The latest articles on DEV Community by Goodluck | Backend Developer (@goodluckdev). https://dev.to/goodluckdev https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3807141%2F377cdf11-a0d3-469d-b154-3855f0695e4b.jpeg https://dev.to/goodluckdev en Goodluck | Backend Developer Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:03:33 +0000 https://dev.to/goodluckdev/why-i-moved-my-backend-development-from-c-to-flask-1a2i https://dev.to/goodluckdev/why-i-moved-my-backend-development-from-c-to-flask-1a2i <p>Hi, I'm Goodluck, a backend developer from Nigeria.</p> <p>I started my journey building backend systems with Crow C++, mainly because of my interest in robotics and system-level programming.<br> But as I began exploring AI and LLM integrations, I realized calling AI APIs directly from C++ was much harder and required a whole lot of setup.<br> So I started using Flask for backend services while still keeping C++ for robotics.<br> That was when I started exploring Flask and so far, Flask has helped me move faster in the AI-driven world while I continue building my C++ skills for robotics.</p> webdev programming python backend