Hey everyone! I bring you my development journey on what I have discovered, accomplishments for this month, and the goals for next month! Additionally, I will share some posts highlights on what post I am proud of sharing to Dev.to and my top 3 posts that stood out to me this month!
✨ Dev.to Posts Highlights! ✨
Here is one of the posts I am proud of for this month!
Shared my story on why I became a Developer and was able to hear other people's story on why they became a Dev. I was grateful to read people's experiences and glad that post receive some attention. If you have not already, please check out the post and leave your thoughts!
Here is the top 3 posts that I have discovered that stood out to me!
@itsugo Aryan talks about his experience working in a Startup and talks about what he had learn from it. Left a thoughtful comment in hopes he gets better during his journey as a Dev, but also glad to share with us his experience on Dev.to!
@konark_13 He shared an Interview Guide that I see as very helpful for someone getting into Tech. I left it bookmarked for future references and want to showcase it here in hopes that others may find it useful as well!
@bingkahu He made a post under the DEVengers org in honor of Richard Pascoe leaving the Dev.to platform. He has left many thoughtful comments and post throughout the Dev.to community and has made impact on everyone. This goes from greeting people in the Welcome Threads, to making post about the state of the internet culture where everyone shared their thoughts about learning from each other and not being defensive or mean.
I remember he made a comment on one of my post that he was waiting to see this Monthly Report, but I will never know if he will see this one, but I hope he will! I wish him luck and hope he will return! Will honor him by continuing to be on Dev.to whenever I can!
Monthly Discovery 🔍
- 🔍 Avengers Assemble! MLH and Dev.to joining forces!
- 🔍 Stumble upon a video on @jess and @ben in the video dev.to(gether) - The State of the Web .
- 🔍 Moltbook security oopsie. 1.5M Tokens Exposed: How Moltbook’s 🦀 AI Social Network Tripped on Security by @usman_awan.
- 🔍 Someone made Git in Minecraft.
- 🔍 Found an open source AI coding agent called Opencode.ai.
- 🔍 Useful library with working with AI Models: Puter.js.
- 🔍 A friend show me a website called "Devpost" where you can find Hackathons!
Accomplishments 🏆
- ✅ Received the TOP 7 Badge based on the posted "I Vibe Coded a Multiplayer ASL Game using MQTT! 🌐".
- Also received TOP Author for MQTT for that post as well!
- ✅ Received my First DEV Challenge Volunteer Judge!
- ✅ Submitted my First Dev.to Challenge on GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge: Built a Vibe Coded App where you can Style any Image you like! :D.
- ✅ Initiated the DEVengers!
- ✅ Joined The Foundation org!
- ✅ Continued interacting with the Dev.to community.
- ✅ Granted Trusted Member on Dev.to! Thank you for choosing me as a Trusted member to moderate Dev.to and make this community a better place! @ben @jess
Still working on... 🔨
- 🔨 Creating an MVP idea for my upcoming Full-stack app. Needs more time but made progress.
- 🔨 Post at least one article each on my learning in Full-Stack and AI- Engineering. Surprisingly since I have posting consistently, but none of them were the subject of Full-Stack or AI.
Goals for Next Month 🎯
- 📝 Sharing my MVP Full-Stack App to Dev.to for feedback.
- 📝 Post at least one article each on my learning in Full-Stack and AI-Engineering.
- 📝 Continued interacting with the Dev.to community.
Discussion 💬
- What else should I do for March?
- Any questions/comments/advice or tips for the Monthly Report? Leave a comment below! I would love to hear from you!
Top comments (24)
Wow, I woke up and saw this amazing post mentioning me. This is my first time being mentioned on this platform so it means a lot to me.
Thanks you so much @francistrdev that you liked my post and found it informative. It really feels amazing that someone resonates with my posts. I love to share my experiences with everyone else so that they can learn from my mistakes and add on their experiences for me to learn from. Interviews are a crucial part of job process and scoring them is easy if you learn from your past experiences.
I am reading the comments and you are cooking something. I'm excited for it too all the best for it give your best shot. I'll be the first one to be using your app. Really excited for your deployment. For, the next month just a suggestion add a few post that aren't shared much but they have an amazing content for everyone.
Hey Konark! I appreciate your comment! It means a lot that this is a positive impact for you and I am glad that you feel inclusive! Interview is crucial for the Tech world since it is quite brutal and I believe your post hits the points that is needed to be successful during the interviews! Great work once again!
For the suggestion "add a few post that aren't shared much but they have an amazing content for everyone", it makes perfect sense. It requires time and research, but there is always much to talk about! I want to make sure I can post on my Full-Stack and AI journey since it is my niche, but we will see. Thanks again!
Thank you so much again, @francistrdev for giving me positive motivation to go and make more content that that people resonates with and helps them get better. I'll give my best next time.
Ofcourse, I'll be waiting for your posts to learn about your Full-stack and AI journey and learn from you.
Thanks for always being so supportive and being an awesome developer.
This was a genuinely wholesome read !! the mix of reflection, community shoutouts, and clear next steps makes this monthly report feel great.
you’re stacking momentum month by month, keep building, keep sharing, and definitely drop that MVP when it’s ready, I’ll be watching for that update.
Thanks Omaima! Glad you enjoy it! Definitely look out for the MVP! :D
First of all, thank you for including my post here, that genuinely means a lot to me. Knowing that something I shared resonated enough to be part of your monthly highlights makes the experience feel much more meaningful.
It’s been really inspiring watching your momentum this month. Becoming a Trusted Member, judging a challenge, and consistently showing up for the community is not easy, and it shows your intent is bigger than just posting, you’re actively helping shape the space.
I’m especially curious to see the MVP you’re building. That phase where ideas start becoming real systems is always the most uncomfortable and the most transformative at the same time.
Keep documenting the journey like this. These monthly reports are powerful, not just for others, but for yourself. They make progress visible.
Looking forward to seeing what you build next.
Thanks Aryan! I am proud to highlight your post on this post and made me feel happy that it meant a lot for you! Always looking out for other Devs and showcasing the love that is needed :)
The MVP will be the MVP (Meaning don't be surprised that it looks bad and it does not look like Silicon Valley worthy lol). I can give you a hint that it is what you expect (kindof). But I am planning on making it open source after MVP probably. Stay tuned!
Thanks for reading and hope you are well!
Really solid progress, especially becoming a Trusted Member and judging a challenge — that’s a big milestone. One thing that helped me grow faster here was sharing more “behind-the-build” posts (what worked and what failed), those usually bring the best feedback and connections.
Thanks Bhavin! I appreciate the feedback and your comment! It would probably be a good idea to do behind the scenes. I want to focus on showcasing my main functionality of the app first and see what others thinks and want to add on. It's not going to be a perfect app, but more of the bare bone of what you will expect to use. Hope that makes sense, but will keep that in mind! Thanks again!
Just WOW! Congrats and I'm waiting for the report next month 😀
Thanks Sylwia! Glad you liked it and stay tuned for next month :D
Nice updates! Got some great momentum going. Curious to see what your app will be :)
Thanks Julien! Stay tuned for the app! :D
Great monthly recap, Francis—congrats on Trusted Member status and the DEVengers initiative.
Looking forward to your MVP and Full-Stack/AI posts next month.
Hey Vasu! Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to read the post and stay tuned for next month and the MVP!
Absolutely amazing! Congratulations — I’m looking forward to next month’s report.
Hey NSD! Glad you enjoyed it and stay tuned for next month! :D
thanks
My tool got traction.
Two people signed up
I'm so happy
The mental model you describe here is something I'll use going forward.
This is the kind of content dev.to needs more of 🚀 Following for more! 🔔
Thanks Clemens! Glad you enjoyed it! :D
👾, thank you for the thoughtful reply on "🗓️ Monthly Dev Report: February 2026".
I want to engage your points directly:
On your question "Thanks Clemens! Glad you enjoyed it! :D", I read it as a trade-off problem. My take is to define the primary constraint first (speed, reliability, or distribution), then optimize that constraint intentionally instead of balancing everything equally.
If you want, I can break this down into a concrete checklist you can apply immediately.
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