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Welcome to the community everyone ❤️
Thanks for welcoming me. I want to learn JavaScript first. Looking forward to seeing you support my progress.
Greetings, Alabi. Again, welcome to the DEV Community. Lots of members here focused on JavaScript, so I'm sure you'll find the support you're looking for. Any reason you want to learn JavaScript first? Are you using any resources yet to aid you?
Hello DEV community! 👋🏼
I’ve been working in game design for over 15 years. I started a newsletter fairly recently to share thoughts and practical insights from the work I do day to day.
I began writing after noticing a gap in resources that focus on fundamentals, especially ones that connect theory to real working experience. Most advice is either too abstract or too surface level. I wanted to try and share something more grounded.
DEV felt like a great place to share these ideas and learn from others here too. I’m looking forward to exploring the community.
I’ll be cross-posting more of my writing here over time. I’ve started with a couple of pieces you can check out below:
Looking forward to the conversations.
Hey Ishan. Welcome to the community! Hope you are having a good morning, afternoon, or evening!
I minored in Game Design in my undergraduate years and you have a lot of experience into it! 15 years is a lot! What is your favorite part of doing Game Design? Welcome aboard!
Hey! Game design has been fun, and I never left it once I started :D
I love the fact that you have the power to affect the mood (in a good, or a bad way) of a lot of players just by making a few decisions for the game. * slightly evil laugh *
Welcome to the DEV Community, Ishan. As someone wanting to one day dip my toes into game development with, say, Godot Engine, I'll be sure to check out your posts later on today! Thanks for contributing to the wonderful community here!
Welcome to the community!
Thank you.
Godot is super interesting. I've seen many cool projects being made on it. I tried to learn it for a bit, but gave up too soon like every other code-learning endeavour I've been on. :')
I hear you, Ishan. I did something similar a few years back - chasing the next shiny language or technology. Glad to say I’m more focused this time: web development and Python for the win!
Still keeping an eye on Godot Engine in the rearview mirror, though.
Hey, what's up everyone!
I hope that we are all having a productive start to Feb and also enjoying our 2026 experience so far. I live in the states, Pennsylvania to be exact. I am a noob CS undergrad and take online accelerated course FT. I have 3.25 years in total to obtain my BSCS/Software Engineering and have just about finished my first year of schooling. As I have started learning about programming principles/Python syntax/ Data structures and Algorithms, I realize that school alone is NO WHERE NEAR ENOUGH practice and time put in, by itself. Since 2-3 months ago, I have fully committed my free time to nothing but reading, and writing code/ the how and the why. For e.g. I can't stand not knowing how something works that I use on the daily; so, I have decided to take a deep dive into Cpython and understand what the hell the interpreter is doing behind the scenes and I wasn't aware of how freaking relevant C/C++ is in the world. Damn near EVERYTHING is abstracted from C, or so many languages these days will utilize C to carry out the instructions in an intermediate language called 'byte (not bit) code'. I am sure I may not have said that properly but, I find it so incredibly cool and interesting... Excited to learn C/C++ in the future. I work in operations and are a Hub Supervisor at a UPS regional hub. I have always had an interest in IT/Software and computer architecture. Unfortunately, I made some bad decisions growing up and gave up a lot of my life for nothing, essentially. I am 37 now and are grinding my balls off... Not literally, but yea.. I am sure you understand the sentiment, lol.
Currently, I am focusing on Python via codewars/leetcode (fun learning games imo) and have been homing in on backend dev frameworks like FastAPI, Django, and Flask. I am going to be starting some basic projects this week and will be creating an http server, which I am very tempted to learn how to perform this task from scratch to help me get a better understanding of how the protocol/s are built upon TCP/UDP. What we must do to create a server which is as secure as we can make an http server. I will need to learn many different little things that I may not fully understand by just using Pythons amazingly extensive libraries like, 'http.server', lol. Then I will make my own rest API, and more than likely some sort of small db with SQLalchemy and will be able to learn how to utilize SQL to properly query my db as well as, will have to take the time to set up tables/db schema... Of which, I have never done before but, this is how I learn best.
I appreciate any replies, lol - whether they are encouraging or trying to convince me to do something else, I welcome all comments with an open mind and promise I won't be a sensitive noob who gets offended. Thanks to the creators and maintainers of this cool social media platform!!
Greetings, Kyle. First off, thank you for your verbose reply in the Welcome Thread - it’s not something we see often, and your response really gives the community here at DEV a solid sense of where you're at in your learning journey.
Any developer who’s working with Python gets my respect (I’m a budding Pythonista myself), but what really stands out is your approach to learning. You’ve already recognised that building a strong foundation is key, and all that reading - it will definitely pay off.
Looking forward to hearing more about your progress in the days, weeks, and months ahead!
Hey Kyle. Welcome to the community! Hope you are well.
Appreciate taking the time for writing this comment! As @richardpascoe mentions, you don't see that quite often for someone taking the time and reflect.
I respect you taking some self reflection and making initiatives! Again, not a lot of people have that kind of self-awareness of knowing their needs and wants.
You mention about doing basic projects. Anything in particular you want to build ultimately (Ex: Chat app)?
Regardless, I hope you will find this community very inclusive and will support you on your journey!
Hey! 👋 Flutter dev here, working on indie apps.
Looking forward to connecting with you all!
Greetings, mogee! Welcome to the community here at DEV. How long have you been developing with Flutter, if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks for the warm welcome, Richard! 😊 I've been working with Flutter for about 1-2 years now. Started as a side project thing and got hooked pretty quickly — the cross-platform magic is real haha.
I've been building indie apps solo, and actually just posted about one of them here — a feedback exchange app for indie devs called FeedApp. Would love to hear what you think if you get a chance to check it out!
Excited to be part of this community 🙌
Sounds fantastic! Will check out the post too. Look forward to you sharing more about your journey. Again, welcome!
Hey Mogee. Welcome to the community! What's your favorite part about being a Flutter Developer? In any case, hope you find yourself at home on Dev.to!
Hey Francis, thanks for the welcome! 😄
My favorite part? Definitely the "one codebase, all platforms" thing. As a solo indie dev, being able to ship to iOS, Android, AND web without maintaining separate codebases is a lifesaver. Hot reload is a close second though — it makes the dev loop so satisfying.
Actually, that cross-platform power is exactly why I used Flutter to build FeedApp, a feedback exchange community for indie devs. I wrote about it here on DEV if you're curious!
Thanks Mogee! That does sound satisfying! Have you tried Tauri? I know you can make android apps using Tauri and you can use any stack such as React, Vue, etc. I haven't made one myself but used it to make a Desktop app! Flutter is really useful though either way.
I bookmark your post for now and will read in the future! Thanks again Mogee for your reply! Hope your journey goes well :D
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Hey Cesar!
Hey Ben! Hope you're doing great. ! Thanks for the welcome
I'm really enjoying exploring the platform so far :))
Hey Cesar👋. Welcome! Looks like you already got a good start on Dev.to! I notice you are also into Full-stack. How long have you been into Full-Stack Development and what do you enjoy being in this field? Welcome again!
Hey Francis!
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome 👋
Full-stack has been a really interesting and rewarding journey for me. I love how even small ideas can grow into something, from planning and architecture all the way to design and implementation.
I’ve been as a full-stack developer for around 3 years now, always learning and improving along the way :)
Also, your post about the Multiplayer ASL Game using MQTT is super interesting awesome work!
Great to connect, and thanks again
Thanks for your reply and happy you read my post on MQTT! Hope your journey goes well on Dev.to and can't wait to see what you will post!
Hello, Cesar. I see you joined DEV at the end of January. How are you finding things so far? Really like the look of your challenge submission!
Hey Richard!
I’m still exploring DEV and really enjoying it so far reading community posts, learning new things every day, and hopefully doing a bit of networking too
Thanks for reaching out! Glad you liked my little extension of the challenge.
Have a great one!
Indeed, I did, Cesar. Sounds like you're settling in well - pleased to hear!
Hallo zusammen, ich bin Hobby Programmierer seit 30 Jahren und fordere mich täglich aufs neue selbst heraus. Hauptgebiet sind kleine Web Anwendungen für private Nutzer und Freunde.
Freue mich auf Interessante Kommentare und Themen
Willkommen in der Community hier bei DEV!
Welcome to the community here at DEV!
Hey Mirko. Welcome!
Danke
Kein Problem!
Hey DEV folks 👋
I build apps - mostly Flutter (Dart). I also do ML engineering, and I’m pretty into shipping small tools that make life easier (and then open-sourcing them when they stop being embarrassing 😄).
I joined last week - let’s connect 🤝
Here are two posts I’ve already published:
2x Limits Right Now - Here’s How Much You Can Actually Code Before They Cut It (Codex Promo)
Fit Happens ML ・ Feb 3
Building a Custom FB2 Converter for LLMs
Fit Happens ML ・ Jan 29
Welcome, Fit Happens. Seen you around the past week - glad that you're part of the community!
Thanks, Richard 🙏
Hey Fit! Welcome aboard! I notice you got a good start on Dev.to and highlight your post! I also notice you replied to one of my post as well, appreciated it!
Will look into your posts in a bit. Going to bookmark it for now. Welcome again!
Hi guys, i'm new to this community. Im James Im Currently restudying vanilla programming basically just pure html,css, and js. But im also interested in learning Computer Network and graphics design.
Welcome to the community here at DEV, James. I'm on a similar journey to you myself - currently working through the freeCodeCamp curriculum. What resources are you currently using?
Hey James! Welcome aboard! Hope you are well. I am also into Web Development and currently honing my skills in Full-stack! Have you got any projects related to Computer Network and Graphic Design? In any case, welcome!
Hey Everyone!
Professionally: I have worn multiple hats over the past few years, as a technical writer, data analyst, frontend engineer, DevRel Engineer.. and am currently wearing the hat of a Full Stack AI engineer. All these hats had a common goal, make people's lives easier!
My blogs: A lot of courses around AI are trying to break people's banks. Sooo my current blogs aim to make it easy for people to understand the concepts around AI through Eli5 explanations, cause I believe that knowledge should be easily accessible.
Random stuff: I am considering adopting a bombay cat, love plants, jigsaw puzzles, and wine! :)
PS: Love this post, and the sense of community it brings.
Greetings, Shloka. Firstly, I want to thank you for the various interactions you've left on various posts. As a newcomer it's great to see support from a regular member of the community, such as yourself.
Being a cat owner (two tabbys), I urge everyone to adopt an pet if they can - virtually if you can't keep one at home. I'm sure a bombay cat would bring you alot of joy! I also love plants but they don't love me back - or so it seems! Oh, yea.. looks into various storage boxes, so I do have some jigsaw puzzles laying around!
Hey Shloka! Hope you are well. Looks like you got a lot of experience under your belt. What is your favorite "hat" among other hats you have worn? I am also a Full Stack AI Engineer as well (Title is Verbatim in my profile!). What's your favorite stack?
Hello Everyone, Michael here and I'm really happy to be part of this community and I look forward to learning as much as I can and be part something great. I am currently learning cyber security specifically web security and I love hands on learning
Hey Michael. Hope you are well. Welcome to the Dev community! Awesome to have you here.
Cyber Security is great! Is there any projects or experience you have gain so far in that field? What's your favorite part of being in that field?
Regardless, welcome aboard!
Yeah, I have one project
VulnRadar: a tool that detects vulnerabilities in web applications
Check it out on GitHub:
github.com/MykeChidi/vulnradar
Thanks Michael! Looks very useful! You should do a demo of it somewhere on the Readme of how it works (I like visuals) but it's up to you! Regardless, great job!
Thanks for letting me know, I'll get right to it
@myke
I really like this project; I'm getting some great ideas... Thank you so much, I hope it goes wonderfully!
Welcome to the DEV Community, Michael! I haven’t done much in cybersecurity myself - just a few basic pentesting courses a while back - but I’m looking forward to hearing more about your experiences.
Hi everyone! 👋
I’m Denis, a software architect with over 18 years of experience in the industry. I mainly work with Java, Spring, Azure, and AWS.
I’m really happy to be part of this community, and I’ve just published my first article here in Portuguese about Java and containers, focusing on modern build strategies. 🚀
If you’re interested, feel free to check it out:
👉 dev.to/denisarruda/java-em-contain...
Looking forward to learning from you all, sharing experiences, and contributing to great discussions. Let’s connect!
Cheers!
Greetings, Denis. Welcome to the community here at DEV. Appreciate you linking your first post. With the amount of experience you have, I'm sure you've had quite the journey! Hope you come to consider the DEV Community as home!
Hi Denis! Great to have you here. I also work with Java and Spring, so it's always good to connect with fellow developers in the ecosystem. As it happens, I understand Portuguese, so I’ll definitely check out your article on modern build strategies. Looking forward to your insights! 👋
Hey Denis! Welcome to the community! Hope you are well.
As @richardpascoe mentions, 18 years is a lot of experience in the software architect space! I am also currently learning AWS for my course in IaC! Will look into your article soon, going to bookmark it!
What is your favorite about about being a Software Architect if you do not mind me asking? Regardless, welcome!
As a Software a Architect, I think it is very important to always remember: If a technology seems perfect to you, you probably don’t know it well enough yet. :)
That's a great insight! There's always more to explore of the technology you are using in particular. Thanks Denis!
hello everyone,
cs student here. working on improving my understanding of computer systems and there components along with programming. currently exploring as finding it difficult to stick to a path. hope to learn lots from the community here and further solidify my path in progress.
Greetings, Diay. Welcome to the DEV Community. How far into your Computer Science studies are you, if you don't mind me asking? With so much to "learn" it can be difficult keeping a solid foundation beneath you but take things nice and slow and I'm sure you'll get there! One thing I do know, is that the community here at DEV will give you a warm welcome and support your journey!
Guess as much you would expect from a student but with more interest rather than just grinding for exams. Operating Systems, Networks, Databases, Various paradigms and more of theory stuff and the derivative topics. Though i have to say i am relatively weaker at the practical application of the concepts, so am working hard on that. Interested in the why and how of everything working together. Look forward to the community interaction.
Thanks for the reply, Diay - I really appreciate it. I’m mostly self-taught myself, without anything as formal as a CS degree, but it’s great to see you’re interested in so many areas. It can definitely turn into a rabbit hole though - I found that out when I was going through the freeCodeCamp curriculum years ago and kept getting sidetracked by things like Cisco networking courses and similar topics.
Out of curiosity, are you finding any particular area grabbing you more than the others right now?
i guess if i had to say maybe it would be system design and architecture. Various components of complex systems. that's just speculation though as i myself don't understand it a lot, just that it seems relatively interesting.
I understand what you mean, though the fact that find those areas interesting means you'll probably want to explore more and might then even excel in them in the future. Either way, I wish you the very best of luck!
Hey Diay! Welcome aboard to the Dev Community! Happy for you to be here! Any goals you have for this year in particular? As @richardpascoe, any specific you like to get into?
Regardless, welcome again!
Well multiple mini projects to validate skills and build experience. my plan for the next quarter.
Hi everyone 👋
I’m José. I build backend systems and APIs, mostly around data quality and automation.
I’m here to learn, share what I find while building real products, and connect with other builders.
I hope to find people who can contribute to my learning and, above all, receive a warm welcome from everyone.
Thank you!
Hey José. Welcome! What projects are you currently working on in particular?
Hi! Thanks 🙂
I currently work primarily on backend APIs and data pipelines.
One of my current projects focuses on validating and scoring incoming leads before they reach a CRM or any sales flow. This involves managing messy input data, ensuring consistency, and applying deterministic scoring logic to return a lead score and determine whether it's worth investing time in, keeping for review, or simply ignoring. I've been working on this for almost a year, and it's not related to AI.
I'm mainly here to share what I'm learning from this process and to learn from others developing similar systems.
Thanks for reading!
My passion is learning, everyday. Learning something new is always exhilarating. Learning something you did wrong is definitely an experience that sticks with you. Excited to start learning. Thanks all for being here.
Welcome, Connie. Glad to have you as part of the community here at DEV. That's a truly great attitude to have - took me many years to get to the same place! As @francistrdev as asked, any particular language or technology you're exploring at the moment? I've just restarted my web development journey myself, and DEV has been a great foundation for that - Python remains my first love though!
Hey Connie. Welcome! Anything you are learning in particular?
Thanks for the warm welcome guys😁.
I am looking forward to expanding my coding skills , although I know basic html and css, would love to find the most easiest way to learn JavaScript, Tailwind, React and others.
Greetings, Ridwanullah! Welcome to the DEV Community. You'll find plenty of members posting and JS and here, so I'm sure you will enjoy it here. You'll even find people like myself posting about their own learning journey!
Regardless, I wish you the very best of luck!
Hey everyone! 👋
I'm Juan, a junior software engineer from Argentina. Just started my first dev job a couple weeks ago, working on an urban planning platform (React + TypeScript + Zustand).
Yesterday I pushed my first implementation PR — small fix, but felt good to go from analysis to working code.
I'm here to learn, share the journey, and connect with others navigating early-career dev life. Interested in frontend, state management, and figuring out how to ask good questions.
Looking forward to being part of this community!
Hey Juan. Welcome to the Community! Great accomplishment on starting your first Dev job! Congratz!
I also made my first PR, but on the Forem repository. Nothing big, just making some small word changes. But hope that it will be accepted!
Again, Welcome!
I am Saliu kazeem, a man of science with the study of situation. I'm here to learn and scale up on my tech skills and to apply my accounting and financial analysis skills to the trending job market and economic changes waves going on all the world.
Hey Saliu. Welcome to the Dev Community! What skills specifically are you currently honing right now for financial analysis?
Hey guys 👋🏽
I'm Kendrick from Nigeria
I enjoy writing tutorials and teaching devs how to use stuff (I learn best that way 😁)
I do code in Python and Rust
Welcome to the community here at DEV, Kendrick. As a budding Pythonista myself, it's always nice to see someone with experience in Python joining the community. Look forward to hearing more about your own experiences!
Thanks 😁
Python was my very first programming introduction so it always has a special place in my heart
I'll be looking forward to learning from everyone too
Same here, Kendrick - well, if you discount BASIC! Started learning Python a few years ago but didn't keep up with it, much to my regret. Still, New Year, new start and really enjoying my new learning journey so far.
Looking forward to hearing more about your own experiences in the days, weeks, and months ahead!
Thank to all welcoming me
Hey Ravi! Welcome welcome! Any goals you are hoping to achieve this year?
Greetings, Ravi. Glad to have you as part of the DEV Community!
hi
Greetings, vikas. Welcome to the DEV Community. If you don't mind me asking, are you a seasoned developer or hoping to learn? Either way, is there a particular language or technology you're interested in the most?
Hey Vikas. Welcome to the community! What brings you hear? Any goals you have? In any case, welcome!
Hello!
Hey! Welcome to the community! What brings you here?
Hello all Im new at this platform, By the way how are you guys. I'm here to learn some new and meet with new people so i can make circle big
Greetings, Syed. You've come to the right community here at DEV, plenty of people posting about their own experiences - from all kinds of levels. Hopefully you'll feel right at home soon enough!
I was told I cal learn and create with Rust, were they lying
Definitely not lying!
You can absolutely learn and create with Rust - it’s great for building real-world stuff while picking up solid fundamentals. The learning curve can be spicy at first, but the payoff is worth it: safety, performance, and a super passionate community.
If you stick with it and build small things along the way, Rust is a fantastic choice.
Thank you so much dev for welcome me. I want always learn and teach with your platform honestly....
Hurray,
Hey! Welcome to the community!
Teaching app explain everything
Hey Aj. Welcome to the community. Can you explain further on what you mean by "Teaching app explain everything"? Regardless, welcome again!
I am Barrie Mamadu a Comp Science student from Njala University Sierra
hi
Hello, Ethem. Welcome to the DEV Community. What brought you here, if you don't mind me asking? I see from your profile you've some experience in web development - which certainly shows through your portfolio!
Hello folks,
I am building a simple Digital Asset Management tool. It focuses on the essentials like version control, annotations & comments, public links for clients, and basic analytics.
I’m learning as I go and building in public. I’d love to connect with others who work with creative assets and get their thoughts. What features would make your workflow smoother?
Looking forward to the conversations.
Hey! Welcome to the Dev Community! Made the right choice in coming here. Lot's of great resources for you to learn and grow!
I wouldn't say mine is making the "workflow smoother" but I am building a chrome extension that allows you to detect if the images are AI generated. Still working on it, but there are current things I still need to address first before coming back to the project again. Welcome again!
Thanks for the warm welcome. Detecting AI-generated images sounds interesting, and this is such a timely problem.
Looking forward to learning from the community here and hopefully sharing more about what I’ve built so far soon.
Hi I'm new here
Hey! Welcome to the Dev Community! What brings you hear?
Thanks for welcoming, curiosity to explore more about ai tools, led me to join this aweome platform.