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Sloan the DEV Moderator on December 10, 2025

Leave a comment below to introduce yourself! You can talk about what brought you here, what you're learning, or just a fun fact about yourself. Re...
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Clara Maine

Hi everyone! I work as a technical content creator for JetBrains Academy, specifically writing blogs and making YouTube videos for beginner programmers. If you have anything you wish you could have told your younger self about learning to program, tell it to me please!

I'm making my dev.to debut with a post ambitiously titled "How to prepare for the future of programming", check it out and let me know your thoughts!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Clara! It's awesome you're focusing on technical content for beginner programmers over at JetBrains Academy ✨🚀. That's highly valuable work! I'm genuinely keen to read your post, 'How to prepare for the future of programming.' Keep up the great work! 🎓

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Adam - The Developer

Welcome Clara!

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Andreas Müller

Hi Clara! I just recently joined myself, and I find it super cool that you create content for beginners. If there is one thing I would have told my younger self it is the importance to take care of yourself, especially with regular movement and practices like meditation. I wonder whether that could be a blog article?

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David Au Yeung

Hello Clara👋

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Himanshu Kumar Modi

Welcome, Clara!

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Valentin • Edited

Hi!

By day, I work as a freelance Data Consultant. By night, I'm a SaaS creator.

I completed a first project that allowed me to discover the world of full-stack web development and generally gain hands-on experience.

For the last six months, I've been working on a second project that aims to offer a reliable and free solution for getting feedback on applications/SaaS: testyourapp.io/

Talk to you soon!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hi Valentin. Your Data Consultant/SaaS creator balance is interesting. Testyourapp.io is a valuable, privacy-focused concept. Good luck with it. 📊

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Mark Turner

Hi Valentin, great idea — getting feedback directly from other devs is the best way. I’ve just signed up and will be testing it out shortly.

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Valentin

Thanks for your interest! I hope the site will be helpful to you 🙂
If you ever feel like sharing feedback about your experience, I’d be more than happy to hear it.

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Srijan Kumar

hello Valentin

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Sonia Al-Ra'ini

Hi everyone, my name is Sonia. I’m a software engineer with a strong interest in cybersecurity, AI, and mobile development. I hold a degree in Computer Science as well as a diploma in cybersecurity. I believe in the importance of building apps that truly protect users and keep them safe.

My dream is to create apps that spark a real breakthrough in the world even if they start small.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Sonia. Your focus on building secure mobile apps based on your cybersecurity background is essential. Thanks for joining.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Thanks for explaining this, Sonia. I appreciate you sharing your work and the idea behind MindShield AI with the community. Wishing you success with it. ✨

I’ve bookmarked your article and will make sure to read it soon.

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Sonia Al-Ra'ini

Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my work. I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts once you’ve had a chance to read the article.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

You’re welcome, Sonia. I’ll read it soon and share my thoughts. Thanks again. 🙏

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Rakib Hasan • Edited

Hi, I'm serving for 5+ years. Contributed on large scale startups and gov projects. I have faced lots of problems in my development career. Also solved them by taking various actions. Now planning to share my knowledge among other devs. So they can avoid those mistakes and grow.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Rakib. Sharing lessons from large-scale and government projects will probably save others a lot of time and mistakes.

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Rakib Hasan

Sure, Shahrouz. I will start soon. Stay tuned. ;)

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Looking forward to it. Good luck! 👍

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Mathai

Hi,

I am building a fun travel app called Borderly. I want to share my development experience, especially now that i am turning the website into a mobile app. A first for me.

If you're a travel enthuisast check out borderlyai.com, its free and all you gotta do is upload your boarding pass and compete on the leaderboard.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hi Borderly. Turning a website into a mobile app is a big transition. Good luck with the Borderly project! ✈️

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Julia

Great! Lets success attends you!

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Grant Visser aka GrumpyGit

Greets, havn't done any coding in over 30 years but had an itch to scratch, so earlier this year I started vibe coding, building a site, and learning huge amounts of things I never knew I'd need.

By day I am a perfectly presentable, stable employee in a large company. By night I am a mad Saas developer dreaming of going full time :-)

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome back to the world of coding, Grant. That’s an inspiring return after 30 years. Good luck achieving your full-time SaaS goal. 💻🔥

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Grant Visser aka GrumpyGit

Thanks Sharouz

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Uchenna Nwaorgu

😂😂, same here without the stable employee, 😭 I'm currently the mad Saas developer working full time without pay yet.

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Grant Visser aka GrumpyGit

Thats rough ... admirable ... and rough :-)

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Erica

Hi DEV.to Community!

I'm excited to join this incredible space of builders and learners. I'm a full-stack developer and AI engineer with a passion for creating accessible, user-centered applications, and I'm currently diving deep into AR, AI, and spatial intelligence; areas that fascinate me endlessly.

I'm here to connect with fellow developer, share what I'm learning, and hopefully contribute to the amazing conversations happening in this community. Looking forward to great insight, learning and being apart of this community... building something great!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hi. Welcome Erica. Combining full-stack with a focus on AR and Spatial Intelligence is an interesting path. Thanks for the intro. 🤖

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Erica

Hi and thanks! AR relies on spatial intelligence. In order to design effective AR experiences, developers often leverage spatial reasoning, ensuring digital overlays align correctly with physical space. I viewed a remarkable developer who is in the field its fascinating what she does with AR/SI/AI. To be good in AR/AI I'm studying its foundation. Spatial Intelligence helps us understand and manipulate space. I am still learning.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Thanks for sharing that, Erica. That explanation makes a lot of sense, especially the focus on foundations before tools. AR + spatial intelligence is a deep space to explore. Respect for taking the long-term learning route.

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Beatrice Obura

I am an old school programmer who is interested in up skilling. I would like to start by learning Javascript

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Leam Hall

Welcome Beatrice! I'm in the "not young" category myself, and always upskilling. It's a great place to be and a great time to be here!

A while back I wrote a blog post "The Best Programming Language" to help folks be more productive. It's a short read, no ads, and no tracking. Maybe it will help.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Beatrice. It’s never too late to upskill! Starting with JS is a fantastic choice for modern development. Good luck with your learning journey! ✨

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CitronBrick • Edited

You might find the GoMakeThings blog by Chris Fernandini useful.
It focusses on vanilla (plain) JavaScript.

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JohannKrugell

Hi, I am working on my own SaaS app. I can't program and I am afraid to build in public. I am interested in the business side of application specifically cost.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Johann. It's helpful to have a strong business and cost perspective on building SaaS apps. Good luck with your project. ✨✨

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JohannKrugell

Thanks Shahrouz. Cost based pricing in SaaS apps is still a bit of a mystery to me.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Totally get it. Pricing can be confusing. Wishing you the best with your SaaS journey!

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Avadhoot Umarikar

Hello dev.to,

I am Avadhoot, and I am a beginner developer. I look forward to improving my programming skills and develop efficiency over time. I want to minimize the use of AI in code while, at the same time, making ChatGPT the vice head of all my projects. I crave perfection and clean animations and UI/UX design. To build the logic, I am currently doing C, to get closer to the device I am gonna earn my living from, then I'd move on to CPP and then to Javascript. I hope my journey forwards would change me positively somewhere, somehow, and at the end of the day, make me a better programmer.

Thanks for reading all that!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome to DEV, Avadhoot. That's a strong learning path (C to JS). Focusing on clean UI/UX and minimising AI use while learning is smart. Keep going! ✨

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I.D.

Hi, I'm I.D. and I'm beginner at writing English tech blogs.
I'm planning to contribute some OSS project on GitHub, with using English. so I want to improve my English skills and introduce myself to the global community through my tech blog.
Thanks for reading!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome! 👋 Writing tech posts in English gets easier pretty fast once you stay consistent. Contributing to OSS is a solid way to practice both coding and communication. I’m also improving my English while documenting what I learn, so your approach feels familiar. Good luck with your first posts.

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Jess Lee The DEV Team

Welcome to DEV everyone!!!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Thanks Jess! Loving the energy here already.
Appreciate the space you and the team have built for devs to learn and share.
Happy to be part of it! 🚀

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Elsa

Hey!
I'm Elsa. Currently working on Superengine, an all-in-one, no code, hosting platform to run open-source apps and create websites on any cloud. superengine.tech/
Hope to learn from the community and share some insights as well!

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Mathai

looks really useful, especially the wordpress hosting.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Elsa, thanks for sharing.

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Yahya

Hi everyone, I’m Yaya. I’m a software engineer working on web applications and backend systems. I joined to connect with other developers, learn from the community, and share what I can when it’s useful.

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Jess Lee The DEV Team

Welcome!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hi Yaya. Thanks for joining to share your insights on backend systems and web applications. That experience is always needed here. 👍

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Eduard Albu

Hey everyone!
I’m Eduard, a system engineer from Romania working a 9-5 while building side projects.
Currently working on QuickTools.one, a collection of free browser-based tools for PDFs, images, and file conversion. The twist: everything runs client-side with JavaScript. No files ever leave the user’s device. I wanted to build something useful that respects privacy by design.
The project is about 5 weeks old with 13 tools live. I’m documenting the whole journey publicly, including traffic numbers, SEO experiments, and lessons learned.
On dev.to I’m hoping to:

  • Share technical write-ups on browser-based file processing (pdf-lib, ffmpeg.wasm, canvas API)
  • Connect with other indie hackers and solo builders
  • Learn from the community

Outside of coding I enjoy reading and spending time with family.

Looking forward to being part of this community.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Eduard. QuickTools.one is an excellent example of privacy-by-design using client-side JavaScript. Looking forward to reading your technical write-ups. 🔒

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Mirko Stahnke • Edited

Hi! 👋 Ich bin Mirko, Hobby-Programmierer aus Leidenschaft.

Was ich mache:

  • Betreibe scripte-php.de - Marktplatz für PHP-Scripts
  • Entwickle praktische Web-Tools (Webkataloge, Download-Portale, CMS)
  • Teile meine Erfahrungen und lerne täglich dazu

Mein Ansatz: Trial & Error, viel Kaffee ☕ und die Community!

Tech-Stack: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Bootstrap

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hi, welcome, Mirko. Running a project like scripte-php.de shows true dedication. Good luck with your continuous Trial & Error approach. 👍

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isa hosea

Hello DEV...
I'm very excited to join community of builders and learner.
I am a passionate full-stack web developer skilled in building modern, responsive, and user-friendly websites and applications. I work with frontend tools like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks, as well as backend technologies such as Python, Flask/Django, and database systems.
My focus is on writing clean, secure, and scalable code while delivering smooth user experiences. I enjoy solving problems, learning new technologies, and turning ideas into functional digital products. Beyond coding, I’m creative and have strong design skills, which help me build beautiful interfaces that stand out.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome to DEV, Isa! 👋 Your stack looks solid and well-balanced across both frontend and backend. Focusing on clean, secure, and scalable code this early is a strong advantage 🔧. Curious to see how your design skills blend with full-stack work as you continue building 🎨.

Funny enough, I also started with a bit of HTML and CSS, but frontend never really clicked for me, so I moved toward Python backend instead. Nice connecting with you here!

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David Au Yeung

Hi everyone, this is David, an AI specialist from Hong Kong. I’m currently working in AI stack and cloud computing solutions. Happy to know you all! 🍻

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome David 👋. Your background in AI stack and cloud solutions is pretty solid. A lot of people here work around similar areas, so your insights will probably fit well into the discussions. Good to have you here 🍻.

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David Au Yeung

Hello, Shahrouz, nice to meet you. Let’s all learn and grow together.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Nice to meet you too, David 🤝
Let’s do it.

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Krish Prajapati

Helloo key pressers what's up 😁 myself Krish Pursuing Mern Stack which includes HTML|| CSS|| JS AND REACT currently in my backend era i am here to connect with other people and i want to make connections and project with you developers ,feel free to comment me 😁

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hey Krish! Welcome to DEV 😄
Sounds like you’re deep into the MERN grind right now. Nice momentum.
I’m on the Python backend side myself, but I totally get the “backend era” vibe haha.
Keep building and posting your progress; it’s the best way to connect with devs here. 🚀

LET’S GOOO 🔥🚀🚀🚀

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Hashan Lakruwan

Hi everyone! I'm Hashan, a Full-Stack Software Engineer from Sri Lanka.

I specialize in building scalable web applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript. I've recently been focusing on integrating AI into web apps and optimizing performance for serverless architectures.

I joined Dev.to to share my learnings on:

Advanced Next.js patterns
Freelance development tips
Web3 & Blockchain integration
You can check out some of my recent projects on my portfolio: hashanlakruwan.me

Looking forward to connecting with other devs!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht • Edited

Welcome Hashan. Your stack is solid and your experience with serverless optimization is clear. Thanks for sharing your background.

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Ravi Madabhushi

Hi folks, I am Ravi, cofounder at Scalekit. We're building the auth stack for AI applications.

Previously, I cofounded Pipemonk (acquired by Freshworks), where I led the team behind the authentication platform that now serves 2M+ DAUs.

I’m beginning to talk more about the IAM world, and why getting auth right shouldn’t be a months-long ordeal. After 10+ years in this space, I’m focused on making it dramatically easier for teams to ship fast and securely.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Ravi. Your background in authentication platforms (Pipemonk) is seriously impressive. Making the IAM world easier for teams is a crucial mission, especially with the rise of AI apps. Great to have your expertise here. 🔐

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Aslam Sayyed

I'm a working professional with over a decade of experience in developing and maintaining legacy application on Microsoft Tech stake

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hi Aslam. A decade of experience on the Microsoft Tech Stack is very solid. We look forward to any insights you can share on developing and maintaining those legacy applications. 💯

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John Oyetuga

Hiii... My name is John and I hope to learn and contribute towards the progress of this group.🙂

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome, John! 👋
As long as you keep sharing what you learn, you’re already contributing. Looking forward to seeing what you dive into.

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Eddie • Edited

Hi, I would like to share a language learning app that I have created called Snapalabra with the other users here. Could anyone tell me where to find the guidelines for posting something like that?

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome, Eddie! 👋
You can post your app as a regular article on DEV.

The official writing guide is here:
dev.to/help/writing-editing-schedu...

If you want to know how to publish your first post, check this:
dev.to/devteam/writing-your-first-...

For tagging your app, #showdev is usually the best place:
dev.to/t/showdev

Keep the post informative rather than promotional, and you’ll be fine ✨.

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Hany Gamal

People are the product of their environment

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

True, the environment shapes a lot… but developers tend to break out of patterns too. Maybe that’s why we like building things instead of adapting to them.

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Michael Shortland

Hi, Everyone Michael here . A vibe coder with a lot of ideas . More of a electromechanical background but moving into new areas . Here to network and get some new ideas , learn.

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Michael. Moving from electromechanical to coding is a fascinating pivot. Good luck networking and exploring those new areas!

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Graph Risk

Will this be fun?Sure!!!

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

If it stays fun, great. If not… we’ll probably turn it into a side project somehow 😂 Either way, welcome.

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Ismaheel Abdullah Akani

hi guys am new hoping to learn from you guys

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome Ismaheel. You're in the right place to learn. We hope to see your progress here! 🚀

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dinuka sathsara

*hey i am beginner in this journey ,currently i am undergraduate in computer science can u plz recommend* way to start this journey

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Welcome to DEV! It's great you're starting this journey as an undergrad. Good luck finding the right path; the best advice is often just to start building something small. ⚡🔥

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Shahrouz Nikseresht

Hey there 👋 I’m Shahrouz. I’m new here and still finding my way around DEV. I work on small Python backend projects and document everything I learn. Looking forward to meeting people who enjoy learning out loud too.

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Srijan Kumar

Hello everyone!
I'm Srijan, a cybersecurity enthusiast and technical blogger. I enjoy exploring various technology stacks and building practical, hands-on experience across different domains.
My focus areas include Cybersecurity research and learning,Technical writing and blogging
Working with diverse tech stacks to gaining real-world, practical experience

Feel free to connect with me to discuss security, technology, or collaboration opportunities!

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boiki keaitaya • Edited

Hello! I'm Boiki. 57yr old former seeking to learn coding with AI. I'm on personal 10-Day App Challenge (@mboiki) to produce a free to use basic app as part of learning. Chose a "Static QR Code app" My head is already swirling with confusion as AI throws me from pillar to post - and occasionally hallucinates on me. Any piece of advice and insights welcome.

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rokoss21

Hey everyone 👋
I’m Emil. Systems engineer / architect type. I’m interested in deterministic systems, architecture that can be enforced (not just documented), and how we turn engineering from vibes into something reproducible.

Lately I’ve been writing about things like determinism in AI systems, workflow discipline, and long-lived architectures — learning out loud and refining my thinking as I go.

Looking forward to thoughtful discussions and meeting people who enjoy building systems that actually survive contact with reality.

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Daria Tsion

Hi everyone!
I’m Dasha Tsion, QA Manager / QA Lead with 10+ years of experience in testing, automation, and AI-driven QA practices.

I recently launched AI & QA Leaders - a growing DEV community where we share practical insights on AI in testing, automation, test strategy, and modern QA leadership.
If this resonates with you, I’d love for you to follow the organization, contribute and support our articles 💙
Your likes & comments help our writers reach more people!

🔗 Connect with me
GitHub: github.com/dashatsion
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dasha-tsion/

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Trương Đức Sang

Hi,
Even though I created this account a year ago, this is my first time actually using it.
I'm a 21-year-old junior software engineer in Vietnam. At work, I manage features end-to-end—delivering and testing them. (I know it sounds a bit young, but that's how AI has changed the outsource-heavy culture.)
After work, I dig deep into what I believe developers who "start in the AI age" like me usually skip: the docs and fundamentals. Hoping my reverse journey—from heavy AI assistance to trying to own the craft—isn't too weird to begin with.

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Taka

Hello, I'm Taka, a senior embedded software engineer in the automotive industry with 12 years of experience.

My main programming languages are C/C++ and Python. My tech stack includes RTOS, Linux, and bare-metal development on MCUs and SoCs.

I'd like to start my tech blog in dev.to. I'll be writing about my C++ learning journey and my first steps into OSS development.

I want to improve both my C++ skills and my English writing. I'd also like to connect with developers who share similar interests. Any feedback or advice is welcome!

Thank you for reading my first post.

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Anatoliy Samsonov

Hi everyone, I'm Anatoliy, a Data Platform Engineer working with Trino, Flink, Iceberg, Kafka, and Airflow.
I'm building distributed data pipelines and experimenting with modern open-source stack architectures.

Currently exploring how to make real-time and batch layers work together efficiently — and planning to write a few posts about that here soon.

Fun fact: I love understanding systems all the way down to the CPU and OS level before building abstractions on top.

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Uchenna Nwaorgu

Hiii, I just joined dev.to after years of regularly coming to the site as a visitor on people's writeups to get help about challenges I face while programming, I joined so that I would also help others who are facing any problem I tackle while I'm building my SaaS platform Trevidia and future projects to come. Thanks for having me here!!

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Jimmy Javier Marquez Orozco

Hola a todos, soy de Estudiante de Ing en Sistema, me gusta aprender todo lo que esta relacionado a la informática, actualmente estoy cursando el 3er año. Saludos a todos y espero que la estén pasando bien.

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ElshadHu

Hi everyone! I’m Elshad, I am currently working on contributing to open-source projects. My biggest challenge right now is system design. While I’m comfortable with coding and language-specific concepts, I struggle when it comes to architecture. I’d love to hear any suggestions, resources, or advice you might have. Thanks beforehand.

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Renão

Hello everyone, I am a software architect who is missing good talks and posts about quality behind all those AI-ish posts everywhere.
No AI-hater at all, but do we really lose everything we achieved the two decades before in software craftmanship, quality etc.?

Perhaps I am finding some gems here - looks like a promising and kind community.

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Shalini Gupta

I’m a software engineer with a growing focus on Machine Learning. I’m currently deepening my understanding of core ML concepts by combining theory with practical examples and visual explanations. Through my writing, I aim to simplify Machine Learning for beginners while strengthening my own learning journey.

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Raghav Vasudeva • Edited

Hi Everyone, glad to join the community. I started reading articles on DEV on testing, improving prompts for testing etc, I find such articles really insightful and would love to read and explore more.

Workwise, I am a Test engineer with over 3.5 years of experience in Automation with frameworks like Selenium, RestAssured with Java & Cypress with JS. Currently exploring Playwright & GenAI tools to enhance the test coverage.

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Kenny Leon

I'm a trying to make a simple 'chat agent' (a basic AI-like program) that can respond to 3 specific user inputs:
If I say 'Hello', it replies 'Hi there!'
If I say 'What time is it?', it shows the current time.
For other inputs, it replies 'I don't understand.'
I know how to write basic if-else statements, but I don't know how to get the current time in Python, and I'm not sure how to structure this agent's code. Could someone show me a simple example of this program and explain each part? Also, what's the simplest way to add more responses to this agent later?

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Mirko Scapellato • Edited

Hi folks! I work as a sysadmin and k8s admin, mainly dealing with Linux systems, containerized environments, and cloud-native infrastructure. I’m interested in automation, monitoring, and learning best practices around reliability and scalability.

I’m here to learn from the community, share experiences, and exchange ideas with people working on similar challenges.

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Mirko Scapellato

Hi folks! I work as a sysadmin and k8s admin, mainly dealing with Linux systems, containerized environments, and cloud-native infrastructure. I’m interested in automation, monitoring, and learning best practices around reliability and scalability. I’m here to learn from the community, share experiences, and exchange ideas with people working on similar challenges.

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JunYoungMoon

Hey everyone 👋

I’m Jun, a backend engineer working mainly with Java and distributed systems.

I’ve built a crypto exchange platform in the past, and these days I’m working on AI-powered services in ad-tech.
Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about RAG and how LLM systems actually behave in production.

I joined DEV to learn from others and share real-world lessons (including failures 😅).
Happy to connect and learn together!

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Prajwal

Hi !
(My name is pronounced as "Preh-jweh-el")
I love tinker around and learn things on the go.
I accidently discovered programming when I was around 7th grade - fell in love with it. Since then, watching my code comes to life gives me a kick. I like it when I'm tinkering and learning by exploring instead of a didactic method of learning. That 2 am debugging sessions - where I can't figure why smth doesn't work and once it magically get's resolved on it's own - that makes me go high

Recently , I've developed a interest in cybersecurity - So , Now , every once in a while I do some basic beginner CTFs , bug bounties ,.....

I also love watching movies and TV Shows
Rn , By day , I'm a CSE undergrad. By night - I just work on something I like.
"I Like" Might include :

  • Working on some personal absurd projects
  • Coding
  • Doing some CTFs
  • Exploring and trying out new things

Incase , if you wanna talk about something you find interesting , some projects you're working on , or If you're a cybersecurity expert or just wanna talk movies- feel free to connect with me. I would love to talk about it.

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RamKashyap

Hi everyone — I work as a contract developer, been in the field for years, and I’m now moving fully into building cloud-native applications. I decided to document the whole journey here. I write technical content—articles, blogs, and e-books—mainly to show that tech is actually a lot simpler once you cut through the buzzwords. The right mental models make everything easier, and that’s what I’m trying to share.

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Prince Varti

Hi everyone! I’m a frontend-heavy full-stack engineer with ~6+ years of experience who got very comfortable shipping React UIs… maybe too comfortable. Somewhere along the way I realized I don’t want to be “just the UI person” while AI writes JSX faster than me.

So now I’m intentionally leveling up into a Full-Stack + AI Feature Engineer with cloud skills, building end-to-end stuff, thinking in trade-offs (not LinkedIn buzzwords), and learning in public — mostly so future-me doesn’t repeat the same dumb mistakes.

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AFM

halo semuanya, senang sekali bisa bergabung dalam komunitas ini untuk saling mengenal antar pegiat IT siapa tau kita dapat mengembangkan sebuah project yang dapat bermanfaat bagi bumi kita tercita, terutama untuk negeri wakanda yang kita cintai.wkwkkww (you know what i mean), harapan saya ingin menciptakan AI yang dapat melacak dan memonitor semua tindak korupsi di bumi kita tercinta ini

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Diego Castares • Edited

Hi there!
I used to work as a .NET dev, and I moved to the video game industry after a COVID-triggered epiphany. Never too late to jump into an already crowded biz, right?

A few years later, with many small projects under my belt, I teamed up with my brother (that happens to be an amazing illustrator and 3D artist), and we’re about to release our first game: a multiplayer racing game with a twist. And the plan is to release it for mobile platforms first.

I’m planning to write about the process, and I thought this would be a good place to start if I want to get a bit technical along the way.

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hang-up

Hey everyone!
I am an embedded software engineer.
I mainly work on runtime development for Programmable Displays (HMIs) used in factories. These HMIs communicate with PLCs. As a result, I have experience working with a wide variety of PLCs, including Rockwell (Allen Bradley), Siemens, Fanuc, Schneider (Modicon), Mitsubishi, and Omron.
About a year ago, I built a system using AI-OCR for text recognition in Python, which sparked my passion for AI. Recently, I have been using AI for tasks such as image generation, software development, and writing papers.
I am naturally curious and love dabbling in various fields. I hope to write great articles that you will find helpful or inspiring.
Nice to meet you all!

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Yatesh Chauhan

Hi everyone, i'm interested in developing mobile application using flutter still learning it though & want to get to the edge and recently got interested in devops thing. Will read about them.
I was reading a post(obviously on Dev) on backend using spring boot and it give me a great help and that's how i enter this platform.
Also , pls give me tips about learning and applying springboot.

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Andy Brummer

Hello, I used to write articles and answer questions back in the day at code project. Claude suggested this community to share a fix for an obscure problem I was working on and I joined up. I'm part of a UX agency and I'm working on development tools to foster more flexible and powerful designs. I'm diving in to AI in a major way, focusing on building tools so I can build better tools.

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Alameen Karim Merali

Hi Everyone

My name is Alameen Karim Merali. I’m a cybersecurity enthusiast from Tanzania, currently learning and building in the web development space as part of my university studies and real-world work.

By day, I manage operations at a sugarcane plantation, where I’m involved not only in administration but also in building internal systems like attendance, accounting, and workflow tools. By night, I work on web development projects using PHP, MySQL, and CSS, which has been a great way to sharpen my practical skills.

I’m here to learn, share, and grow with the community. Looking forward to engaging with you all!

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Mohan Kumar

Hi all, I’m Mohan, Co-Founder of Aira Security.
I spent six years at Box and wow I’m building security product to safeguard for AI agents.
Excited to connect and learn from others working in this space.

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Mark Turner

Hey everyone 👋 I’m Mark, a seasoned backend-focused developer and indie SaaS builder. I’m here to learn, share, and get feedback from other devs while building APIs and scalable backend systems. Looking forward to the discussions!

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Warren Jitsing

Hello! I'm Warren.

I am a systems engineer currently writing a series of open-source "textbooks" on building infrastructure from the ground up. I'm a big believer in the "First Principles" methodology-rejecting defaults to understand how things actually work.

My primary project (Articles 5-14) is documenting a full CI/CD and Observability stack designed for total data sovereignty. It covers building a private Certificate Authority, managing custom Docker networks and volumes, and deploying GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, SonarQube, Mattermost, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Prometheus, and Grafana using Infrastructure as Code. Articles 12-14 (ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, and the Capstone) are currently in progress. The accompanying "zero-touch" scripts are designed to automate the integration of these servers with each other, minimizing manual UI steps as much as possible. The goal is to provide a blueprint for teams to host their own secure environments and move away from SaaS dependencies. You can find the full series and source code on GitHub.

The articles are designed to be accessed via the repository's articles directory. This repository provides a custom-compiled, polyglot development container with the latest versions of GCC (15.2.0), Python (3.12-3.14), Rust, and Julia, along with integrated JupyterLab and capabilities for remote SSH login and remote IDE usage.

I also recently made my dev.to debut with Article 4, a comparative guide on writing HTTP clients in C, C++, Rust, and Python. It implements the same library across all four languages using their distinct idioms, serving as a "Rosetta Stone" for systems programmers looking to translate concepts between languages or understand the trade-offs of memory safety vs. manual control. It also aims to teach core systems programming and low latency concepts. Don't be scared by the estimated 172-minute read time-it's designed to be a comprehensive reference you can revisit!

When I'm not coding, I'm usually driving a manual car with zero driver assists-no ABS, no traction control, no ESC, no airbags. Just physics.

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Cara membuat Amun

Cara buka blok bws mobile banking terblokir salah pin/password Anda dapat menghubungi WhatsApp Call Center BWS di nomor +(O859)_2427I986. siapkan data diri seperti kartu BWS dan nomor rekening untuk verifikasi, atau kunjungi Kantor Cabang BWS terdekat dengan membawa kartu ATM BWS, buku tabungan, dan e-KTP...

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Hala Kabir

Hi everyone! I’m Hala Kabir — a young app and chatbot developer passionate about Python, creative problem-solving, and building real projects through hackathons.
I love exploring new ideas in tech, creating useful tools, and sharing my learning journey. I currently have 12 repositories on GitHub, where I experiment with apps, automation, and AI-powered projects. I also enjoy participating in hackathons, which help me learn fast and turn ideas into working prototypes.

Excited to connect, learn, and grow with this amazing community! 🚀💻✨

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Mohib Uddin Akon

Hi everyone, I’m Akon. I’m a web developer with a strong interest in Generative AI using JavaScript. I am currently studying Computer Science and Engineering, and I am also enrolled in a diploma program focused on MERN stack development.
I want to work on a modern web project with powerful, user-friendly features.

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Sylvester Molokoane

Hello. I was brought here by the Google 5-day Agents Intensive Challenge via Kaggle.

As a social entrepreneur based in Pretoria, South Africa, I am turning to tech to solve some of the country's deepest problems. Agents in particular have the potential of shortening the skills deficit, bridging the financial shortfalls, and accelerating impact in areas where it is most needed.

I consider it a great privilege to engage with all of you on this platform. <3

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Furkan Kırat

"Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Furkan, a CS student and tool developer for Unity/.NET.

I'm obsessed with low-level optimizations and memory layouts. I just released an article benchmarking Safe Arrays vs Unsafe Pointers (spoiler: JIT magic makes Safe Arrays faster!).

Happy to connect with fellow performance junkies!"

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Andreas Müller

Hi everyone! I'm a software developer operating out of the lovely city of Stuttgart, Germany. Been involved with Java since 2012, when I started my career in a research project in a university. I've been doing enterprise Java as a consultant for 5 years now, only recently in the last 6 month with Spring and Spring Boot, which I both love. Recently I had the chance to develop a small language for integration tests for our product based on the Cucumber and its Spring integration, and found a new favorite framework in Cucumber, its ability to make ordinary sentences executable is super cool. I'm here to help as much as learn. Looking forward to many great, respectful and friendly discussions!

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Leam Hall

Hey y'all, I'm here to learn where I can and help where I can. Right now, like, as soon as I finish this post, I'm going back to using Claude Code to help build another career portfolio piece using Terraform on AWS. AI serves me best by providing insight and suggestions, but I type the code in by hand to understand it better.

What are you working on to build your career, or your life?

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HexZo Network

hi im a kid

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Tanya Donska

Hey, I'm a UX\UI Designer.

Currently building smart things with founders at dnsk.work/

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Kenny Leon

Hi everyone! I'm a freshman of programming. As a undergraduate, I have a lot of time to study it. So I want to know how to study programming systematacially and efficiently?

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Kenny Leon

And I want to know if I want to learn how to programme with assistance of ai. How can I use it instead of relying on it?

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S Tamirchiii

خیلی هم خوب بود وزیبا

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Kenny Leon

In today's highly developed artificial intelligence, we still need to learn deeply Python?

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Kenny Leon

I'm learning Python functions. What's the difference between a function's 'parameter' and 'argument'? Could you explain with a simple function example for a beginner?

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wuzj

Are these grammar rules going to be difficult?

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Ahmed Ajibola

Hi everyone, am happy to be here I want to have better understanding on web development and most especially JavaScript

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Jinal Chanchadiya

Hi

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janjun

Hello, Just new here currently stuck on how to build some project i do not have a creative mind 😵

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Kendall Armand

Hey what’s going on everybody I’m a cybersecurity professional looking to find my tribe and build a tribe of my own around cybersecurity, fatherhood, faith in this Information Age.

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Software enginner

Hi, everyone.
I am software engineer with 8 years experience in fullstack development.

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Muhammad Mashood khan

Heyyy Everyone I provide boosting service i will boost(level-up) your game id

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Abishek Narayanan AP

Hello world!, I am a computer applications student landed here to learn more about computers and exciting stories and memes 😎

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Abishek Narayanan AP • Edited

Hello world!, I am a Computer applications Student landed here to learn more about Computers

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Gen.Y.Sakai

Hi 👋
Gen.Y.Sakai here from Japan.
I like pragmatic engineering and shipping things that actually work.
Happy to be here!

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nFlow

Thanks!

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wuzj

Hi!As a beginner, what should I pay attention to if I want to get started well with Python or programming?

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Mathieu Guyon

Bonjour,

Je suis en cours de reconversion professionnelle, d'infirmier à Devops après une période de trois ans comme technicien support informatique

Je souhaite partager vos expériences!

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Karnav Chandan

Hello to all the viewers

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ShangYunYao

Hello everyone, I am new here and I would like to learn and use Python with everyone. Please take care of me

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andy pengtian

Creator of SteelSQL, crafting intuitive database tools that make professional data management accessible to all. I bridge complex functionality with simple design, empowering users to master their dat

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Wilson B. Miles

Hi people i'm an ML and AgenticAI engineer

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PrimeVeil

Hey everyone 👋 We’re PrimeVeil — we build JavaScript obfuscation and frontend security tools. Excited to share research and learn from the community.

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Sambodhi Singh

hello!. new here.

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wuzj

Can I use some knowledge of programming to draw maps and perform other geographical tasks?

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Pawel Twardoch

Witam

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Prismio QR

Hi everyone

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wuzj

As a student studying geography, can I use programming to solve various problems? Such as??

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wuzj

Nowadays, can't many programming problems be solved by AI, without the need for too many programmers?