Where Do People Get This From?

Ice cee — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:11:53 +0000

Where Do People Get This From?

A few nights ago, I wrote a blog post.

The idea was simple: web development isn't dying, it's growing. I posted it on Dev.to, Medium, and LinkedIn, feeling pretty good about it.

Then, that same night, I came across another blog post.

Same topic. Same core idea.

But the way it was written, the way it painted the picture, the way it explained things... it was far better than mine.

I sat there for a moment just staring at the screen thinking, "Where do people get this from?"

This idea. This way of seeing things. This way of putting sentences together so they actually land.

I honestly don't remember the person's name anymore. I think it was on LinkedIn. But I remember exactly how I felt reading it.

Amazed. And a little embarrassed, if I'm honest.

Not because my post was bad. But because theirs made mine look like a rough draft.

My first instinct was to compare. To wonder if I even had anything worth saying if someone else could say it that much better.

But then I sat with it a bit longer, and a different thought showed up.

That person didn't wake up writing like that.

Somewhere behind that one blog post is a pile of other posts nobody ever saw. Drafts that got deleted. Ideas that didn't land. Years of reading, writing, rewriting, and probably getting told their early stuff wasn't great either.

What I saw was the output. I didn't see the process.

And that's the part that's easy to forget when you're the one still early in yours.

Time does something writing tips can't teach you. So does consistency. You can read every "how to write better" article on the internet, but at some point, the only thing that actually improves your writing is writing. A lot of it. Over and over. Badly, at first.

The same thing is true for code. For design. For basically any craft I can think of.

The developer whose code looks effortless wrote a lot of broken code first. The designer whose layouts feel obvious spent years making cluttered ones. The person whose blog post painted a picture so clearly probably has a folder full of posts that didn't.

So here's what I took from that night.

Instead of asking "why can't I write like that yet," I started asking "what would it take for me to write like that eventually."

And the honest answer is: time, reps, and not quitting when my own stuff feels average compared to someone else's.

That's really it. There's no shortcut hiding somewhere that they found and I haven't.

So if you're building something, whether it's writing, code, design, or anything else, and you come across someone doing it better than you right now, let it inspire you instead of discourage you.

They were where you are once too.

You're just seeing them a few thousand hours ahead of you.

Keep writing. Keep building. Keep showing up.

The gap closes slower than you want, but it does close.

Too Many Web Developers? Look Again.

Ice cee — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:15:03 +0000

You Think There Are Too Many Web Developers? Look Again.

Sometimes, when you're learning web development, it's easy to look around and feel like you're already too late.

You go on platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, and other freelance marketplaces, and you see thousands of developers offering the same services you're trying to offer.

WordPress developers. Frontend developers. Backend developers. Full-stack developers.

And you start thinking:

"Why would anyone choose me?"

"There are already so many developers out there."

"Maybe I'm not good enough."

But here's something I realized recently.

Have you actually taken the time to browse through the websites that are already on the internet?

I mean really browse them.

Not just visit the big websites everyone knows, but visit websites belonging to regular businesses, organizations, stores, and individuals.

I did this for about 30 minutes, and honestly, it changed my perspective.

I came across only a handful of websites that I would genuinely describe as well-structured. Websites that presented useful and accurate information, had a clear purpose, loaded properly, and made it easy to understand what the business actually wanted you to do.

But many of the others had problems.

Some had way too much information crammed onto the landing page.

Some had very little useful information.

Some made it difficult to find the right call-to-action.

Some weren't organized properly.

And some simply didn't feel like they were designed with the user in mind.

That's when I realized something.

There is still a lot of room for good web developers.

The fact that there are thousands of developers doesn't mean there are thousands of developers who can consistently build great websites.

And this isn't me saying I'm already one of the best. I'm not.

I still have a lot to learn.

But I also know that the websites I build today are much better than the ones I built when I was just starting out.

And that's the important part.

I've improved.

I've built websites before that I wouldn't be proud of today. But that's okay. Those websites were part of the process.

Because web development isn't something you master once and then you're done.

You learn.

You build.

You make mistakes.

You look at what you built six months ago and realize you can do it better now.

Then you learn something new and improve again.

That's how you become better.

I think some people stop growing because, at some point, they convince themselves they've reached the maximum level.

They think they already know everything they need to know.

But technology doesn't stop changing.

The internet doesn't stop evolving.

And your clients' expectations don't stop changing either.

The moment you stop learning is the moment you start falling behind.

So, if you're a developer, designer, marketer, writer, entrepreneur, or you're doing anything else you care about, don't spend all your time looking at how many people are doing the same thing as you.

Instead, ask yourself:

"How good can I become?"

Because the goal shouldn't just be to enter the field.

The goal should be to become exceptionally good at what you do.

There is a concept I like to think about: the 1% of the 1%.

The idea isn't that you need to become better than everyone overnight.

It's about constantly pushing yourself to improve until you become someone who is exceptionally good at their craft.

You don't get there by comparing yourself to everyone else.

You get there by practicing.

By learning.

By building.

By studying what works.

By looking at your old work and asking how you can make it better.

So yes, there are a lot of web developers in the world.

But there are still businesses that need better websites.

There are still websites that need to be built.

There are still problems that need to be solved.

And there will always be room for people who are willing to keep improving.

So don't let the competition discourage you.

Keep learning.

Keep building.

Keep practicing.

And whatever you do, don't aim to simply be "good enough."

Aim to become one of the best you can possibly be.

**Because the real competition isn't everyone else.

It's the version of you that existed yesterday.******

DEV Community: Ice cee

Where Do People Get This From?

Too Many Web Developers? Look Again.