I started like many others with Web Development.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
Frontend was my entry point into tech.
I built simple sites first. Then full projects.
FocusFlow, PrepPal, a few hackathon apps.
At this stage, I can pretty much build any working site if I want to.
And I even have an idea of how to go full stack if the need arises.
But here’s the thing…
The market for web developers is overly saturated.
Almost every other person knows basic frontend, can make a portfolio or clone a website.
It’s getting harder and harder to stand out from the crowd.
Add to that the rise of no-code and low-code tools.
Soon, most of web/app development won’t even need developers — just drag, drop, and publish.
At best, Devs will be there for debugging or rare edge cases.
That realization changed my direction.
I don’t want to spend years perfecting something that might be automated tomorrow.
So I’m leaving frontend development at this stage.
Not because I can’t go further — but because I want to go bigger.
AI. Cloud. Data Science.
The kind of technologies I think that will still shape the future when I graduate and start working.
Web dev taught me how to think in code.
How to take an idea and turn it into a working project.
For that, I’ll always value it.
But my journey is moving forward.
My move toward AI, Cloud, and Data Science isn't a retreat—it’s an act of an Explorer. I've recognized that the most impactful work often happens at the new frontiers of technology, where problems are still being defined and solved. This is where curiosity and a willingness to learn new domains are most rewarded.
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