I'll keep this short because honestly, week 1 doesn't have much to show yet.
And I think that's fine.
A bit about me
My name is Joan Wilfried. I'm a Full-Stack developer based in Cameroon.
React, Node.js, Angular, Spring Boot — I've shipped real projects over the past 5 years.
But I kept feeling like I was skimming the surface of backend development.
I wanted to go deeper. Understand what's actually happening under the hood.
Why now
I have a project in mind. Something that solves a real problem I see every day around me in Central Africa.
I'm not ready to talk about it in detail yet — but building it properly requires a solid backend foundation.
Python. Django. Microservices. Docker. CI/CD. Security.
So I made a decision and enrolled in ALX ProDev Back-End.
8 months. Full commitment.
Week 1 — Where I'm at
Currently in Professional Foundations (the first 3 months before the technical specialization).
71% of week 1 tasks completed. 5 days left.
Nothing technical to show yet — but the foundations matter.
What I'll do here
Every week, one article. No tutorials. No "10 tips to become a senior dev" nonsense.
Just an honest account of what I'm learning, what's hard, what clicks, what doesn't.
If you're on a similar journey — learning, building, figuring things out — I'd love to hear from you.
See you next week. 👋
Joan Wilfried — Cameroon
github.com/joanayissindong
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