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      <title># Hello DEV 👋 — I’m a Developer Building Real-World Web Applications</title>
      <dc:creator>Gabriel Hillary</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/abugu_hillary/-hello-dev-im-a-developer-building-real-world-web-applications-3c6f</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hey everyone! 👋&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’m excited to finally join the DEV community.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I’m a full-stack web developer who enjoys building practical applications that solve real problems.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My main experience is with:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PHP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MySQL&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;JavaScript&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;HTML &amp;amp; CSS&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bootstrap&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AJAX&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;REST APIs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Payment integrations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Responsive/mobile-first design&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;E-commerce systems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time building and improving e-commerce platforms and other web applications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What I enjoy most isn't just writing code — it's taking an idea and turning it into something people can actually use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I've worked on features such as:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🛒 Shopping carts and checkout systems&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;💳 Payment integration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📦 Order and delivery tracking&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;👤 User accounts and dashboards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔔 Notifications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎟️ Coupons and discounts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📱 Mobile-friendly interfaces&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🛠️ Admin dashboards&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📧 Email notifications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔐 Authentication and password recovery&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm also learning every day, especially by building, breaking things, fixing them, and understanding why they broke. 😄&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;One thing I'm hoping to get from DEV is to connect with other developers, learn from their experiences, share what I discover, and document some of the projects I'm working on.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So, hello DEV! 👋&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm looking forward to learning, building, and sharing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are you currently building?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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