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Welcome Thread - v364

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Hello everyone! I am Maame. I am a Computer Science student at Queen Mary University of London and will graduate in 2027.

I use this space to write about my DevOps From Scratch series. My main goal is to stop just following tutorials. I want to understand how the systems I build actually work. I like sharing the difficult parts of a project like bugs, crashes, and the time I spend fixing configuration files. I do not only show the finished work.

What I am doing now
Linux and Systems: I am learning terminal commands to see how things work under the hood.

System Reliability: I am learning how to build golden paths so that development is more stable.

Building in Public: I enjoy connecting with others who are also sharing their learning and projects.

I am always open to new connections, working together, or talking about system design and automation. If you are also learning as you go, let us connect!

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome to DEV! I look forward to reading your thoughts on DevOps.

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Thank you, Chris :)

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Cesar Castillo

Hi Maame I love your DevOps From Scratch series – sharing the real bugs and crashes makes it super relatable. I'm also in full 'build to learn mode with CLI tools

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

That is such a massive compliment Cesar, thank you! I’ve always felt that if you only show the perfect final version of a project, you’re not really teaching, you’re just performing. Real learning in general happens when everything is on fire 😂.
Since you're in "build to learn" mode with CLI tools, you are honestly doing exactly what pays off most in the long run. There is a specific kind of "muscle memory" you get from the terminal that you just can't get from a GUI.

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Cesar Castillo

I feel exactly the same way — it’s only when you fully dive into it that everything clicks and makes sense

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Rightly so!

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Caled Edeali

Nice 👍

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Ioan G. Istrate

Hello Maame! Love the "stop just following tutorials" mindset. Understanding the systems under the hood is what separates good engineers. Keep sharing the bugs and crashes, that's where the real learning happens.

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Thank you loan G for the kind words:)

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liangql120

Okay, let's learn from each other

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Sure thing :)

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Ravi Kant

welcome

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Thank you Ravi :)

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Karthikeyan Murugan

I read through couple of your recent articles. They are really good. I look forward for your future posts. Keep writing.

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Thank you :)

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Apogee Watcher

Awesome! Actually building stuff is the way to learn.

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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

Always trying something helps everyone to get better at anything Apogee

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sachin kumar

Hello everyone

I am new here.

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome Sachin, I hope you enjoy DEV.

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Cesar Castillo

Hello sachin, enjoy !!

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Sachin. Welcome aboard!

Any projects you are working on? Any plans on your first post? Regardless, welcome!

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sachin kumar

Currently, I don't have any projects or posts, but I will be starting soon.

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Sergei Gordeichuk

Hey everyone,

I'm Sergei :) I'm a software engineer with 16+ years of experience. I've seen a lot already, but I'm still very passionate about engineering. Mostly working on web (Python, TS, Go, etc.) but not limited with it.
Also big fan of videogames, cooking and football (YNWA <3).

Happy to be part of the community!

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Sergei! Welcome to the community! 16+ years into software engineer is impressive! I'm glad you had a great journey in the engineering field so far! What is your favorite video game? Additionally, what tips/advice would you give if someone wants to be in SWE? Again, welcome!

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Sergei Gordeichuk • Edited

Hey @francistrdev

Thanks!

What is your favorite video game?

It's hard to pick one favourite game actually, so I'd say in "chronological" order on when I discovered / fell in love with: TESIII: Morrowind, Mafia, Gothic 2, GTA (all of them), Witcher 2-3, KCD1+2, Battlefield (almost every game since Vietnam), Euro Track Simulator 2 :)

what tips/advice would you give if someone wants to be in SWE

Be curious about literally everything in the field, it will drive learning and you'll be happy at the end. I once wrote a post about it on LI actually with a bit more details how it helped me, I can share if you're interested.

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

That sounds great! Yea, feel free to share a bit more detail! Thanks for the advice!

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Gwynne Michele

Hello! I'm Gwynne, a lifelong learner currently in a "learn to develop" phase of that lifelong learning and I decided I want to do it in public. Returned to college after a 20 year pause to finish my bachelor's degree a couple years ago, and I'll graduate with a bachelor's in philosophy with a minor in anthropology next spring. I'm self-employed as a content creator with occasional freelance writing and editing to supplement income along that, and I'm adding development to my skillset both to add potential income opportunities and also because I want to build useful apps and fun games for myself that might also be useful and fun for others.

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Gwynne! Welcome to the community. Hope you are well!

Looks like you had a great journey so far! What apps are you planning on building in particular? Nevertheless, hope you journey goes well on Dev.to!

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Gwynne Michele

I've got a few ideas for games that I want to create, along with wanting to be able to create useful-to-me apps since my own life and content are super niche.

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Cassie Putnam

Hello Gwynne,

I just wanted to reach out to you because we have a lot in common. I am new here too, I also LOVE learning new things and at that point where I think it's essential to learn web development. I don't have a degree per say but I have over 20 certifications/skills in all kinds of different things. I also love writing and am trying to run a Substack Blog but it's a lot more work than I anticipated. I think my ideas I wanted to write about will take a lot of research and piecing together. Time I am short of at this moment but hope to get something published soon. It would be amazing to get paid for my writing.
Anyways, feel free to reach out to me on my profile or wherever if you just want to talk about your wed dev journey.
If I don't hear from you I wish you the best and most success in your career and life.
-Cassie-

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Cassie! Welcome aboard! As Richard mentioned, you have a lot of accomplishments you have made so far! Wish for you the best on your journey as well!

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Victor

Hey Techiee

Engineer working on real-time AI systems mostly voice agents and low-latency architectures.
Here to learn, share notes, and dive deeper into agentic systems.

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome to DEV!

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Victor

Thanks Chris!

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Cesar Castillo

Welcome Victor!

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Mr Solomon 🥷

Yoo Victor! Real-time AI voice agents sound 🔥what frameworks are you using for low-latency stuff? Super curious, as I'm grinding full-stack but dipping into AI integrations lately. Welcome aboard! 👋"

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Victor

Thanks man, appreciate it 👋
For low latency, we’re mostly using Python + FastAPI with WebSockets for streaming. The real work happens around handling media flow properly — especially interruption handling and keeping inference close to the stream.

What kind of AI integrations are you experimenting with?

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Victor! Welcome welcome! Anything in particular you are building?

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Charles Jennings

Hello 👋 I dabbled on low-latency AI last year a little. But mostly worked in the RAG and document processing space. It was a lot of fun! Good luck on your learning, and cheers 🍻

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Mr Solomon 🥷

Hey everyone! 👋
I'm Solomon, a web developer and software engineer. I've been building stuff with HTML/CSS/JS, React (and lately diving into Next.js + Tailwind), and backend bits with Node.js/Express or Python when I feel adventurous.
What brought me here: I stumbled on DEV.to while hunting for real-world advice on modern web dev patterns (beyond just Stack Overflow snippets), and I loved how supportive and chill the community feels no gatekeeping, just people sharing what works (and what crashes spectacularly 😂). I'm here to learn from you all, share my own messy-but-working projects, and maybe post some tutorials from a practical dev perspective (like dealing with spotty internet while deploying apps, real struggle!).
Fun fact about me: I once built a full e-commerce site for a local business using only free tools and zero budget... and it actually made sales on day one! Taught me that shipping imperfect code beats perfect code that never launches.
Super excited to be part of this penguin squad 🐧 One of us! One of us!
If you're new too, drop your stack or what you're grinding on, let's connect! Or if you've got tips for someone grinding full-stack in 2026, hit me with 'em.
Warm welcomes to all the new folks—let's make some noise in the comments! ❤️

webdev #newhere

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Solomon! Welcome to the community! Hope you are having a great day! Seems like we both same similar technologies we are working with. What inspired you to become a web developer/SWE? Nevertheless, welcome!

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Mr Solomon 🥷

Thanks, I appreciate the welcome! 🙌🏽
I got into web dev because I wanted to build real products that solve problems and create opportunities. Still learning and building every day.
What inspired you?

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Sounds awesome! For me, I want to build things and visually see it on the web instead of doing it in the terminal. When I first started out, we have been doing printing stuff in terminal in my intro course instead of building a mini app and deploying it. Also, it's just a good way to show creativity and I love to have it when it is accessible to others to see as well!

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Mr Solomon 🥷

That makes a lot of sense, I feel you on that 💯
Seeing something you built live on the web hits different compared to just terminal output. It makes everything feel real.
I also love that creativity part — mixing logic + design + impact.
What kind of projects do you enjoy building the most?
also I have this test project on my that I'm seeking contributors so we can bring up something to the web together environment all set up...

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Right now I am building a Chrome Extension to detect AI images. It's pretty much done and I just need to Tune the ML Model to predict better.

Let me know more about the Test Projects when it's ready! Cant wait to see your developments!

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Harsh

"Welcome aboard, Solomon! 🚀 Love that e-commerce story—so true about shipping imperfect code > perfect code that never sees the light of day. Your stack is solid; Next.js + Tailwind is a killer combo. Can't wait to see what you build and share! 🐧"

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Mr Solomon 🥷

Thanks a lot Harsh I'm looking forward in sharing what I'm building as soon as done

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Harsh

Thanks! Can’t wait to see what you’re building — I’m sure it’s going to be awesome!

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order and chaos • Edited

Hello Mr. Solomon, making sales on the first day for any app is huge win. Ship fast, and iterate is way.

I'm working on a monetization platform that cuts the gap from prototype to getting paid down to minutes.

Hit me up if you want to know more.

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Mr Solomon 🥷

Thanks order and chaos appreciate the shoutout! First-day sales always feel surreal, especially when you've been grinding in the shadows. 100% agree: ship fast + iterate is the only way to stay sane and actually make progress.
Your monetization platform sounds like a game-changer, minutes from prototype to paid? That's the missing piece for a lot of us who build fast but hate the slow revenue ramp.
Curious how it works? focused on mobile/web apps, one-click integrations, or something else? Drop a link or quick overview if you're down.

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Harsh

“Hi everyone! I Am Harsh 👋 I write articles for beginners on Python and Java programming. I focus on making coding simple and fun, so even if you’re just starting out, you can quickly grasp the concepts. Would love to hear what topics you’d like me to cover next!”

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome to DEV, Harsh.

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Harsh

"Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I’m really excited to be part of the Dev.to community. I’m currently working on a few small projects around [your field or tech—e.g., web apps, SaaS, or AI tools], and I’ll be sharing updates and insights here soon. Can’t wait to get feedback from this amazing community!"

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾 • Edited

Welcome Harsh to the Dev.to Community! Looking forward to see what you post! Any projects you are currently building? It would be nice to see your work here! I bet everyone on this platform will love to see it! Nevertheless, welcome!

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Harsh

"Thank you so much for the warm welcome!

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order and chaos

Hey Harsh, would love you to cover monetization for beginners. With all everyone and their mother vibe coding the next billion dollar SaaS apps, have you got any tips for getting paid safely and securely?

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Harsh

Hey! Thanks for the suggestion. For beginners looking to monetize, the key is to start small and focus on secure payment channels like Stripe, PayPal, or direct bank transfers. Also, always make sure you have clear terms, invoicing, and agreements to protect yourself. Growing sustainably is better than rushing for big revenue.

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Mulisha Graves

Hi everyone, just getting going with the tech world. This looks like a fun place! 🤘

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Chris Jarvis

It is a fun place Mulisha, Welcome to the community.

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Mulisha Graves

Thank you very much!

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾 • Edited

Hey Mulisha! Welcome to the community! See that you are a Minnesotan! So am I!

It is a fun place as Chris mentioned! A lot of bright-minded people on this platform and a lot to learn to! Hope your journey goes well for you! :D

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Mulisha Graves

Thank you!

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order and chaos

Welcome, oh boy is it?!

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Mulisha Graves

I see that by your name. 💗Thank you!

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Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Luigi.

I’m making a pretty unique pivot: I’m moving from sourdough to source code! 🥐 after working as an apprentice baker, I decided to bring that same discipline and attention to detail into

Web Development.

Right now, I’m sharpening my skills with HTML, CSS, and** Bootstrap 5**, and I’ve just started 'kneading' some logic with JavaScript. 🚀

Happy to be here and learn from this amazing community!

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ujja

Hi Luigi 👋. Welcome to the community. I found my comfort corner here. Hope you find yours too ♥️

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Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

Thanks! It definitely feels like a great place to share my coding journey.

Since I'm a beginner, I wanted to ask: what’s your advice for starting out? Should I focus more on writing posts, interacting with the community, or both? I’d love to hear your tips!

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ujja

That’s awesome 😊. I’d say start by getting comfortable. Read, observe, see how people share. No rush.
When you feel ready, just document what you’re learning. Even small wins count. And definitely interact too, conversations help a lot.
No pressure. Just show up and grow at your own pace.

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Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

Thanks a lot for the advice! 'Small wins count' is exactly what I needed to hear right now. I'll take it slow, keep learning, and start interacting more with this amazing community. See you around!

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Chris Jarvis

Both, You need to write it helps you learn code. Then commenting on other posts helps people to see you.
Follow tags that interest you, you'll see more useful content that way,

Welcome to DEV!

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Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

"That makes perfect sense! I'll make sure to balance writing and commenting. I'm going to update my followed tags right now to focus on #frontend and #javascript. Thanks again for the warm welcome and the great advice!

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Cesar Castillo

Welcome Luigi 💪

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Luigi | Full Stack Web Developer

Thanks Cesar

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Luigi! Hope you are well. Welcome to the community! You will find great minded individuals who will share similar experiences as you! Hope your journey goes well!

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Ioan G. Istrate

Hello Luigi, welcome, it's a fun an fulfilling journey!

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Nuno Silva

Hello everyone! 👋

I'm Nuno, a software developer with 5+years of experience, and new to the platform.

I enjoy working with both legacy systems and new technologies — basically, I like solving problems within real-world constraints.

I spend time tinkering with homelab projects and learning new things. Always open to connecting with other developers who enjoy sharing what they learn.

Just published my first article here about Java 8 concurrency patterns.

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Cesar Castillo

Welcome Nuno, Enjoy ! I'll definitely read your post. I love Java and learning more about it from the inside out. Thanks for sharing

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Nuno Silva

Thanks Cesar, and I really hope you enjoy the read !

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👾 FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ 👾

Hey Nuno! Welcome to the Dev.to community! Will take a look on your first article (In the bookmarks!).

Any goals you have plan for this year? Hope your journey goes well!

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Nuno Silva

Thank you for the warm welcome and for bookmarking the article! I appreciate it, and hope you enjoy the read !

As for goals, I'm planning to focus on a mix of building and writing this year. I want to spend more time tinkering with projects and then sharing that knowledge to connect with the community.

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