The latest articles on DEV Community by Mohammad Al-Haddad (@haddadmj). https://dev.to/haddadmj 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%2F874769%2Ff5a25f92-5810-4a49-b45e-a2b6bacb75b7.png https://dev.to/haddadmj en Mohammad Al-Haddad Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:21:01 +0000 https://dev.to/haddadmj/stuck-in-the-past-cant-movie-forward-357o https://dev.to/haddadmj/stuck-in-the-past-cant-movie-forward-357o <p>As first post on Dev.to, not experienced in share my thoughts publicly</p> <p>I graduated in 2019 but started a job in 2022 in software engineering as integration developer.</p> <p>it is 4 years works experience but i feel i only have one year.<br> mainly my tasks were develop and API using this swagger sometime it have some logic and other just be proxy "Tech: IBM API Connect"</p> <p>the development was easy as there is already developed API so mostly copy and paste with small changes</p> <p>and now with AI, I feel lost and can't improve or something feel worth it, even though spoke with my uncle and gave advice "افضل وقت تبدأ اهو امس" - "The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is now"</p> <p>I can't set clear goal to improve. as in my job we mainly use IBM API Connect, Java Spring boot. as working with fintech companies.</p> <p>wanted to post this to get insights from here. hope to start improving as I'm not satisfied with my self</p> api career discuss learning