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Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of?
All wins count -- big or small 🎉
Examples of 'wins' include:
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I've made (or rather, I'm finishing) my game for the game jam! It's probably the most challenging project of my life, and I don't think I did everything right, but I enjoyed making the game in Godot. And by the way, you can try it out on itch.io!
There are five days left until the jam ends, and I think I'll have time to polish it to perfection (at least, I'll do my best!) 😎
That looks really polished holy cow. I hope someone hire you in an indie studio for this (would be a crime if they didn't lol) Great work!
Thank you very much! Yeah, the graphics turned out pretty good, my Intel 4000 really pushed its cores, lol, but I think the gameplay will get a low score because everything was done so poorly. I've already come to hate Godot, but the fact that I'm 80% complete gives me hope that I won't end up in 2000th place. Yeah... maybe I'm feeling impostor syndrome and all that, but I'm probably just tired. We'll see what happens. 🥵
Shipped some new support for how we do live event streams on DEV so it will be more user-friendly and better admin UX as well :)
I developed a claude/codex/copilot skill a few weeks back that is now producing much better outcomes for my team. It keeps developers focussed on outcomes rather than completing tickets. Half of my 40 person team has adopted it! The PO asked me the other day why she's been pulled into som many conversations over the past couple weeks. It's because the skill asks "Is there a product owner in the room?" and if not, it adds assumptions and risks to the Jira or GitHub issue. I talk about the concept a little here. I also made a cheat sheet.
Definitely speaking at jsDay Bologna 🎤
And my new blog post, it was such a pleasure to write, and I’m so happy you all loved it! 😄
Also got the “Warm Welcome” badge, which is super nice!!! 😊
Woohoo!
I shared my first article on dev! congratulations to me .
me too! Congrats to both of us!
I made an experiment with Zapier SDK and Output.ai framework to build a agentic workflow to enrich Hubspot company data. I'm very happy to find a tool to help with Oauth and not doing/managing it myself.
Signed THREE contracts to sponsor conferences this year in the US. Finally get to check that off the to do list! 🚀
I am now a Moderator for the #discuss Tag!
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April Fools Challenge Submission ☕️🤡
Forem (Dev.to) is slow, so I del...optimized it.
WOW Francis congrats!!!
Thanks :D
Congrats!!
Thanks!
This week I managed to parse raw OSM data into JS chunks and use it to generate a simulation of my city (Berlin).
Still not 100% sure where this is going yet - but it’s starting to feel really powerful and honestly just fun to build 🚀
Closed a discovery call with a legal tech consultant who validated the security-first approach I'd been uncertain about for weeks. No contract yet. But the win wasn't the deal, it was hearing someone with ten years in the field say the architecture makes sense. That's the signal you keep building for.
Deployed my Standup Chaos Generator as part of the #418challenge
Had a lot of fun with it! It's live, feel free to try it out 😃
dev.to/javz/the-standup-chaos-simu...
I have also been experimenting lots with Openclaw this week, post coming on this next week 🦞
Example of my latest standup scenario generated:
What’s the background on this? Just a way to simulate standups for practice or does this automate it so humans don’t have to?
There is no point to this. It's just to generate random silly standup scenarios.
It's useless, which is the criteria of this #418challenge :)
After lots of front end projects, I finally published a backend functional npm package- ciphex, a simple text encrypting and decrypting support for developers. It's not in a good state rn, will have a lot of effort investing on it...
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My small win is to introduce myself to the
dev.tocommunity! Setting up my profile, getting the first badge, commenting on first posts... but the biggest achievement is the mental one. As a person with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), I often find it difficult to speak up (even now I feel a bit nervous when writing this comment 🙈). So I'd say the biggest win is getting out of my comfort zone and convincing myself that I have something to say to the world.That’s actually a big win. I think a lot of people feel the same but don’t say it. Respect for pushing through that and showing up anyway.
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Thank you for your kind words ☺️
I can present M||D||JS
dev.to/pengeszikra/mdjs-mordorjs-1mon
I wanted to make job finding much easier with open data and open source software so I built a dedicated repo, that also converts pdfs into markdown... and produce a zensical website on github pages :
I stopped thinking about work, and cannot remember what features are ready for testing before the next deployment.
I've been on holiday for two and a half weeks. I have missed work, and am really looking forward to logging in tomorrow to do more stuff for my client, but it's been a long, long time since I last switched off to this extent.
A good job, and a proper rest.
This feels healthy.
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Lined up a new job after being made redundant from a job I spent eight years in.
Congratulations! May it be a good job for you, with a supportive team, interesting work, and space to grow 🙂
Big win this week:
Not really numbers this time, more like understanding what I’m actually building.
I used to think SMS delivery was just sending a request and waiting.
But the more I dig into it, the more it feels like a chain of routing decisions instead of a single action.
Kinda changed how I look at the whole thing.
What clicked for you recently?
Win of the week: 🚀 Shipped a complete refresh of my GitHub profile README with live WakaTime charts, contribution graphs, and automated activity feeds. Also finally set up my dev.to profile and drafted my first intro post.
It feels great to have a living portfolio that actually shows what I'm building instead of just listing skills. Next up: hitting publish on that first article! ✍️
I made good progress in my dates library, codeberg.org/xwero/notable-dates.
It hasn't package level yet, but it is a lot of data to get right.
That I am now confident enough to start learning backend development. Excited to be transitioning from only building frontend to full stack web applications from now on. Wish me luck!
I published an article about transforming AI into the perfect TDD partner!
You'll find the
TDD_GUIDELINES.mdfile I use at the end of the article.dev.to/jijonivan/red-green-refacto...
I Took the Plunge into Local AI — Here's What Happened
Had an idea to run AI locally on my own machine, so I finally gave it a shot with Ollama. 🧠💻
At first, it was rough — I was running everything on CPU only, and performance was painfully slow. But after some tweaking and fine-tuning, I managed to get my laptop to handle the model properly. Reduced the overhead, optimized the setup, and now it's actually running smoothly.
Feels great to have AI running fully offline, no cloud, no latency.
If you've been on the fence about trying local AI, go for it. Just be ready to tinker a bit. Totally worth it.
Do you have an article about the “tweaking” you had to do?
Yah , just posted it here on DEV community.
I published my first package
npmjs.com/package/nebula-pdf-engine
its a pdf generation library that allows you to create pdfs using jsx style code, its light weight and even has an asset resolver logic that allows you to pass remote urls or base64 strings for images
Please give it a star on github!
github.com/Ango-Jay/nebula-pdf-engine
Finally shipped the social/guide page for my app's website this week. Six months of solo dev and the feature list keeps growing, but it feels good when a full page comes together in one session. Small wins compound.
This weekend was a turning point for Cipher. Up until now, the system could create and modify Blueprints inside Unreal Engine, but there was always an underlying question,did it actually work, or were we just assuming it did? That uncertainty is what we eliminated.
We finally closed the loop. Cipher now operates on the full cycle it was designed for: Goal → Validate → Execute → Verify. That last step changes everything. Instead of relying on logs or assumptions, Cipher now checks its own work directly inside Unreal, confirming mesh assignments, animation blueprints, camera setup, and even whether the Blueprint compiles cleanly.
We ran our milestone test (M18), and for the first time, everything passed with full verification. Not just “it ran,” but it was correct. That’s a big difference. It’s the moment the system stops guessing and starts knowing.
We also introduced memory. Every run is now logged with its goal, results, and verification data. That means Cipher doesn’t just execute, it learns. It can understand what already exists, avoid repeating mistakes, and build on previous progress instead of starting from zero every time.
At this point, we’ve completed milestones up through M18. Cipher can build a functional player Blueprint, validate the result, and store that knowledge for future runs. The foundation is no longer experimental, it’s reliable.
Next up is M19: the weapon system. This is where things start to move beyond setup and into real gameplay, handling weapons, shooting logic, and full input-to-action systems.
This weekend, Cipher crossed an important line. It went from doing tasks to knowing the result is correct.
I made and published my own extension for Firefox and got my first donation of 10 dollars for my work and achieved 50+ users!It is basically a built in mini mode for YouTube music.You can find it here.
My win this week: published a deep dive into Starknet gas limits and a PoC for a critical DoS vulnerability! Check it out:
dev.to/rdin777/gas-bomb-in-starkne...
Wrote and used a Rolling Window Genetic Algorithm, ...
For a real world application not some Phd videogame manuscript.
And it works great better and safer than a neural network.
In the real world they're cool, adaptive without training and always keep improving.
kinda cool to say we use something better than a neural network.
It's ehm.. ( r ) evolutionary
Published two new articles on Dev.to this week - one on AI developments for developers and a Python desktop file organizer tutorial. Also finished building an automated WhatsApp invoice system for a client that cut their manual processing time from 2 hours to about 5 minutes. Small wins in automation add up fast when they run every day.
This is my win https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zolani-baloyi-7100641a3_softwaredevelopment-backenddeveloper-selftaughtdeveloper-ugcPost-7449731502394953730-r1Pd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAC-HNPwBl29mOL8kBejJsLcDTKCpAEE40Bw
I've made a simple CLI TOOL with RUST and it really inspired me to make my product in the future, so i started working on it daily 1-2 hours.
I got finsh Building a Monte Carlo Stock Simulator on a Restricted School Chromebook
here is a link:
dev.to/22243dsw/building-a-monte-c...
Remove noise and distractions
I finished and deployed my “Best Foot Forward” impact stories mini-app to my site.
The simple goal is to help people capture their career accomplishments in real time and turn them into compelling interview or year-in-review stories, so they can confidently put their best foot forward when opportunity shows up.
Would love any feedback.
Added a new feature that would enhance the automation workflow for Dartform. It's a developer tool for dart backend development starting with serverpod development. You can give it a try!
I built a landing, but had problem implementing the logic to send a confirmation email. I finally solved it on friday. Here's the landing page
Finally got my first real piece of code shipped and in production. The road has been long but I can now finally call myself a professional developer.
GSC now at 290 indexed pages up from 255. Got SaasHub approved
Used the April Fools Challenge as an excuse to finally pick up Reactjs
I've completed the first implementation of my post-quantum hybrid encryption protocol and am now writing a network library for real-time web applications based on it.
I have said no to my skip-level+2 manager to prioritise my personal life. It's a big thing in Indian IT ☮️
Singing a 150 page encylopedia authorship deal with Helion and Co for an upcoming Green berets book as an author
Finally feeling useful after ✌🏽months on the job.
Maybe mine was not related with tech stuff at all, but this week I started to workout! I'll do my best to be consistent!
I completed JS Intermediate theories and done some coding sessions to memorize them and come up with git and github.
Just passed my AWS exam!
To be honest, I launched docupil.com and I am very proud of that :D
Launched my portfolio website and published my first post here!
This was mine: dev.to/david_hyland_08f49962a50f/h...
vibe coding at its best
Getting back to more learning in Copilot agents and joining dev.to