This is a submission for the 2026 WeCoded Challenge: Echoes of Experience

From Learning to Building: My Journey as a Young Developer

When I first started learning programming, everything felt confusing. There were too many technologies, too many tutorials, and honestly… too many doubts.

I often asked myself: Am I really capable of becoming a developer?

But instead of stopping, I decided to keep going step by step.

My First Real Progress

Things started to change when I began working on real projects instead of just watching tutorials. I built different applications such as:

• a forum
• a hospital management system
• a leave management platform

Each project taught me something new — not only about coding, but also about patience, problem-solving, and discipline.

Challenges I Faced

One of the hardest parts of my journey was not technical… it was mental.

Sometimes I felt overwhelmed:

• too many errors
• things not working without clear reasons
• comparing myself to others

But I learned something important:
👉 Progress in tech is not about being perfect, it's about not giving up.

My Latest Project: StudyMood

Recently, I built a Pomodoro productivity web app called StudyMood.

🔗 *Live app: https://study-mood.vercel.app
🔗 My portfolio: https://yomnachelly.github.io/yomna.github.io/
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This project includes:

• a clean and simple UI built with Angular
• integration with Supabase
• deployment using Vercel

Even if the backend still needs improvements, I’m proud of the frontend and the user experience I created.

This project represents something important to me:
👉 moving from learning… to actually building.

What I Learned

Through my journey, I understood that:

• consistency is more important than talent
• making mistakes is part of learning
• building real projects is the fastest way to improve

A Message to Others

If you are just starting in tech, especially if you feel lost or not confident:

You are not alone.

Everyone struggles at the beginning. What makes the difference is continuing even when things are hard.

Start small. Build something simple. Then improve it.

What’s Next?

I’m currently learning more about DevOps and cloud technologies, and I want to keep improving my skills to build even better applications.

This is just the beginning of my journey 🚀

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This is a submission for the 2026 WeCoded Challenge: Echoes of Experience