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Muhammad Yasir
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What Building in Public Taught Me While Reaching 2K LinkedIn Connections

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Reaching 2,000 connections on LinkedIn reminded me of an important lesson: growth happens faster when you build and learn in public.

As a developer, I spend most of my time learning new technologies, building projects and improving my skills. At some point, I decided to document this journey — not as a showcase of perfection but as a record of progress.

I shared:

  • Internship learnings
  • Frontend and full-stack projects
  • UI decisions, bugs, fixes and improvements
  • Thoughts around personal growth in tech

This approach helped me in multiple ways. It improved my communication skills, strengthened my personal brand and made my profile more discoverable to recruiters and fellow developers.

From a technical perspective, sharing my journey pushed me to:

  • Write cleaner code
  • Explain concepts clearly
  • Think more about real-world use cases

From a branding perspective, it taught me that developers who share their process stand out.

I’m still learning, still building, and still experimenting — but now with a stronger community around me.

If you’re a developer wondering whether sharing your journey is worth it — it is.

  _Consistency + curiosity + community = long-term growth._
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LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasirawan4831]
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GitHub: https://github.com/YasirAwan4831
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