April 2025
Back in 2021, I was just a curious student playing around with HTML in a text editor. Little did I know that curiosity would evolve into a career-defining passion. Building a simple webpage and seeing it live in a browser felt like magic to me.
What drew me in was the instant feedback. I could write a few lines of code, hit refresh, and boom — the result was right there. Unlike traditional programming where things were more abstract, web development felt alive and visual.
I found inspiration from platforms like Dev.to and Hashnode, where developers shared their learnings and projects. YouTube creators like Traversy Media and Kevin Powell made learning not just easier but actually fun.
I also followed a few people on Twitter (now X) who posted daily about what they were building. That inspired me to #BuildInPublic too. Watching people share wins, struggles, and progress made me realize that I wasn’t alone on this journey.
Over the last few years, I’ve learned and built using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and experimented with frameworks like React and tools like TailwindCSS. I’ve participated in 15+ hackathons and ideathons and won 6 of them. These events were crash courses in problem-solving, teamwork, and quick thinking.
Beyond coding, I learned how to communicate ideas, pitch projects, and manage time — skills just as important as technical knowledge.
The web is always evolving — new APIs, frameworks, performance techniques. It’s impossible to get bored. I love the balance of logic and creativity. Whether it's coding a feature or designing a UI, it pushes me to improve daily.
Also, the joy of shipping something people can interact with — even if it’s just a simple tool — is unmatched.
I’m freelancing, open to collaborations, and contributing to open-source projects. My future goals include diving deeper into backend systems, building SaaS products, and sharing more of what I build with the community.
If you're just getting started — don’t wait for the perfect course or tool. Start building. Build ugly. Build often. The rest follows.