrics that actually reflect improvement.

Some of the supporting tooling is open source, including a Go library for fast Stockfish evaluation lookup by FEN using public Lichess data. I plan to write here about those technical pieces, design tradeoffs, and what I have learned while building and operating the system.

Looking forward to learning from others here and contributing where I can.

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Jess Lee The DEV Team

Very cool. I bet @peter is interested in learning more about Disco Chess!

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Peter Kim Frank The DEV Team

Sure am! Welcome to the community!

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Disco Chess

That’s perfect! Didn’t expect to see the Woodpecker Method make an appearance in my intro post.

It was a big inspiration for what I’m building, so that made my day. And if you ever get tired of setting everything up on the board, there’s a digital shortcut waiting! :-)

Thanks for the warm welcome!

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Peter Kim Frank The DEV Team

Looking forward to it! :)

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Disco Chess! Would love to hear more about your journey building your chess training platform - as would many fellow members!

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Anita Duray

Not sure if I belong in this post, but, Hello: I am a realtor who is looking to educate myself on creating simple links into icons and other Apps, software tips, and software protection for my business. Any information I may gain is a +.

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Rainier Pearson Saputra

Hi everyone! 👋
My name is Rainier P. S. I’m a high school student from Indonesia and a programmer / future engineer.
I’m currently learning and working with Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, C++, and Arduino. I joined to improve my skills, learn from others, and grow as a developer.

Looking forward to be part of this community and learn together!

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome, Rainer. I'm sure you'll find a great home here at DEV. That's an impressive array of languages you're working with there!

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Pymetheus

Hi everyone 👋
I’m focused on backend development and data engineering with Python, and I’m excited to learn from and contribute to the dev community.

Looking forward to documenting my technical journey and exchanging feedback with like-minded developers.

Fun fact: I’m building a personal knowledge system in Obsidian that maps all the tools, patterns, and lessons I pick up along the way.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Pymetheus. I'm sure you'll find a great home here at DEV! I look forward to hearing more about your journey, particularly in regards your personal knowledge system - I plan to use either Logseq or Zettlr to do something similar for my own learning journey!

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Pymetheus

Thank your for the nice welcome, Richard. Already feel more home here :)
The personal knowledge system helps me a lot of keeping track of the tools and things I'm learning on the way. It took me some time to set it up, but once there is a foundation, expanding it goes much faster. Looking forward to hearing from you, how your personal knowledge system develops with Logseq or Zettlr.

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Richard Pascoe

Yes, it's why I'm looking into a similar thing. Appreciate your thoughts on it - I'll make sure I take my time setting it up. I will probably make a post about it once I get it up and running. Best of luck with your own learning journey!

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Owen Powell

Hey everybody! I have worked in the food/beverage industry for my whole career and I'm looking to go into tech. Currently working on finishing my B.S. in software engineering at Western Governor's University.

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Alexander Wen

Hi Owen.
I think that you would get a great success in your work.
If you are interested in, I can give you some opportunity.
But it would require the dedicated work.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Owen. Welcome to the DEV Community. Best of luck with your B.S. in Software Engineering!

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Alexander Wen

Hi Owen.

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Alexander Wen

I think that you would get a great success in your work.
If you are interested in, I can give you some opportunity.
But it would require the dedicated work.

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Jeremiah Charles Bwala

Hi everyone! 👋

My name is Jeremiah Charles, and I’m currently learning backend development with Node.js and JavaScript. I’ve been building small projects, but my goal is to master backend development and eventually work on professional-grade applications.

I joined Dev.to to connect with other developers, share my journey, and learn from the community.

Fun fact: I love turning ideas into mini-projects to practice what I learn. 💻

Looking forward to meeting you all and exchanging tips, advice, and projects! 🚀

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Jeremiah. I'm sure you'll find an ideal home here. Turning ideas into mini-projects is probably the best way to reinforce learning and something I need to do more of myself.

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Jeremiah Charles Bwala

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the warm welcome. I agree—turning ideas into mini-projects makes learning stick better. I’m excited to build, learn, and grow with the community

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Sandip Yadav

Hello! My name is Sandip Yadav.

I am a software developer with a strong interest in Java, Web Development, and DSA. Currently, I am working as a .NET Developer Intern, and I've decided to start documenting my technical journey here on DEV.

My Goal: To create consistent, high-quality articles that help others understand complex coding concepts simply. I believe the best way to learn is to teach, so I'll be "learning in public" right here.

I'm happy to be here and can't wait to start reading your posts!

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Vasu Ghanta

Hi everyone! 👋
I’m Vasu Ghanta, a full-stack developer with 1 year of experience, currently job hunting for roles where I can grow and contribute.

I build end-to-end applications using React, Node.js, React Native, AWS, and DevOps. You can check out my work at vasughanta.netlify.app/, including a full-stack blog app and Markdown Weaver, an AI-powered writing tool.

I joined DEV.to to share projects, learn from the community, and connect with fellow developers.
GitHub: github.com/Vasu657

Excited to be here—let’s build together 🚀

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SYED NOOR ELAHI

Hello Folks! I am a Software Engineering student willing to share what I will learn and how to improve and want to get to learn from others experience.

Hope to get a better learning and sharing enviornment.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Syed. I look forwarding to hearing more about your journey in the weeks ahead. Best of luck with your studies!

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SYED NOOR ELAHI

Thanks! Sure.

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Chad Beach

Hello dev.to 👋
I’m new here, and I found this community through How to Become an AWS Community Builder

For most of my career, I worked as a technical lead in high-speed semiconductor I/O design and validation—building, testing, and debugging mixed-signal IP that shipped across a wide range of products, from servers and HPC systems to desktops, tablets, and IoT devices. Over time, what I found myself caring about most wasn’t any single circuit or interface, but the tooling, automation, and feedback loops that helped engineers see problems early and make steady progress through complexity.

That interest eventually pulled me deeper into software. I spent years writing Python-based automation for test and measurement, simplifying brittle frameworks, and working closely with global teams to turn specifications into measurable results in silicon. Along the way, I learned—sometimes the hard way—that engineering effectiveness depends as much on culture, clarity, and information flow as it does on individual technical skill.

I’m now in a deliberate transition toward software engineering, cloud-native systems, and AI. I’m currently learning through the AWS Cloud Institute and the DeepLearning.AI machine learning specialization. I’m still forming my point of view, but I’m motivated by a desire to stay current and to learn modern software engineering practices deeply—especially through hands-on experience with cloud platforms, automation, and emerging AI-assisted workflows.

I’m here to learn in public, share honestly, and connect with others who care about doing good engineering work and getting better at it over time.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Chad. Just wanted to say, a truly impressive introduction - I'm sure you'll enjoy being part of the community here at DEV. I look forward to hearing more about your experiences!

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Chad Beach

Thanks Richard, glad to be here.

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PEACEBINFLOW

Hey everyone 👋
I’m Peace (Peacebinflow). I spend most of my time building systems, breaking them, and then trying to understand why they broke — whether that’s in code, workflows, or how people learn.

One piece of advice I keep coming back to (mostly to remind myself):
You can do everything… and still accomplish nothing.
Or you can do very little, deliberately, and actually move forward.

I’m here to learn, share where it makes sense, and sharpen how I think by seeing how others approach problems. Looking forward to connecting with you all.

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Razumovsky

Welcome!

It's actually a mindset of the champion! Keep digging and you'll become the greatest

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Peace! I think your belief to do things slowly so you can actually progress will truly resonate with many of us here. Look forward to hearing more about your own journey!

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Amanda Fonseca

Hi everyone! My name is Amanda. I'm a 33-year-old Flutter developer from Brazil. I’m here to learn more, share experiences, and meet new people. I love technology, rock music, and my little chihuahua — and if you love chihuahuas, you definitely love challenges! 😄

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Amanda. I am sure you'll find a warm welcome here. Look forward to hearing more about your journey and experiences!

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Ihor Filippov

I am Javascript developer. My first article here was maybe 5 or 6 years ago, I don't even remember. Have some articles about Angular, NextJS and opensource.

Now I am focusing on developing my first serious opensource self-hosted project for email marketers. Something like Listmonk/Mautic alternative.

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Trizah Ogeto

Hello Dev community! I’ve just begun exploring the magical world of data. My daily goal is to convince my computer that my code is correct on the first try… but it never listens. Still, I keep learning, because my curiosity won’t let me turn off the machine until it’s right. Looking forward to connecting, sharing, and maybe discovering a cheat code for debugging! 😄

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Trizah. Ah, the late nights wondering why something won't work - we've all been there. For myself, it's usually a single typo! Look forward to hearing more about your journey!

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Dillu

Hello everyone! I am new here and excited to explore the developer community. I am a full stack developer with a growing passion for backend development.

Looking forward to learning, sharing, and connecting with people who share the same energy.

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wo ytao

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm an Ops professional who recently started diving into the world of code. I've been learning AI and web development for the past 3 months because I wanted to build tools to automate my daily tasks.

What I'm learning: How to integrate AI models into web apps. My first win: I just built a free background remover tool from scratch.

The feeling of shipping my first working project is addictive! Excited to learn from this community.

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Devpratap Tomar

Hello everyone! I am a software developer who loves creating new software and trying out different applications. Right now, I am a college student. I want to connect with others, learn from their experiences, and share my insights with the community. I've heard a lot about Dev.to online, and I believe it would be a great place to meet fellow enthusiasts.

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Nico De Nysschen

Hello everyone, I found this site by reading a post one of my colleagues shared. With about 26 years of experience, I can tell you that I have been involved across the spectrum, server admins, sofwtare support, quality assurance and my favourite development. So I guess I am also a jack of all, however I am super excited to be here, learn, grow and share. There is so much to give and so much to share. Communities like these will guarantee our existence (hopefully) ;-)

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chinmay joglekar

Hello from Chinmay...
Here to learn and share.
Work as product owner and strategy head. I work at the intersection of Technology, Strategy and Public Impact.
Engineer + MBA by qualification and lifelong learner by attitude with Builder Mindset.

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srujan G

Hi all! I’m a data engineer with a passion for writing about tech. I’ve recently started an A–Z Technology series, where I explore different technologies in alphabetical order. Catch the latest entries here, and follow me on Medium to see the next letters in the series!

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Yahya Erturan

Hi, I am a 44 years old Turkish lead developer. Coding for almost 16 years. I like building new project and exciting challenges. I am working with PHP 8, Smyfony, Codeigniter4 and Flutter. Now diving into Vite + NodeJS and React.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Yahya. Welcome to the DEV Community! Sixteen years of coding - impressive stuff!

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Mr. Henderson

👋 Hello DEV Community!
I’ve finally decided to join the conversation! I’m currently on a journey to level up my technical skills and wanted to introduce myself.

🛠 What I’m Learning
Right now, I’m diving deep into three areas that I’m really excited about:

Python: Building my foundation in coding and exploring how to solve problems with scripts.

PowerShell: Mastering the art of automation and command-line efficiency.

Git: Learning how to track my progress and collaborate with the wider world.

🎯 My Goal
My goal is to transition from a learner to a builder. I’m looking forward to reading your tutorials, sharing my own "lightbulb moments," and connecting with fellow developers.

A quick question for the pros: If you were starting over today with Python and PowerShell, what is one project you’d recommend building first?

beginners #python #powershell #git #learning

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Shudhanshu Chaubey

Hi everyone I am a fresher backend developer(node Js) and want learn more about development and also looking for some offer to apply my skill to build something and grow. I want some guidance from you all guys

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Squidd

Hi all!! I'm well experienced beginner in backend development. I'm currently learning Node.js applying it directly to REST API development. And also i'm diving into Go for developing network software.
I want to share my hands-on experience because i believe that it can help others as i continue to improve gradually 👍

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Mr_Homs

Hi everyone! I'm an Android developer focused on Kotlin and system utilities. I've spent a lot of time configuring network security, which led me to build 'API Control for NextDNS' — an app born out of my own need for a better way to manage NextDNS on the go. I’m here to connect with fellow developers, share my journey with Android localization, and learn more about efficient API integrations. Fun fact: When I'm not coding, I'm usually perfecting my sourdough bread recipe!

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Rajeesh John

Here to learn. Starting out my dev journey. Seems a little overwhelming but I thought I will give it a go. An MCU/DCU fan (heartbroken to know that techs in comic-verse is far from achievable 😔). Always willing to learn and happy to get corrected. Tough love is not only expected but prefered. 😜

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Rajeesh! I am sure you're find a home here, with plenty of resources to aid you on your coding journey!

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Atul Joshi

Hi, I'm Atul Joshi F 👋
I currently work as a Python Backend Developer, building applications and services on AWS Cloud within the FinTech domain ☁️
Beyond backend development, I'm interested in IoT and robotics, especially in turning simple DIY ideas into real-world, industry-ready systems ⚙️🤖
Happy to learn, build and exchange ideas with the community✌️

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Atul. Welcome to the community here at DEV. As a fledgling Pythonista myself, I’m always happy to see experienced Python developers join and share their insights!

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Raghava Sammeta

Hi everyone! 👋
I’m Raghava, a recent MS in Computer Science graduate currently searching for full-time software engineering opportunities. My background is in backend development, DSA, Python, Java, SQL, with hands-on experience in cloud technologies (AWS & GCP). I’m actively learning, building projects, and open to advice, referrals, or collaborations. Excited to be part of v360 and connect with you all! 😊

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The Jay Dev • Edited

Hey Everyone! I'm mainly a web developer (I consider myself full stack but still improving) who loves creating apps, gaming, dogs, and coffee. And my girlfriend (In case she sees this LOL).

I'm super passionate about creating things in general but especially apps, as I find the endless possibilities of what you can make, super exciting and such a great creative outlet.

I've had a very rocky road with learning web development and coding overall, going through tutorial hell, thinking it's not for me, endless challenges but at the end of the day I always came back to it and now I've been remaining rather consistent and I'm proud of that.

I've found that video tutorials are still how I learn best but I leave a course for days or weeks at a time to put what I learn into projects and this has been a huge game changer in getting better.

I came here to connect with other devs who also love doing this and I'd love to showcase my projects and see others!

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Aditya Verma

Hi everyone 👋
I’m a Computer Science student currently focusing on backend development with Node.js.
I’m learning by building and documenting my journey through articles.
Looking forward to learning from and contributing to the community!

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riksvaghani99-dot

Hi, I’m Riks. I’m exploring the world of coding, diving into both backend and frontend development. I’m taking small steps with the big dream for creating something impactful and useful for people. I’m excited about this journey, and I love learning anything that helps me grow.

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Rafael Rosa

Hello! I'm new here. I am a Brazilian guy who is studying Python actively and I am undergraduating in Data Science.

I'm not sure if this is the best platform to make a 'devblog' but I intend to use it this way (plus LinkedIn and Github). English is not my primary language and I might use a Portuguese translation within the same post at times.

Anyway, nice to meet you all and I appreciate any suggestion regarding topics to follow and posts to learn more and more :)

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Rafael. Looking forward to hearing more about your journey with Python!

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David McHale

Happy Friday! I work on security tools and video game development for Cloud Marketplaces and Steam.

I work on GoPhish, reNgine, Starbrew Station, and a ton more and post a bit about learning from my many mistakes.

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hafiz hussain

Hi all, I head development of multiple products. I am also leading implementations on a large scale. I'm here stay connected with dev community, understand the current challenges and how people solve them with various approaches.

Always willing to learn and contribute with what I have learned. Happy to connect!!!

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Kiran Kotari

Hello Dev.to! 🙌

I'm a Python enthusiast working on tools to improve code quality. Just launched TestIQ - my first major open-source project that helps developers find redundant tests.

Love discussing testing strategies, Python best practices, and AI tooling. Always happy to learn from others' experiences!

Let's connect! github.com/pydevtools/TestIQ

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Kiran. Always nice to have another Pythonista onboard the DEV Community! I look forward to hearing about about your experience - welcome!

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Mr. Happy Nice • Edited

Old. Nerd. Building the people's empire. Looking for fellow humans to build a digital infantry. Current projects, minimal low resource: web operating system, radio station full platform suite, a life manager, memories app, webwrap(like tauri), dev containers, useful private web search, various tuis.

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Ridwan Sassman

Hi all, joining in from South Africa!

Been building and architecting cloud/software solutions for more than two decades. I genuinely miss the old-web spirit of sharing knowledge without barriers, and it's great to see a place that still champions that.

My world revolves around cloud architecture, AI, and mentoring the next generation of engineers. I'm here to learn, share my experiences (the good and the messy), and connect with other lifelong learners.

Great to be here!

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Eric Young

Hello everybody — I just joined and I’m looking forward to learning and sharing all things game development, embedded systems, and robotics.

I like breaking complex systems down into their component parts — and playing with them. Join me as I join you to explore what’s possible as the future rapidly approaches.

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Brandon Kastning

Hey everyone!

I was brought here while learning why I need to learn ReactJS Library and associated OpenSource Projects.

Referral was The ReactJS Community Forums Page and Dev.to was on top.

Very nice interface by the way!

I'm on a Journey to equip me with the right skills to do an impossible...

Make me a Great Open Source Web Application Developer (Heavy SQL Data [Import + Aggregated] Focused).

Thank you for the welcome and this OpenSource Development Community!

Best Regards,

StreetDancer
Brandon Kastning
Seattle, WA

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the commuity here at DEV, Brandon. Hope you feel able to share that journey with us in the days, weeks, and months ahead. I am sure it would resonate with many of your fellow members here!

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balu sekhar

Hello devs, I am Balu Chandrasekhar, a 2025 Computer Science Grad student from University Of North Texas. I am a Full Stack Developer with strong experience in building scalable web applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and AWS. I enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and developing high-performance features that improve user experience and system reliability.

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skillJackal

Hello!

I'm a web developer (Java, Typescript, Next.js, Express.js, Spring Boot, MongoDB) who wants to learn more frontend development, crypto development, and some Python (for e.g., AI/ML).

I'm excited to connect with other developers and to learn new skills.

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Jemma

Hello,
I have begun my learning journey in C programming.
I have decided to start writing a blog of what I'm learning to concrete the concepts into my head and to document pitfalls and struggles along the way and hopefully this helps other newbies in the future.
I'm sure too, that I will glean some gems of wisdom from others here.
Looking forward to being part of the community.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Jemma. I know you'll find a lovely home here to post about your journey!

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Funky Shrimp

Wassup folks 🦐 !

Media Engineering student here.

My studies are like a swiss army knife and gave me knowledge in a lot of fields.
To name a few : UX, UI, Fullstack with JS, Content Managment, Digital Marketing...

My goal is to become a creative dev in the web industry to build interactive experiences.

Looking forward to read y'all and share my discoveries.

I'm excited to be part of the community :)

Take care ✌️

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Luciano Brito

Hi everyone! I’m new to dev.to and excited to join the community. I’m a fullstack developer and I love creating tools to help beginner programmers. Looking forward to learning, sharing ideas, and connecting with other devs! 😊

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Alex Maxwell Picasso

hello

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Alex. What brought you here, if you don't mind me asking?

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Alex Maxwell Picasso

I actually came to advertise my services which is website development and app development
I hope am welcome?

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Richard Pascoe

I would think so, Alex. If you have time to share a little about your experiences, so much the better - sure some of us just starting out would appreciate that!

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Alex Maxwell Picasso

That makes sense. I’m always open to talking about my experience and approach at a high level and connecting with others here.
Over time, I’ve worked on building and shipping websites and apps quickly by focusing on clarity, the right tools, and clean execution. The experience has taught me how to turn ideas into working products fast while still keeping quality high. I’m glad to connect and talk more around that here.

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Manu yadav

Hi all! Here a gray-haired software engineer willing to continue learning and sharing experiences, thoughts and ideas with anyone.

Someone recommends me this site as a place to feel again the Internet spirit of the early 2000s. And at first sight seems true! :-)

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Ali Farhat

IT Architect & AI Engineer
I design and build scalable automation and AI agent systems for growing companies.
Focused on real world implementations, not demos or hype.

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jelly cri

Hi everyone 👋
I’m a developer interested in Python and security, especially topics like password strength, entropy, and practical security tools.
I enjoy building small open-source projects to better understand how things work under the hood, and I’m currently working on a Python tool focused on password security (generation, wordlists, entropy, and breach checking).
I’m here mainly to learn, share what I’m building, and get feedback from other developers.
Looking forward to learning from you all 🙂

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ujja • Edited

Welcome to the community. Here just a curly haired girl who loves to code and enjoys anime.

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LifeguardYT • Edited

Hello! I am currently trying to learn code and I think I'm getting the hang of it, I am currently working on a project called NexusOS, which is a web operating system made completely for fun, it was made with my own knowledge + tutorials + a tiny bit of ai. If you want to try it out, go to nexusos.live, This site seems fun, we will see about that :)

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liemi

Hey Dev Community! 👋
I’m a foreign trade marketer pushing Checknumber.
I help global traders use this number verification tool to avoid risks and boost outreach efficiency.
Here to share trade marketing hacks and swap ideas with you guys.
Hit me up if you’re into foreign trade tools or promoting tech products! 🚀

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Chuck Gregory

Hi everyone. I got here when trying to solve a problem yesterday - I don't actually remember what it was, unfortunately. I'm on a trip helping some friends with their computer, internet, and phone setup and it's been a whirlwind - fixed two computers, set up a new one, switched them from an expensive Spectrum account to a more reasonable Frontier one, set up their home phone with US mobile, helped with an issue on their car, etc. Quite the week.

Anyway, I have worked with computers since the late '70s, got a Masters in Computer Science in the early '80s, worked in Process Control and Embedded Processing for many years, and have been doing website development/design/hosting/maintenance as CWG Services for the last 25 or more years.

I'll probably lurk more than I post for now. I'm in the process of moving my VPS from a managed account to an unmanaged server so I'm learning a lot right now. Both are using Interworx which I highly recommend to anyone with similar needs.

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Sunil Chavare

Hi everyone! this is sunil a cs student learning to code and to build that will bring change to the tech world.

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Webnum Marketplace

Hi DEV community! 👋

I’m Akbar, founder of Webnum, we create ready-to-launch FlutterFlow app templates, admin panels, and custom widgets.
Excited to learn, share, and connect with mobile app creators here 🔥

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Robert Ishoka

Hello Everyone! 👋
I’m a mobile developer (Flutter) interested in leveling up my frontend/mobile architecture skills, and learning Python for AI/ML.
Looking forward to connecting and learning with the community!

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Trishula Software

Trishula Software — building local-first developer tools with a “don’t lose work” doctrine: atomic writes, backup-on-every-write, and receipts for provable changes. Creator of BashISE (bise2), an ISE-style GUI workflow for Bash on Linux.

Grateful to be here, thank you.

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Daniyal Subhani

Hi, I'm Daniyal! I'm a Web Developer on a journey to master Agentic AI. Currently building with Next.js, Socket.io, and TypeScript. Excited to share my learning progress and connect with the community! 🚀

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Ilia Gusev

Hey everyone! 👋

CTO with a soft spot for architecture and platform engineering. I write Podo Stack - a newsletter about Cloud Native tools that actually survive production.

After years of working for real systems, I started writing about the ones that deserve more attention. Always looking for new topics and tools worth exploring.

Looking forward to posts and discussions here — dev.to vibes remind me why I got into tech in the first place.

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chao liang

I am a 29-year-old software development engineer. When I first started learning software, I didn't understand many conceptual things. It wasn’t until after a year of studying and grasping programming thinking that everything suddenly clicked for me. That's why I developed a tool that allows users to promote a drag-and-drop work module to assemble custom functions. I want to help those who want to get started but don’t understand how code works to more quickly understand how programming operates, making it easier and faster for them to get started. With this tool, you can not only create the functionality you want, but also share your results with others to exchange ideas and learn from each other. Long live the spirit of the Internet!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey all! I am a developer starting to learn to become an AI Software Engineer! I heard about this site and thought it would be a great idea to start blogging on my journey to become an AI Software Engineer!

I found this website to be helpful (roadmap.sh/ai-engineer). If there are any suggestions such as any tips/tricks and such, I would love to hear from you!

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Eduardo Gade Gusmao

Hello everyone. Machine learning engineer and researcher with passion for chromatin biology and precision medicine (cell therapy, cancer immunology).

Halted my career due to an accident. Last month gave my first steps (not metaphorically; yet no drama)! Brain is intact (they had their chance...muah haha).

If you'd like to join a slow-paced project aimed towards ML/DL stats standardization, or enjoy chromatin biology and want to start something amazing. just say hey.

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Luigi Landi

Hi everyone! I am Luigi, a 13th grade computer science from Italy with a strong passion for programming. Lately my main interests revolve around web dev, game dev and small CLI tools development. My language of choice is currently C++ (as it's the one I have the most experience in, almost 2 years now), but I am looking forward to delve in Go.

The community on this site seems amazing. Looking forward to learn from you all and share my projects and experiences!

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Emerald love Hardee

Hey #Web3 devs! Emerald from Russellville, AR—bootstrapping Potentia Ludi, a universal gaming wallet hub with Next.js, RainbowKit, SIWE auth, and multi-chain rewards tracking. she/her. Excited for collabs on indie crypto games! Check my GitHub and lmk your fave wallet SDKs.

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Jeff Riggle

Hi everyone,

I’m a software engineer who spends a lot of free time tinkering with side projects. This could be anything from Java and Electron desktop apps to search engine experiments.

I wanted to try my hand at short-form writing and thought this seemed like a good place to do it. Nice to meet you all.

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WANDE SHIBIRU ALEMAYEHU

Greetings! My name is Wande Shibiru Alemayehu. I might have the gray hair of a veteran dev, but I still have the mindset of a student. I miss the era of the internet where people actually talked to each other and shared ideas freely, and I’m told this is the place to find that again. Looking forward to some great conversations and shared experiences! :-)"

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Fan Song

Hi everyone! I am a long-time software engineer and have been building internet and digital products for years. Lately, I've been working on my own Startup! Our team is making this AI app builder more developer-friendly.

I like the vibe here since I found it. So excited to join the community, and learn from other developers! Also share some experience meaningful to this community when building something , love to hear your thoughts. Again, it is more active here than I expected - love it.

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Vicente

Hey, I'm Vicente. I study finance and software dev. Right now I work as a support analyst, but I want to focus 100% on programming. I'm learning all I can to make the switch to a developer role. It won't be easy, but I'm on the grind!

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Onyinye

Hi guys, newbie here. I'm actually an IT project manager but love to be in the community of devs so I can better understand the work. Happy to connect and learn from everyone here.

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Salman Mallick

hii, a lazy dev here 👋
(and by lazy, I mean I build systems so I don’t have to repeat the same work again and again)

I’m building Renblox — a developer platform for reusable website blocks, a visual page builder, and motion-driven UI for Next.js projects.

I share things I’m actually building and breaking:

· Faster ways to ship websites
· Reusable component systems
· Next.js + Tailwind + ShadCN workflows
· Real mistakes, real fixes, real lessons

No fake productivity. Just tools, experiments, and results.

If you care about working smart, not rebuilding the same UI forever, Welcome, glad to have you here.

~ Mohammad Salman Mallick

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Ed Dominic

Hi Everyone, I'm a former LAMP stack guy (20 years+), moved into management, that is now trying to learn MERN. Its hard to teach an old dog new tricks but I'm getting there. Stumbled on this site somehow in a Google search. Looks like a great community!

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Muhammad Haseeb Iqbal

Hi buddies, I am here to see what actual smart people are cooking and producing some potential stuff. Wanna be friends don't forget to connect with me!

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Abdelaziz HIBAT ALLAH

hello guys

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Kavanmeet Singh Vij

Hello Dev!

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MUSTAFA SERDAR SÖKMEN

Hi everyone! I'm Serdar, an Electrical Engineering student. I've been working on UAVs for two years and I'm currently learning C++ for avionics. Happy to be here!

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Jani Basha

Hi

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Maria Emilia

Hello!
My name is Maria Emilia, a recent-ish computer science graduate. I stumbled upon dev. Looking for inspiration on how to get back on track to becoming a hireable junior developer these days.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Maria. Welcome to the DEV Community. I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration here to help get you back on track. A wonderful first post about your journey since graduation, by the way!

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Charlotte Wilson

Hey DEV folks
I’m here to learn, build, and share what I pick up along the way. Happy to be part of the community!

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Charlotte. I'm sure you'll feel right at home here! Look forward to reading more about your own journey and experiences!

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Ayub Alikhan

HI!! first time commenting on a social media and very happy to get some useful info on tech .

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Ayub. I am sure you'll find a lovely home here!

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Benjamin Damm

Hi at all

I am a passionate Software Engineer based in Switzerland. I would love to connect to other building and enthusiastic people from abroad.

Dev since 2014. Nerd since 1988.

See ya

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Bhuvaneshwaran S

Hello, I am Bhuvan

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Zina Nyarko

Hey folks 👋 Learning AI systems and building in public. Looking forward to learning from everyone here.

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Vedran Lebo

Hi all! Yet another gray-bearded engineer building cool stuff for new kids on the block so they don't make same mistakes we did ;)

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Pankaj Yadav

Hello all, I am a software developer from India, I am eager to learn more and more and also want to share my expertise here to learn and grow together.
Let's see the future.

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Bhavik Vasava

hello there . don't know how to describe nyself but lets build community like communites once existed in past or in early 2000s 2010s 2015s ..real , authentic . help each other .

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Bhavik. I think you'll find that community right here at DEV. Plenty of lovely people here willing to share and help other members!

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Iniki

Hello everyone , i'm so exciting to talk about IT here so, my first language is french i'm.just trying to speak english

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Prakash

Hi I am Abishek from Bangalore. Happy to be here.

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angel t. duran

Hello team!
support engineer here ( the systems janitor ), loving the articles here and help me learn new things and in a unique way and glad to help you any way I can.

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landover03

Hi everyone 👋

Glad to be here, looking forward to learning and sharing stuff with the community.

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Santiago Palma

Hello, everyone!

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Jucy Job M

Hai All, an enthusiastic Developer to achieve an innovative trend in coding with your ideas and sharing my technical experience with you people ......

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Marcus Briggs

I'm not an official developer but I do like vibe coding and trying all the ai systems out there for making different apps.

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VPSUForm

Hi Everyone

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Daily Need's

Hi

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Jimena Azuaje

hola me decidí unirme a DEV para aprender cosas de programación por lo cual no se nada sobre el tema me gastaría leer sus consejos 😊

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Vedran Lebo

Hi all! Another gray-bearded engineer working on tools to help new kids on the block :)

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Joseph Dukes

hi

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coda

Hello guys, glad to be here!

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Collins Obieze

Hello all! Am a Devops enthusiast willing to broaden my horizon .
Happy to meet other tech genius to connect,learn from each other and grow together.
Collins Care's

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Ahmed Hassan Salem

Hi all.
I am ​Ahmed Salem
Mobile App Developer specializing in Flutter and Python. Passionate about secure coding, open source, and building practical tools.
Stack: Flutter, Dart, Python, Linux.

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KingsDevMedia

After dinosaur years, being away from a screen with numbers and letters, I return to the sweet sound of the keyboard and where a bug could equal a feature. Hi all.

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Sameer Panda

Hi all! Building SaaS for business challenges. Would love to learn from and share to the community. Currently working on papayyya.com project with next.js.

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alfredo montes

Un gusto saludarte en este bello día

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Bryan Davis

Hi everyone, I am a software engineer, I'd love to learn a lot from you all.

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Enrique Calvo

Claiming 2026 will be my year. hi mom! and hello world!

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Muaina Atakmakku

Hello

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Mustak Patel

MaPa - Hola learning vibe coding x-cobol.

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Black Man777

hello

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Rohit Kumar

कुकू एफएम से 499 रुपये कट गया है उसे पैसों ग्राहक सेवा नंबर 08102 853 292 को कैसे वापस लाएं और उसे कैसे बंद करते हैं हमेशा के लिए ?

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Jason Ndalamia

Hi All! Am Jason, starting my journey in data analysis and AI
Looking forward to learn and also contributing to this amazing community.

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Ronald Tindall

Hello all

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Orlando Rojas

Hi all ! I'm learning PHP from the basis and I been using the portal to get so much information, thanks to everyone for the support you do here

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Noah Bruijninckx

Hi, i build open-source app in JS

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ermiyas daniel

hello

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TANNER PARKS

how do I hack a chrome extension

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Brainark BesuChain

Hi Dev we are team of young developer from Africa, it nice being here we look forward to learn and also contribute to this wonderful platform.