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just joined this community to learn more about generative ai techniques.
Hey Oud! 👋🏻
Welcome to the community 🙌🏻
Welcome to DEV, Oud.
Thanks for the warm welcome, Ben!
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Welcome, Oud! This isn’t exactly my field, but I’m sure you’ll find plenty of information here. The DEV Community is full of bright minds and curious souls!
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i just joined this community to learn about web development and software development. hope it I'll be fun because i enjoy a lot coding, creating crafting all the stuff attract me.
thanks and wish me happy journey.
Hey Shahrukh! 👋🏻
Welcome to the community 🙌🏻
Welcome to DEV, Shahrukh. Follow the WebDev tag to see web development in your feed.
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Hey Shahrukh! Welcome! There is a lot of great resources here for web and software development here! The community is awesome for me so far and wish you the same for your journey!
Hey there, Shahrukh. Welcome to the community! I am sure you'll find a lovely home at DEV, with plenty of like-minded souls sharing information about their own learning journey!
Welcome, everyone!! I hope you enjoy it here :)
Welcome to DEV! 🙌🏻
If you’re new here, I’m really glad you found your way to this community. DEV is one of those rare places where curiosity, kindness, and learning actually coexist, and that’s what keeps me coming back.
I’m Hadil Ben Abdallah, a software engineer and a technical content writer who loves turning complex developer topics into clear, practical stories that actually help people build things. I learn a lot by reading others’ experiences here, and I strongly believe that sharing, even when you feel “not ready yet”, is how we grow fastest. 🔥
If you’re just starting out, my advice is simple:
🌟 Ask questions.
🌟Share what you’re learning.
🌟 Don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20.
Looking forward to learning with you all 💙
Hey! Just joined the community. I'm a new developer who loves building things with AI, using it as a coding partner for side projects has completely changed how I approach software development.
Currently deep into Rust and desktop app development, but always curious about what others are working on. Looking forward to learning from this community and sharing what I pick up along the way!
Welcome, Ola. I'm sure all of us in the DEV Community look forward to hearing more about your own experiences. What make you decide on Rust, by the way?
One thing you will find here is a warm welcome, alongside a great atmosphere and plenty of kind folks willing and able to share their knowledge.
I may have to pick your brain I an interested in using Rust to create some WASM plugins to run in an existing.net app
Well, I'm more a Python man myself but I've always held Rust in high regard. That said, happy to see your progress and there are many Rust-based members here at DEV!
Thanks for the warm welcome, Richard!
I chose Rust for a few key reasons:
Cross-platform - I wanted to build a desktop app that runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux without maintaining separate codebases. Rust with egui makes this surprisingly smooth.
Memory safety. Rust's ownership system is a learning curve, but now I really appreciate not worrying about memory leaks or data races. The compiler catches so many bugs before they become runtime issues.
Maturity. The ecosystem has really grown. Crates like egui, comrak for markdown parsing, syntect for syntax highlighting, there's a quality library for almost everything now, with great documentation.
Looking forward to learning from everyone here!
Thanks for the reply, Ola. Yes, I've heard great things about Rust myself, for many of the reasons you've listed. Always nice to hear when someone is enjoying their journey with their weapon of choice - as it were! Talk of the strong ecosystem has me even more curious - thanks for the heads-up!
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I checked out your notebook app on Github and it's really good, solves a lot of convenience issues I have with markdown writing apps and Mac's built in writing apps!
Hey Ola. Hope you are well. Welcome to the community!
What projects are you building with Rust by the way? I heard that Rust is on the rise to popularity now because of its runtime.
Again, welcome!
Thanks Francis!
I'm currently working on a text editor with markdown support + native mermaid diagrams rendering in rust, so mermaid.rs basically :P
Started the project because I wasn't happy with how Microsoft changed Notepad in Win11, and figured I'd try building what I actually wanted.
I'm not the strongest programmer, but I've developed a solid AI-assisted workflow that's been working well, the project has grown to include a bunch of features. Pretty happy with how far it's come!
Interestingly, Rust's strict compiler makes AI-assisted coding more reliable i think, mistakes get caught at compile time rather than runtime. That plus the improvements in newer models like Claude Opus 4.5 has made for a pretty smooth workflow.
Wow that great :D
I took a look at the text editor you are building on GitHub and it looks like it got traction (847 stars)! How did you get this much popularity before Dev.to? Is it marketing?
I would assume mistakes happen usually in compile time if it is that reliable (Unless the AI is poorly trained and getting the results that are not accurate. But would that be a runtime error though?).
Will check your project out in the future and maybe contribute! Mind as well start to be familiar with Rust. Awesome work!
most of it came from a single Hacker News post around the v0.2.0 release that did really well. HN can be unpredictable, but when a post lands at the right time, it drives a lot of visibility. I also shared it on a couple of Reddit communities (r/rust), but HN was definitely the main driver. No fancy marketing strategy, just sharing something I built and hoping it resonated with people.
Would love to have you! The codebase is in Rust with egui for the GUI. If you're new to Rust, it's a great way to learn, the compiler is strict but helpful. Feel free to check out the issues on GitHub or just poke around the code. Happy to help if you have questions!
Sounds good! I will let you know in the future if anything! (Also followed you on Dev.to to look forward to more updates! :D)
Hey DEV community!
I’m here to share my learning journey, mainly around Linux, especially Arch Linux, and open-source tools. I like documenting setups and experimenting with systems. Excited to be part of the community!
Welcome to the community here at DEV, Abdullah. I use Manjaro Linux on an old laptop (Xfce) - my first step to migrating away from Big Tech. Arch would be the next logical step in some ways, so would love to hear more about your own experiences with it!
Thank you, Richard!
I’m mainly running Arch Linux alongside Windows in a dual-boot setup. I haven’t tried Manjaro yet, but my focus has been directly on Arch. I’m also on a moderately old system (i5 4th gen), and surprisingly, it has been more capable than I expected.
Things I assumed weren’t possible on this hardware under Windows turned out to be very doable once I started exploring Arch and tinkering more deeply. I’ve experimented with QEMU, GPU passthrough, and benchmarking. Even with gaming, I’ve noticed some story-driven offline titles performing better on Linux than they did on Windows.
One of the most fun parts for me is customizing Hyprland, although it can be very time consuming. But my main desktop environment on Arch is KDE Plasma. I feel Arch Linux is a great choice if you want to build your system from zero with full understanding. If you have spare time and want complete control from zero to one hundred percent, Gentoo Linux is also worth trying. I experimented with Gentoo as well, but with only four CPU cores, compilation took a very long time, so I eventually shifted back to Arch.
Strangely enough my old laptop running Manjaro is also 4th Gen (though an i3) The Xfce desktop environment seems tailor-made for it though, and I run a fairly light system with regard to software installations.
I am most certainly going to tinker with Arch myself at some point. My current laptop is the only Windows-based computer in the house now, and I'll be dual-booting that at least before the end of the year.
My eventual desktop development PC is going to be based around Fedora KDE but that's mainly because I won't need or want it to be bleeding-edge in regards to update cycle. However that isn't set in stone at this point - so who knows!
Xfce is best suited for older hardware and was developed mainly as a lightweight desktop environment. If you want something even lighter, you can try LXQt, as it uses less RAM and overall CPU resources. But if you are comfortable with Xfce, it is still a very solid choice.
Manjaro is already an Arch-based distribution, but I think it offers more stability compared to Arch. If you really want to try Arch, I would suggest not updating the system too frequently. Running updates weekly or even twice a month works better.
However, this last update had some issues. My guess is that it’s related to initramfs. The kernel was updated, but the initramfs didn’t regenerate properly, and my system has crashed twice so far. For now, I’m just waiting for the next update because I’m a bit lazy to fix it myself.
Indeed, one of the main differences between Arch and Manjaro is that updates are held back a week (at least I think I've understood that correctly) to try to catch any potential issues. As the older machine is rarely used, I would like to do a fresh Arch install on it at some point, regardless.
Either way, I just want to get comfortable in the Linux ecosystem, so I can discover things much like you have, Abdullah. If you get around to posting here, I will certainly been looking forward reading those posts!
Yes, you have understood that correctly. Manjaro holds updates back to catch potential issues, which makes it feel safer on older or less-used machines.
If you go with a fresh Arch install, a small tip is to disable the swap partition if you are using the archinstall script. If you prefer doing everything manually, you can use cfdisk for disk partitioning. Although the Arch Wiki suggests fdisk, it can be harder to track disk names and partition labels when partitioning manually. Both tools are already available in the Arch ISO.
I’ve been using Arch for about a year now and have tried various setups along the way. I’ve started documenting my experiments and plan to share those experiences here from time to time. Getting comfortable with Linux is what pushed me in this direction as well.
Look forward to you sharing those experiences with the DEV Community. I will certainly do the same when I install Arch. Appreciate the advice too!
Hi I’m Johnny, a software engineer with 20 years of experience. I have ADHD and am currently working in a tool, called Divergent Flow, for productivity. I joined to connect with other devs that may struggle with traditional systems like jira and outlook. I would love to connect and hear about how other neurodivergent devs stay productive!
Hi Everyone. So excited to be here. I am a just learning Java, and hope to get into SQL. I would love input on the process. Sometimes it is tough to not get discouraged.
Welcome to the DEV community, Jenifer! Imposter syndrome, false starts, and plenty of other challenges can make the learning journey tough - but keep at it.
What led you to choose Java, by the way? Was it because of the tech stack or something else? I always find it interesting to hear why people pick a particular language to start with (I went with Python myself)
Hi Richard, so glad you responded. I have been on and off with my learning over the years. It was either life got busy or I got discouraged, or just wasn't willing to put the time in that I know learning code requires. When I got my BS in computer science a little over a decade ago, the language used was Java. I did dabble in Python a couple of years ago, when I was thinking about being a data analyst. I really am a fan of Java. I just really need a community to help in this journey. I have never joined one before, and maybe that was one of the reasons I would give up. I really want to be in the field and hope to find a job soon. I know I just have to keep putting in the time. I just hope to get good feedback and maybe help in this process. How long have you been in the field, what got you interested in coding itself and Python?
Thanks for the reply, Jenifer. My own journey has been on/off itself. Life finds a way of getting in the way all too easily at times!
Java is a fine language and I understand why you would want to continue with something you're familar with. Through Python, I toyed with ML myself at one point - joining Kaggle before I became overwhelmed/disillusioned.
The change for me, and also the reason I am here, is I looked back on the last five years or so and realised I have forgotten most of what I had learnt because I wasn't using that knowledge. Being here, writing about my journey, keeps me consistent and - for want of a better word - honest.
Right now, I'm more a hobbyist than anthing else but I am working through the curriculum at freeCodeCamp with regard to webdev. As far as Python is concerned, I simply love the syntax, I feel comfortable with it, and I have plans to use it.
You'll hopefully find that community you seek here - in fact I'm sure that you will! I look forward to hearing more about your journey!
Hi Richard. Yes life can get crazy sometimes. For sure, with programming, you use it or lose it. I hope to stay focused on this journey with this community also. I am working through a course on Udemy that is a Java masterclass. It has a lot of exercises/challenges after many of the lessons, some I can do, some I can't. I wonder, do I really need to do all of the exercises after each section. That is when I get discouraged a bit, but the difference is that this time I am not giving up, and have joined several communities that will help with any question I will have. The main thing, I figure, is I keep practicing on one or two exercises/challenges and move on to the next lesson, or I will never get through the course:). Thank you so much for mentioning the Java resources to someone else. You never know what's out there. I hope to hear the great strides you are making in your journey also.
Thanks for the update, Jenifer. A Udemy course sounds like a good starting point, I have one to do myself - 100 Days of Python. I would suggest you try your best to complete the exercises - if you can't then don't beat yourself up over it. You could also create a post here on DEV if something isn't quite clear to you. Web searches are still your friend, even in this world of LLMs.
With regard to my own journey, I tend to write something every day or so in regard to my freeCodeCamp journey - happy for you to read those if you feel they would offer some additional motivation. My own Python Resources post had me thinking about what could be out there for Java and it's a pretty similar picture, to be honest. Java Full Course for Beginners by Mosh, Intro to Java Programming by freeCodeCamp, Exercism Java Track, and the W3Schools Java Tutorial as well.
Just remember learning is about the journey, not the destination - we all had to start somewhere!
Hey Jenifer. Hope you are well. Welcome to the community!
Glad you are learning Java. What kind of projects are you thinking of that involves Java? I rarely seen projects that uses purely Java and the only time I seen it was my friend building chess in Java.
What are you hoping to get out of the Dev.to community? Is it trying to master Java and SQL? Inspiration Since you mention discouragement)?
Either way, welcome!
Hi Francis. Thank you for the warm welcome. I am not sure about any projects of my own. Right now I am working through a Udemy Java master class, which does have a lot of exercises/challenges for me to practice with. I figure, to put some of those in my portfolio. As far as the community hear, I am hoping to get some encouragement to not give up. I do want to learn a lot more about Java and SQL, to find a remote development role soon. What about you? What are learning?
Thanks Jenifer!
I am reviewing my skills in Full-stack, but also learning AI on top of that for the goal of implementing AI to my full stack projects. I hope to get conformable with it as a goal for this year. Hope your journey goes well :D
Hi all, and a warm welcome to the new dev.to community members! I've been around for a bit over a year now, initially joining just to show support for a friend's blog. It was exactly a year later that I decided to start sharing some of my own thoughts and experiences. One thing that really drew me in was this community's support - even when people were being critical, it didn't feel harsh, it felt helpful. There's something really lovely about that dynamic. I hope you all find the same support here, and are able to grow and learn together. Cheers and welcome to dev.to!
hello everyone, I'm about as dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to tech, but I love the shit out of it. I don't know why but I do but I don't understand it lol how are you guys doing today? I am a 23 year army veteran and I am 100% disabled because I was blown up a few times and I live in Southern California for now. I'm picking them move to Missouri did I say I love tech but I don't understand it? If somebody can teach me just a little bit of tech you'd be the smartest person on this earth because I just don't understand it. I don't understand how to code I don't understand how to build stuff with code. I don't understand none of that so if y'all could teach me how to code that that would be fantastic. I look forward to chatting with each and everyone of you and maybe hopefully someday soon or later we can meet up because I plan on traveling a whole lot. Did I mention I don't know how to code I really don't well AnyWho great meeting you guys and I will post a picture of myself. Maybe if if you're lucky lol if I'm lucky I won't break the camera so thanks a lot guys and I will talk to you soon.
Greetings, Jeff. First off, thank you for your service, and I’m really glad you’re here.
Don’t worry at all about feeling “dumb” with tech – loving it is already half the battle! Coding can seem like magic at first, but everyone starts somewhere. A good way to begin is by playing around with small projects or tutorials – even something as simple as making a little webpage or learning some Python can be enjoyable and not too scary.
Out of curiosity, do you have any particular areas of tech you’re interested in? Like games, websites, robots, or something else entirely? Knowing what excites you can make learning way more fun. Either way there are plenty of people here at DEV at all stages in their learning journey, so you will have lots of support.
Welcome everyone!
Hi everyone :)
I’m a Project Zomboid mod developer, working mainly with Lua and game-side systems. Currently focused on clean mod architecture, extensibility, and tooling.
Greetings, Volt. Welcome to the DEV Community! Your post reminded me that I must put Project Zomboid on my wishlist! How did you get into modding, by the way? Was it through Zomboid or something else? The closest I've ever got to modding was scripting an IRC bot - back in the day!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Project Zomboid is definitely worth it, especially if you enjoy systems-heavy games.
I didn’t start with Zomboid directly. I got into modding through general programming and tinkering with systems, and Zomboid ended up being a great fit because of how open and extensible its Lua-based modding is.
Once you start changing small things, it quickly turns into designing systems instead of scripts — which is what really hooked me.
An IRC bot is honestly a great entry point, by the way. You’re still dealing with events, state, and edge cases — just in a different environment.
What kind of things did your bot do back then?
Yes, I've heard good things about the Zomboid modding scene and great things about Lua in general.
The IRC bot I created was a product of the game I was into at the time - Starsiege Tribes - which had its own IRC server. It did all the usual bot tasks from back in the day: greeting users who joined the channel, offered a game of Magic 8 Ball, ran a basic profanity filter, and even had a three-strikes system for kicking and banning users. It was so effective that it even banned me once!
Do you plan to post anything about your modding experiences here at DEV? I think they would be very well received!
That’s actually a great example — bots like that are much closer to real software than people give them credit for. Event handling, state management, permissions, edge cases… banning yourself once is basically a rite of passage 😄
Lua really shines in environments like Project Zomboid because it sits right at that sweet spot: simple to get started with, but flexible enough to build proper systems once things grow beyond “just a script.”
And yes, I do plan to write more about modding here. I’m especially interested in sharing lessons around mod architecture, maintainability, and the kinds of problems that only show up once a mod lives for a while and interacts with others.
If there’s anything specific you’d be curious about — tooling, structure, or common pitfalls — feel free to let me know.
At the time, our clan was part of the Open Gaming League, and we all eventually stopped asking the bot for match predictions - it never thought we had a chance of winning!
Five years ago, I started learning Python before life got in the way, and now I’m eager to dive back in and truly embrace my inner Pythonista. That said, I’d also consider exploring Lua in the future - modding seems like a good way to ease into it. I do keep tilting my head towards Godot Engine, though!
Regardless, I’m looking forward to reading your posts and will definitely be asking some questions along the way!
That’s hilarious — a brutally honest prediction bot sounds exactly like something a clan would both rely on and slowly stop trusting 😄
Python is a great language to come back to, especially with how accessible it is for scripting, tooling, and experimentation. And you’re right — modding can be a very gentle way into Lua. It lets you focus on logic and systems without getting buried in boilerplate.
Godot is also a solid choice. Its scripting model and scene system feel very developer-friendly, especially if you enjoy understanding how things work under the hood.
Looking forward to the questions — discussions like this are half the reason I enjoy writing here.
I agree, the community here at DEV is one of the best - making it easy to share our learning journey and resulting experiences.
Great to have you onboard, Volt, and I will start reading your posts in earnest!
I completely agree — the DEV community makes it easy to share progress, mistakes, and lessons without it feeling forced.
Thanks for the warm welcome, I really appreciate it. Hope you find something useful in the posts, and I’m always happy to discuss or answer questions along the way.
Hello, I'm David, I just got to know about Google AI Studio and I've been exploring so far and it's been fun!
Thank you
Greetings, David. Welcome to the DEV Community! Now you're here and already exploring Google AI Studio, I wonder if you have seen the DEV Education Track? The first track happens to be Build Apps with Google AI Studio - might be worth a look?
Thanks so much, Richard
I started building apps with Google AI Studio already and it's been fun, I'm currently working on something now, I used just Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity
Sounds great, David. Glad to hear you're enjoying working with Google AI Studio. Look forward to reading about your progress in the future!
Yes, thank you so much
Hey David. Hope you are well! Glad you find it fun so far learning Google AI Studio! What are other things have you been exploring so far? Other than that, welcome to the community!
Thanks Francis, I make video contents also and I'm currently a software engineering student at Miva Open University
That's Awesome! What kind of video content are you publishing? Either way, hope your journey goes well!
I make explainer videos, skit and Talking Head Video
Thank you very much
Hello guys!
Hi all, old school tech generalist here 👋🏻
Looking to learn anything & everything!
Greetings. Welcome to the DEV Community. I'm sure you'll find a home here! Plenty of developers, hobbyists, and everything in between within the community, so knowledge and sharing abound!
(Loved your website, by the way).
Thanks Richard, appreciate it!
Hey Daniel. Welcome to the community! As Richard mention, there is a lot of content here to look forward to on your journey as a developer! What is your favorite programming language so far by the way? Again, Welcome to the community :)
Thanks Francis, Favorite programming language? I've only really used Python, Java (Groovy to a lesser extent) and JS. If I had to choose, I'd probably say Java, but I guess that's because I've spent the most time with it.
Hey DEV folks 👋
I’m a Laravel developer who enjoys fixing bugs that look scary at first but turn out to be simple once you understand why they happen.
I’m here to learn better backend practices, share small real-world fixes, and connect with people who love solving problems as much as I do.
Fun fact: I usually understand a bug after taking a break from it 😄
Happy to say hello—what are you currently building?
New to the community. An oldie! Developing in Python, HTML, and PSQL. Here to get depth knowldge on these and cloud in particular. You can check out the profile page on eshana.net developed on HTML, Flask front end, and Python, PSQL backend.
Hey Rajeev. Hope you are well. Welcome to the Dev.to Community!
Hello folks! Looking forward to learn from all the tech expert here!
Hiyeee! Just join this community hope you're all doing awesome today! :)
Joined this community today. Hope to gain more skills on JavaScript and programming in general.
Welcome, Harry. You've found a great home here at DEV - plenty of folks using JS too!
Hey everyone 👋
Just joined.
I’m working mostly with backend + product thinking, and I’m interested in how real systems behave once they grow beyond “it works”.
Here to read, learn, and share notes from the messy middle of building things.
Glad to be here.
Welcome, Josef! You've come to the right place here at DEV. Plenty of people here, sharing their knowledge and their trials. Is there any particular backend stack you're drawn to, or are you learning about it in general?
Thanks, Richard!
I’ve mostly worked on problems that show up between systems — like when things silently drift out of sync and suddenly you’re dealing with refunds, cancellations, and penalties.
So I’m less focused on backend as a tech stack, and more on backend as a system — something that holds up even when data is a bit messy or external APIs flake out.
That said: currently building with Node + Postgres + Supabase. And yeah, still wrestling with concurrency here and there 🙃
Sounds really rather interesting, Josef. Hopefully you'll feel able to share a little about your journey in the weeks and months ahead!
Hi everyone! I'm a developer working with React, Next.js, and a bit of Express. I've always loved writing and sharing knowledge, but I've hesitated because I feel what I know is not "deep enough" to be worth sharing. I'm working on getting past that!
Currently, I'm learning React Native and mobile app development. I look forward to learning from this community and sharing what I pick up along the way!
Welcome to the DEV Community, Favour. Believe me, your posts always have value - no matter what level they are. We are varied and supportive bunch of people here, who are very much at different points in their own learning journey.
Thank you, Richard.
Bouncing around the internet....touching things.... jotting notes.... considering global domination.... same ol' same ol'
Welcome to the community here at DEV, Lana. Are you learning anything specific at the moment or just dipping you toes in the water?
Oh, and best of luck with global domination if you decide to act on the impulse!
👋 Hello! I've joined long time ago, but I've hardly participated in conversations since then. DEV has become my go to for reading on PC or phone whenever I have free time. These days, my fav topics to read about are Rust and everything Linux, since I'm still learning both!
Greetings, Padparadshco! Glad to hear the DEV community has been helpful to you! If you ever decide to share your own learning journey here, I know it'll be well received - plenty of people taking their first steps in the Linux ecosystem, as well as exploring Rust!
Hi everyone, I joined this community to share my learning journey as a DevOps engineer and talk about my experience and interests. I’m currently learning Go by building my own Prometheus health exporter.
Hi, i'm amritanshu wanna learn web dev in 2026 .. you guys can guide me how to do it smartly in 2026. funfact about me is that i like chess
Welcome to the community here at DEV, Amritanshu. There will be quite a few posts here under #webdev, from people starting their journey and from those more advanced. Please there are online resources like the excellent Full Stack Developer curriculum over at freeCodeCamp that you might want to take a look at as well - I'm currently working throught the Repsonsive Web Design certification there!
Hey Amritanshu! Hope you are well. Welcome!
Hope that helps!
Hey! MERN developer (6 years) here.
Here to learn, grow, and share what I'm discovering about clean architecture and practical design patterns. Looking forward to connecting with this community!
Welcome to the DEV Community, Aishwarya! Cool to see someone using MERN. Since it’s all JavaScript, do you mostly work on frontend, backend, or full-stack projects?
Thanks! I work full-stack but lean more toward backend architecture. I enjoy designing scalable microservices and APIs, though I do frontend when needed. The JavaScript ecosystem across the stack makes it easier to switch contexts and mentor team members on both ends. What about you - what are you currently into?
That sounds really interesting - look forward to you sharing more about your journey here at DEV.
Having enjoyed programming in Python a few years ago, and having completed the Responsive Web Design certification at freecodecamp back then as well, I let things slide - so started the year with an renewed focused on web development and Python. Felt DEV was the right place to share my learning journey with others.
Nice! Renewed focus always brings fresh perspective. I'd love to see what you build as you get back into it. Happy Coding!
Thanks, Aishwarya. Really appreciate it. Rejoined freeCodeCamp and working my way back through the curriculum - write about that here on an almost daily basis!
Hope to be reading a little about your own journey soon!
Hi! Just joined and looking forward to learning from the community.
Hello go2maxi. Welcome to the Dev.to community! There is a lot of great resource to learn here and a lot of people to connect to! I see you are learning python. What is your current goal as of now? Is it building projects with Python? Career tips?
Either way, Welcome again!
Hey, thanks!
I’m still pretty early in Python, and lately I’ve been trying to move past just “code that works.”
I realized I was kind of using things without really knowing what was going on underneath.
So these days I’m poking around stuff like iterators and the standard library, taking small notes as I go.
Nothing fancy yet, just trying to build a better mental model.
Nice to meet you~
Hey everyone! 👋
Excited to join this amazing developer community! I'm the creator and maintainer of REslava.Result - a production-ready Result pattern library for C# that's helping developers eliminate exceptions for more predictable code.
What brought me here was wanting to connect with fellow .NET developers and share insights about functional programming patterns in C#. I've been deep in the trenches building REslava.Result, which features:
🚀 Zero dependencies and comprehensive testing (95%+ coverage)
🎯 CRTP-powered fluent APIs with perfect type preservation
🏷️ Rich error context with structured tagging system
📊 Comprehensive success tracking for audit trails
Right now, I'm really diving deep into advanced C# patterns like Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP), railway-oriented programming, and functional composition. My library solves the real-world problem of unpredictable exception handling by providing type-safe, composable error handling that makes code more maintainable and testable.
Looking forward to learning from all of you, sharing my journey with functional programming in C#, and connecting with developers who are passionate about writing cleaner, more predictable code. Feel free to check out REslava.Result if you're interested in modern error handling patterns! 🚀
Hey everyone! We're Aspxone, a solo team. We make tools open and free since 2025 (it is a bit old 😅). Founded and run by VyomTBM, we hope we see other solo teams using our tools and other free useful resources.
Hey Guys I am a full stack software developer working in a startup. Mostly I was working on the company's task only. I want to explore the other parts as well to build meaningful SASS apps and webapps.
Let's begin the journey !!
You can reach me on LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/mukul-verma-69ab31...
Hey Mukul. Hope you are well. Welcome to the Dev.to! What inspired you to be part of the Dev.to community and what are your goals for this year?
I am also a Full Stack developer as well, though I would say I am a beginner. Welcome again!
Hey Francis my inspirations comes from watching nowadays every dev is building stuff that is actually used by thousands of people I also want to contribute to the community.
My goals is to publish at least 3 apps this year. Still brainstorming the ideas though !!
👋 Hi dev.to, I’m Selvacanabady.
I build systems where abstraction eventually runs out.
My background spans data center operations, CMS and ERP migrations, and now healthcare platforms—customizing open-source systems, integrating hardware, and optimizing software that has to perform under real constraints.
I care about:
backend architecture and performance
PHP, Python, JavaScript in production (not demos)
system boundaries: web ↔ hardware ↔ data
code that survives traffic, upgrades, and human behavior
Here, I’ll write about practical engineering—trade-offs, failures, optimizations, and the quiet decisions that keep systems running.
No framework evangelism. No cargo culting.
Just software, as it’s actually built.
Let’s get to work
Hello, I am new here !
Greetings Jaypaul. Welcome to the DEV Community. Do you have any particular areas of interest?
Thank you Richard!
I love learning vibe coding. I am sure there is something for me here.
Indeed, pretty much every field covered here at DEV!
Thats great. I will definitely dive into the useful information!
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function learn() {
$greetings = [
"Hello, I am here to learn!",
"Greetings, Earthlings! I'm just here for the PHP!",
"Hey there! Ready to tackle some code like a pro!",
"Sup? Just here to absorb knowledge like a sponge!",
"What's up? I'm on a quest for PHP wisdom!",
];
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Was building an AI project and somehow ended up here. Curious what happens next
Greetings, Alex. I am sure all the members of the community here at DEV are happy to be part of your journey. Lots of brilliant people here, sharing their experiences. Perhaps you want to share your own at one point - look forward to it!
Hey Alex! Welcome to the community! What AI project are you working on specifically? If anything, glad you are part of this community!
Thanks! I’m currently working on an experimental agentic AI system focused on orchestration, tool execution, and handling failure cases in automated workflows.
Glad to be part of the community.
Hi everyone 👋 I’m Giancarlo. I’m new here and still getting my bearings, but I’m really excited to learn and meet people in the community. I’m starting from the basics, so if you have any tips on where a beginner should start first, I’d really appreciate it!
Hello everyone, I am Ankit Jatav a computer Science Engineering Student and i just found this platform and joined to get more exposure of web dev and connect with people to learn something every single day ..
Hello everyone! 👋
I’m a developer based in India, working at C-DAC Bengaluru on large-scale projects.
I enjoy learning about backend systems, APIs, security, and clean code practices. Joined DEV to learn from the community and share real-world development insights. Happy to be here 😊
Greetings, Vivek. Welcome to the DEV Community. Look forward to hearing more about your journey and I am sure you'll find a lovely home here!
Wassup folks ! Joined the community officially . Good to see you all .
I'm a backend enthusiast and build backend specific projects and will be sharing them soon
Profiles : github.com/mohdaffann || linkedin.com/in/muhammad-affan-anass/
My projects :
PRCRAFT :
An AI powered CLI tool that generates PR titles and descriptions for GitHub (via GroqAI) . Open-source listed on npmjs
Link : npmjs.com/package/prcraft
redis-job-queue : A queue based job processor with automatic retries up-to 3 times with exponential backoff , built with Redis's data structures of List and Hash (metaData)
Link : github.com/mohdaffann
QueensGambit : A chess app built with socket.io . Features 3 time modes to play from , namely rapid , blitz and bullet . A quick join section to join rooms created by other people . Fully anonymous with no signup/Login hassle (more like avoided implementing auth , lol)
Link : queensgambit-livid.vercel.app/
Looking forward to publish them in detail , maybe I'll get hired by a recruiter watching this HaHaHa
Howdey everyone!
I'm a CS student who is currently learning UNIX/LINUX and Assembly! I'm came here looking for a friendly community to engage with! A fun fact about me is that I have six cats! >:D
It's a pleasure to be here!
Welcome, Shadowbuoyy. I'm sure you'll feel right at home here at DEV. It's a truly lovely community! And six cats?! That must make typing difficult sometimes, if my two are anything to go by!
Hello,
You can call me Zeezy, just joined this community to gain more knowledge about software development. I am an aspiring tech girl, currently learning HTML . I want my experiences here to be one of my best web development experiences ever. Thanks
Greetings, Zeezy! Welcome to the community here at DEV. Do you mind me asking what resources you're using to learn HTML? I'm currently running through the Responsive Web Design certification at freeCodeCamp and writing about it here to help keep my learning consistent.
I know you'll find a warm, supportive, and caring home here. Best of luck with your journey!
Joined the community some days ago
While I've been reading posts from the community for some years now I also wanted to also share my experience in the software engineering world with everyone.
Greetings, Sara. Welcome - formally - to the community here at DEV. With your knowledge, I'm sure your posts would be well received. Look forward to hearing more!
Hi, I'm Zane. I've been building AI agent systems for a couple years and recently decided to actually write down what works vs what's just hype.
Turns out most of it works, just differently than people say.
Live in Hawaii. Surf badly. Code slightly better.
I got to know about dev.to for a very long time. but it took me soo long to get used to this. I'm a fullstack developer who builds systems using nextjs as fullstack solution, and use postgres or mongodb accordingly.
and excited to learn more regarding tech and development hacks.
Heloo!!! Just joined Dev Community!
I'm Ateeb, A Full Stack Developer and AI Engineer passionate about building scalable SaaS products that combine automation, data intelligence, and clean UI/UX.
Let's learn and build together!
I post code on LinkedIn. Dev Community sounds like it might be a better place to do that. I mostly post Javascript code and talk about what I'm currently working on in my Javascript Libraries. They simplify javascript code and make websites more expressive.
I might also post about COBOL and other legacy tools. Note: COBOL is still a big player in some arenas.
Welcome to the DEV Community, Dale. You're right, JavaScript-related posts would do very well here, plenty of members starting out in webdev - like myself!
Personally, I would be more than happy to hear about COBOL. It was only through a post here on DEV that I found out NASA still uses C. That was a very interesting read and I'm sure one on COBOL would be too!
Hi devs!
I’m a software developer and right now I’m spending a lot of time improving my system design, Java, and Python—basically the areas I want to get stronger at also and building scalable systems. Super excited to learn, exchange ideas, and grow together with this community.
Welcome, Shipra. I'm sure you'll find the ideal home here at DEV. Always nice to see a fellow Pythonista, and I know others would love to hear about your experiences with Java as well! Look forward to hearing more!
Joined a few days ago to participate in the github cli challenge and to submit my entry, Copilot CLI Swarm Orchestrator. I specialize in AI dev and research. Specifically offline reasoning and Cognitive Layering. founder of Aftermath Technologies Ltd. Also, to hopefully connect with more like-minded people. I've been very inclusive and anti-social for years, trying to change that. Looking forward to being a part of the community.
helloooo from my grave. i am new in this, so please don't bite me
♪(´▽▽｀)
No biting here, Bytecula - only friendly humans and lots of learning. You’re very safe!
Glad you found your way here. Jump in, ask questions, share what you’re building (or breaking), and enjoy the ride. The community here at DEV does a very good job at cheering people on!
thank you! hopefully a lot of breaking, to have a lot to learn from ;)
Indeed but you'll get there!
Joined this community because I heard good things about it, looking to share my projects and build my ideas with the help of the people here.
Greetings, Paramesh. Welcome to the community here at DEV. Love your first post about a typing visualiser - quite the fun project, thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Richard. Both for the support and the welcoming, I'm already loving the community.
Great to hear, Paramesh. Looking forward to hearing more about your own journey!
Heyy everyone👋🏽
I'm new to programming, joined the Dev community to learn more about web Dev & Game Dev and also to interact with great minds.
Welcome to the community here at DEV, Nethrix. What resources and tools are your currently using to learn web and game development? Do you have a specific interest in require to Frontend or Backend, 2D or 3D games?
Thank you, Richard!
I'm currently using freeCodeCamp, Codecademy & some YouTube videos to learn Web Dev... But I haven't started with game Dev yet but I'm interested in 3D games & frontend
I’m working through freeCodeCamp myself - the Responsive Web Design certification. I actually completed it a couple of years ago, but lost much of the knowledge through inaction, so I’ve started again this year with the latest version.
I’m hoping to properly reconnect with Python very soon, and then maybe dip my toes into game development with the Godot Engine.
Wishing you all the very best on your journey, Nethrix, and I hope you share it with the DEV Community.
Hi, I just joined to learn more about shipping and connect with other fellow builders! I am currently working on a coherent long-form fiction generator, writeaibook.com if you want to check it out! Cheers!
Hello, joining to connect with other devs :)
Hey Kat. Hope you are well. Welcome to the Dev.to Community!
Hi! Excited to learn, read and grow along the way.
Welcome to the DEV Community, go2maxi! Always nice to see a fellow Pythonista join our ranks. You've found an ideal place here to keep track of your progress. Look forward to hearing more about your journey!
Thanks! Glad to be here.
Still pretty new to Python, but digging into how things work under the hood lately.
Looking forward to learning from everyone here.
I'm reconnecting with Python myself, having done a numer of courses and so on several years ago. I've some free resources pinned to my profile if that helps you any, go2maxi?
Hi everyone. Here to be around folks like my self-interest dev^:coding. Insights in the dev of my own schooling. CS.
Hey Frances! Hope you are well. Welcome to the community! What are some goals you hope to accomplish as a developer? Any projects you are currently working on?
In any case, welcome!
Hi guys. I joined dev.to when I read the AuthFlow Integration Assistant article by Paul Yeager. Found it interesting and informative. Hope to be able to contribute to this platform with my own explorations in the AI jungle.
I’ve gone all-in on Gemini, and somehow ended up here as a "developer." I don’t always know what I'm doing (mostly don't know), but I’m making it work and learning faster than ever.
I'm driven by years of fighting 'cookie-cutter' marketing apps like HubSpot and Salesforce. I want to build things from the ground up that are actually fast and secure, rather than being stuck in those rigid systems.
Whether it’s for a garage door repairman or a forward-thinking SaaS, I want to deliver things the way I see fit. That’s been the best part: seeing things come to fruition that I used to just cry about in frustration over a drink. It feels good to finally see the light! And let me tell you, it's lookin' pretty good.
Hey, I'm Charley. An old guy that's been working in tech since 98. I've tried a couple other jobs along the way but always end up back in tech. Are you in tech by choice? lol
Welcome to the community here at DEV, Charley. Never worked in tech in regard to a career but I've been using it and learning about it since my teenage years - a long time ago now! I'm of the generation that your parents bought you a home computer because they believed it would help with your school homework - the reality being you spent the weekends playing a game or progamming in BASIC.
Glad to have you here and look forward to hearing more about your own journey and experiences!
Thanks for the welcome. I'm hoping to hear about other journeys as well.
Hello! Just learned from the Odin Project, hyped to be here and meet more people to learn from! My goal is to find my path to the career I love, and from there become a Full Stack Developer!
Greetings, Hector. Welcome to the DEV Community! Are you working through The Odin Project or have your finished the Foundation path? Either way, it's a great resource and one I plan to return to when I am further along the freeCodeCamp curriculum. Good to have you here!
I am still going through Foundation path! Nice to meet you!
Ah, great! Best of luck with it!
👋 Hi! I'm Rafał from Poland.
I just built Queryra - AI search for WordPress that trains
on YOUR content, not the entire internet.
I'm here to share my journey building a SaaS and learn
from this awesome community.
Nice to meet you all! 🚀
Hi everyone 👋
I’m Harry, a software engineer focused on system design, clean architecture, and long-term maintainability.
I’m currently building a public engineering portfolio where I document not just code, but how I think about architecture, trade-offs, and real-world engineering decisions.
I recently published an article comparing Clean Architecture vs Vertical Slice Architecture if anyone’s interested:
dev.to/harrykhlo/clean-architectur...
Looking forward to learning from everyone here and sharing ideas along the way!
Hey everyone! 👋 Just joined the community.
I’m a newer developer who loves building side projects with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—working on real projects has completely changed how I approach learning and problem-solving.
Currently focused on frontend development and improving my UI and responsiveness skills, but always curious to see what others are building. Looking forward to learning from you all and sharing what I pick up along the way!
When I read discussions about generative AI, most focus on moments when systems get things wrong — or on increasingly elaborate prompt engineering to make them behave better.
I’m more interested in something else: understanding the structural limitations of generative AI, how those limitations show up in real use, and what happens when we design systems or workflows around them.
I use small experiments, observations, and failures as starting points, then write short essays about what I find. My hope is that others who build, teach, or rely on these systems will find the patterns useful — or at least worth questioning.
I'm hoping that this effort will be a good contribution to this community.
Started learning Mobile app dev and was recommended by a friend to join here. Let's hope for the best.
Welcome, you joined a great community. There's ton of content on Mobile apps.
Hey Fahim! Welcome to the community! Hope your journey for the best in mobile app development!
Hey I am excited to join. I am passionate dev-samurai looking for aliens like me :)
just entering the dev community to explore the tech
Joined to learn and explore about web dev
Hey fellow devs! 👋
Excited to see what everyone is building here!
just joined this community to learn more and contribute
Hey everyone! I’m Imtiyaz — I’m passionate about technology and currently learning more about cybersecurity, Angular, React and .NET development. Excited to connect and learn from everyone here!
just joined the community, hope to learn about gen ai and web development and also if I could get some career guidance
Hey Jiya! Welcome to the community! Hope you are well. There are great resources for career related stuff you might find on dev.to, but I can give you some to start off!
Networking is a huge because it allows you to stand out from the rest of the crowd. Connection really helps than cold applying on LinkedIn since you are competing other people's resume and the ATS in general. Additionally, recruiters only hope that resume reflects their ability in the interview and sometimes their resume does not reflect that when it comes to the interview (Resulting in a waste of time). The common way you do it is by going to career fairs. Additionally, being on Dev.to (Like you are here now) is another way to connect since you are part of a community where people show their work and provide advice for others! It gets to show your learning experience by blogging and commenting on other people's post!
Cleaning up resume to fit the ATS scanner. There are resources out there that provide you tips on resume wise, but the common one is structure. I tend to do a one column instead of two since the ATS scans from left to right. If it is two columns, it tends to misread.
Don't be a generalist. By that, I mean do not learn EVERY SINGLE technology that is out there. Since you are going for web development, probably choose either front-end, back-end, or full stack. Whatever you choose, stick to it. Recruiters do not like generalist because there is a saying "If you claim to know everything, you don't know anything". Be specialize in something and go from there. Recruiters look for people that are specialize in something. It makes sense because if I want a react developer, I want a developer that knows react for a long time, in which their portfolio shows that instead of a person knowing react, vue, angular, etc.
Those are the biggest one's (in my opinion). Hope this helps along with your journey goes well!
thank you this was really helpful looking forward to learning a lot from people like you here
No problem! If anything, I tend to do "#career" on the dev.to search bar for more. Feel free to ask if anything else!
just joined! looking to learn more about ai trends
Hi everyone! 👋 I've just joined the community. I plan to share insights on mobile app architecture and look forward to learning from all of you here as well!
Hey guys, I just joined the community. Let's learn and grow together and make an impact in society.
I just joined the community to benefit from the field of programming and development in general.
Just joined. First time learning how to code
A warm welcome to DEV Community, Ariyan. Whereas you're at the start of your learning journey, have you decided on a programming language yet - like, Python, Rust, Java? Or are you leaning more towards something like web development?
just entered in the community to gain knowledge from the experienced techies..
hiyah
Hey All! 👋🏻
Welcome to the community!
Hey Viet. Welcome!
Just joined community, Ready to learn more about AI, Backend Engineering and System design.
Just joined currently learning java from scratch
Welcome to the DEV Community, Aditya. Do you mind me asking what resources you're using to learn Java? Other members like @jays2017priority may find them useful. Hope that you find a home here!
Just joined to commemorate the creation of my first webapp (streamlit).
I do technical documentation for work, but lately I've been dabbling with Python
Just dive in to this community to become a good developer
well , just wondering what kind of site is this , and yeah , i love community.(yeah the spell is incorrect , i know.)
Welcome to the community, Dharmesh. DEV is a super welcoming, inclusive space where developers of all levels share what they’re learning, ask questions, and help each other out. It’s all about learning together, supporting one another, and having open, respectful discussions.
That last part is especially important to me right now. The internet can feel pretty combative these days, so having a place where people are genuinely supportive and constructive makes a real difference.
Hey, here to learn and keep up with times, Blue Skies.
Hey guys! Just joined here 👋
I like reinventing wheels the way I like. And yes, I enjoy it. :D
Just joined to ramp up with latest Tech updates.
Hi everyone, I joined this community to learn more about every coding topic out there and to discuss it. Currently I‘m learning Next.js.
Hello, Developers. Hard working or work hard? :)
Thanks you again for making me join your group chat so I'm here waiting for next step
Hello there, Jesse. Was there anything in particular that brought you to the DEV Community? Are you learning to code or do you already have some experience in the field? Either way, welcome!
Hello! Just joined 🙂 here to learn more, keeping up with the industry and perhaps share something I pick up along the way!
Cheers!
Welcome, Joel. I am sure you'll find a warm and inviting home here at DEV. Best of luck with your journey!
Hi, just joined.
Hey Divyesh. Welcome to the community!
Hello
Hello Everyone, hope you guys are doing fine and having a great weekend. Excited to know more about everyone.
Hello Dev community!
Well, I am new to the community thing. I hope i can talk to you and grow with yall.
Hey 👋
Senior developer building Ekit — a dev-first tool to stop rebuilding backends for multilingual content websites.
Happy to be here and learn from others.
Hi
Hey Juan. Welcome!
Hey fellow devs! 👋
Excited to see what everyone is building here!
Just joined this wonderful community. I love web technology and programming. But i love more discussions and people sharing the same enthusiasm. Hoping to stay here longer❤️
Just joined this community to learn more about WordPress Design and development.
jus joined to learn more about Azure AI Foundry
Joined this community to learn and share latest in igaming
Saadaq saacid
👋 hello!
Thank you. It’s wonderful to be here.
Hi! Android developer here. Joined to learn from the community and occasionally share some Compose/Kotlin stuff. See you around 👋
Hey Sutaek. Hope you are well. Welcome to the community! What android apps have you built so far and what technologies do you use to build apps. I know React Native is popular for mobile development but there are others.
Hi guys! Joined the community to learn more about web and software development! Also interested in AI and WEB3
Hello Khrystel. Welcome to the community! A lot of great resources for Web and Software Development you can learn here! Is there a particular language and framework you are currently learning?
Either way, welcome!
Hello! I stumbled upon this dev community while learning how to install PrivateGPT,
great community :)
Greetings. I just joined here two days ago, came to learn and share. Passionate about everything AI. I define myself as a developer in the closet :) And it seems like a fascinating place.
thank you
Henlo!
Hello everyone, I joined the community to stay connected.
hi!
Hello !
Tere
Hlo.🙂
Thank you very mcuch.
Hlo gys
hello im new here
Want to learn something about AI, especially AI Prompt
Hi everyone, have a good day!
I'm blogging my progress on LLM and AI research
Hello
Helloooo ⭐
Hi
A newbie try to keep up with the ai innovation!
it nice
Hello, good day to ya.
HI
just joined to learn more about ai. and to share if i find something useful.
will try