How I Became a Full-Stack Developer at 16 — My Journey from Bengaluru to the Web

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"From YouTube Reels to MERN stack — how I started coding at 13 and built my own dev brand by 16."

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👋 Hey, I'm Sai Likhith GB.

I'm a 16-year-old self-taught full-stack developer from Bengaluru, India — passionate about tech, obsessed with learning, and driven by one mission:

to build the future, one line of code at a time.

I wrote my first lines of code at just 13, inspired by YouTube tutorials and Instagram Reels. I didn’t come from a tech family or have a fancy setup — I just had curiosity, energy, and a laptop.

👶 How It Started

Like most beginners, I started with something simple — a basic portfolio webpage about myself.

No big frameworks, no server-side logic — just raw HTML, CSS, and pure excitement.

That tiny project?

It lit the fire inside me.

⚒️ What I Build Now

Fast forward to today — I’m building full-stack projects using:

Python
JavaScript
React.js
Node.js
MongoDB
the full MERN stack

I use GitHub to manage my code, Vercel to deploy my portfolio, and I'm constantly exploring new tools.

🎯 The Bigger Picture

I haven’t decided yet whether I’ll launch a startup, work at a company like Google, or become a tech content creator —

but I know one thing for sure: I want to be known for doing something meaningful in tech.

Famous not just for being young — but for being good at what I do.

🚧 Challenges I Faced

Learning from short-form content like Reels was tough
No one around me was coding, so I had to teach myself
Staying consistent without losing interest

But I kept going, because I believed in my future self.

💬 A Message to You

If you're reading this and you're also young, confused, or just curious —

start learning something. Anything. For free.

Whether it’s coding, design, music, or editing — just start.

The internet is your teacher. Your dreams are real.

And if I can do this, so can you.