The latest articles on DEV Community by Wavei-Haruna (@wavei_haruna). https://dev.to/wavei_haruna https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F701968%2F296987aa-f370-4d94-a747-023226fae654.jpeg https://dev.to/wavei_haruna en Wavei-Haruna Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:25:00 +0000 https://dev.to/wavei_haruna/hello-im-new-new-ready-to-study-web-development-i-just-need-help-from-the-soceity-5l2 https://dev.to/wavei_haruna/hello-im-new-new-ready-to-study-web-development-i-just-need-help-from-the-soceity-5l2 <p>I almost didn't make it.<br> There was a point in my life where everything fell apart at once. I lost my father. My grades reflected exactly how I felt — broken. It wasn't just academic failure. It was the kind of pain that sits on your chest every morning.<br> But that pain became a turning point.<br> I made a quiet decision to take my education seriously. Not to prove anyone wrong just to not waste the second chance I felt I'd been given. By the time I finished secondary school, I was topping my class. Not because I was the smartest. Because I simply refused to coast.</p> <p>When I got to university, I realized fast that the classroom alone wouldn't take me where I wanted to go. So I went online. I found courses, communities, problems to solve. I taught myself to code — not because it was required, but because it felt like the future.<br> I started applying to programs. One of them was KIC. I got selected — not for the track I expected, but I showed up anyway. That room introduced me to people who were actually building things. Products. Companies. Real stuff.<br> Something clicked.</p> <p>From there, things moved gradually. I co-founded a company, failed at some things, learned from most of them, and kept going. I picked up a First Class degree along the way, completed leadership training with the Ghana Armed Forces, and earned a digital scholarship that opened more doors.<br> Today I work across a few fronts — building products at Akoteq, supporting AI development at Bapx, and managing IT at Tyco City Hotel. Nothing glamorous. Just consistent work, day after day.</p> <p>I'm sharing this not to impress anyone.<br> I'm sharing it because I know some of you are in that hard season right now. Bad grades. Loss. No clear direction. And you're wondering if it's too late.<br> It's not.<br> Just keep going. Quietly. Consistently.<br> The results will speak eventually.</p> <p>Haruna Wavei — Software Engineer &amp; Entrepreneur | Co-founder, Akoteq</p> ai programming beginners startup