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Ramazan Maksyutov • Edited

Hi there!

I'm Ramazan and I'm here to learn more and to share with you some of my insights! I love diving deep into the modern Frontend techniques and features. So, I hope that you'll enjoy reading my articles Especially I'm keen on Atomic and modern CSS!

I'm happy to join the team and can't wait to explore more!

UPD: here is my first article!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey Ramazan. Welcome to the community! There is a lot of great resources here to improve your Front-end skills! Any projects you are currently working on?

In any case, welcome to dev.to!

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Ramazan Maksyutov

Thank you very much!
Yep, there is one! I'm currently working in mlut team. I help to build this great Atomic CSS toolkit and just right now I'm making some new features for our sandbox!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

This looks awesome!

I took a look at the repository as well and there is a lot of traction (200+ stars!). How did it get a lot of traction? What is your experience like working in the mlut team?

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Ramazan Maksyutov

I'm really happy that you enjoyed it! Thank you!

It's actually the fruit of many hours (more than 1000) of our work. We took part in many conferences and presented our product in many places and the public loved it ^_^

The experience of working here is great! I've faced many non-trivial tasks and learned a lot of interesting technologies! It's like the best working experience for me.

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Glad you are having a positive experience! I am looking to contribute to open source in the future. Are you contributing as an open source or are you an employee at mlut. I am interesting in joining you guys in the future and was wondering about if there is a process of being part of the team :D

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Ramazan Maksyutov • Edited

Actually, I'm a freelance developer and now I'm working on two projects in mlut for salary: the landing and the sandbox which I mentioned before. But I loved the instrument itself! I even made some contributions to it's core and regularly use it in my practice!

And as for you joining our team - it's a great idea! If you want to get more information about this, you can contact the product's founder on X or through his github.

And, of course, you can share your ideas in the issues or in the discussions of our product!

Thank you for your attention to our work!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾 • Edited

No problem! Will take a look in the future! Looking forward to see your development and journey on Dev.to!

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Ramazan. Welcome to the DEV Community. I'm slowly reconnecting with web development myself, though I haven't looked into modern techniques in regard to CSS - Flexbox Froggy and Grid Garden is the level I'm at right now! Look forward to hearing more about your experiences!

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Ramazan Maksyutov

Thank your very much!

By the way, I've already published one article! I forgot to attach to my comment, but now it is there. I'll be happy to read your feedback and thoughts!

Hope you'll enjoy reading it ^_^

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Richard Pascoe • Edited

Thank you for the heads-up, Ramazan! I’ve read the post, really enjoyed it, and left a comment there as well - looking forward to reading more of your work in the future!

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome Ramazan and thanks for writing.

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Ariel Sh

Hey everyone I’m Ariel. I’m an engineering manager in AppSec, currently building in the AI devtools space (agent workflows + guardrails/governance) and shipping open-source experiments on the side. Here to learn, share what works (and what breaks), and meet others building for dev teams.
Curious: what are you all using today to reliably test/evaluate coding agents (beyond “it seems to work”)?

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bingkahu

Hi Ariel, thanks for opening this conversation. Your post touches on something that’s increasingly important as agent workflows move from experimental to production-grade: how do we evaluate reliability in a way that’s meaningful, repeatable, and actionable?

The “it seems to work” threshold is a familiar trap. It’s easy to get excited when an agent completes a task, but without structured evaluation, we risk overestimating robustness and underestimating edge cases. I’ve seen this play out in both small prototypes and larger systems—what works in one context can quietly fail in another.

Here are a few approaches I’ve found useful or seen others explore:

  1. Scenario-based testing

    Rather than isolated unit tests, I’ve seen value in designing full-stack scenarios that mimic real developer workflows. These might include debugging a broken pipeline, refactoring a legacy module, or generating tests for a complex edge case. The goal is to surface how agents handle ambiguity, context-switching, and partial information.

  2. Behavioral metrics

    Beyond pass/fail outcomes, tracking agent behavior can reveal deeper patterns. Metrics like tool usage efficiency, recovery from failure, and prompt adherence help diagnose reliability. For example, does the agent retry intelligently when blocked? Does it stay on task or drift?

  3. Human-in-the-loop scoring

    Structured feedback from developers—especially those using agents in real workflows—can be invaluable. Rubric-based scoring (clarity, correctness, helpfulness) or guided pair sessions where a dev annotates the agent’s decisions can expose subtle issues that automated tests miss.

  4. Guardrails as diagnostics

    Since you’re working on governance, I’d be curious how you use guardrails not just for safety, but for insight. Tracking which guardrails trigger most often can highlight weak spots in reasoning or prompt design. It’s a way to turn constraints into feedback loops.

  5. Longitudinal regression suites

    Agents evolve quickly, especially with prompt tuning or model updates. Running weekly or nightly regression tests across a fixed set of tasks helps catch silent degradations. It’s not glamorous, but it’s saved teams from shipping broken behavior more than once.

Would love to hear more about the open-source experiments you’re working on, especially if any are geared toward evaluation tooling. There’s a real need for frameworks that go beyond benchmarks and help us understand not just whether agents succeed, but how and why.

Thanks again for starting this thread. Looking forward to seeing where the conversation goes.

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Ben Moulay

Hi Ramazan, welcome aboard!

Great to have you on the team. Your enthusiasm is really refreshing, and we’re excited to discover your insights on modern Frontend. Atomic CSS and modern approaches are fascinating topics, so I’m sure your articles will resonate well here.

Looking forward to reading your first article and exchanging more with you. Once again, welcome to the team!

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Ramazan Maksyutov

Hi Ben!

Thank you very much for your warming words. I will try my best to share my insights with you in a best way! By the way, there is already one article which you read now ^_^

Looking forward to reading about your insights!

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Fit Happens ML

Yo Ramazan! Congrats on the first article!
I just joined today as well. See you around in the feed!

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Ramazan Maksyutov

Thank you, mate!
My congrats to you as well! I'll be happy to meet you somewhere here!

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Umer Farooq

Welcome Ramazan, as you focus on frontend and styling, and I focus on backend and architecture, we can collaborate and make something above the sea!

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Jahara Magarang

I am a full-stack developer, and I was captivated by CSS while reading this article.
HTML and CSS create the most beautiful user interfaces.

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Ben Halpern The DEV Team

Welcome welcome! We encourage everyone to find a post they're appreciative of and leave a comment just to say thanks. It goes a long way.

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Umer Farooq

I’m here on the DEV Community to share my knowledge and experience in .NET and software development.

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Elktrum Elk

Hi!
I’m Elkanah Cole go by the name Elktrum. I’m not good in typing English Grammar I hope you all understand.

I’m looking forward to learn more about modern Web design and getting more skillful in frameworks. I hope I can find a lot of guidance and help from this forum.

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bingkahu

Hi Elkanah, welcome to DEV — and thank you for introducing yourself so openly. It’s great to see your enthusiasm for learning modern web design and improving your skills with frameworks. That kind of curiosity and drive is exactly what makes this community special.

Don’t worry about grammar — you’ve communicated your goals clearly, and that’s what matters most. Everyone here is learning something, and many of us are working across languages, tools, and disciplines. What counts is your willingness to grow, ask questions, and share your journey.

If you’re exploring modern web design, I’d recommend starting with a few key areas:

Responsive layout techniques (Flexbox and Grid)

Component-based frameworks like React, Vue, or Svelte

Styling systems (CSS modules, Tailwind, or SCSS)

Accessibility and performance best practices

Even small projects can teach a lot. Try building a personal homepage, a portfolio, or a simple blog layout. Each step will help you understand how design and development work together.

Feel free to ask questions, share your progress, or even post code snippets for feedback. There are many people here who are happy to help — whether it’s with technical advice or just encouragement.

Looking forward to seeing your first posts and watching your skills grow. You’re in the right place, and your journey is just beginning. Welcome again, and keep going.

— bingkahu

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ahmed tarek

Hello Elkanah! Welcome onboard!

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Aryan Choudhary

Hi Elkanah! Welcome to DEV!
Your english is already so good, you've got nothing to worry about (≧︶≦))( ̄▽ ̄ )ゞ
I often make projects and write about them, usually related to web design and frameworks! Would love to witness your growth!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey Elktrum! Welcome to the dev community!

Glad you are learning more on Web Design. What is your current goal for this year? Any projects you are currently building?

Welcome again! :)

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Elktrum. Always nice to see new faces here! Do you have any framework in mind? Either way, you'll find lots of welcoming people and great posts here!

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Elktrum Elk

Yes! I’m currently learning React. Trying to build a social media web application.

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Richard Pascoe

Sounds great! Hope you plan to share updates here on DEV?

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Elktrum Elk

Sure will do. Thank you all for having me.

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Richard Pascoe

You're more than welcome. Glad to have you onboard!

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome to DEV, Elktrum. There's a lot help and information on DEV.

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Niclas Gomez

Welcome Elktrum, what framework are you interested in?

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Warm greetings to all.
I am Chou Steven from Cameroon.
It is a pleasure joining this community as it will go a long way in promoting skills and knowledge sharing. I am more of a Python guy, but I'm also interested in many other domains like AI, Javascript, full stack web dev in general, etc...

Ok, catch you latter fam.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the DEV Community, Chou. I'm sure you find a lovely home here. As a fellow Pythonista, very much looking forward to your sharing more about your own experience in the future!

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Heather Scott (PeeperFrog)

Hi,

I'm Heather (aka PeeperFrog). I was an old school embedded systems designer (back in C days). I had a web design company back around 2000 and have done lots of odds and sods since. I started working with AI agents a year ago and have found some things missing, so I'm coding again.

I built an MCP server to let my Claude Desktop create images, convert them to webp and upload them to WordPress. (gemini-image-mcp)

I'm working on a version that accesses other models too, predicts cost, and can pick the best model for a given job.

This was my first post:
dev.to/heather_scott_721dc030b71/b...

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Heather. Welcome to the community here at DEV. I read the other day that NASA still uses C and why they do so - found it extremely interesting.

Loved your first post, by the way - looking forward to reading more.

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Ben Santora

Heather - C programming ability is such a solid skill to have - C is everywhere and in everything. Welcome.

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Engin

Hello Dev community.
I’m currently obsessing over C++ performance optimization and low-level engineering. My goal is to write about making code go fast—specifically cache-friendly development. Looking forward to learning from you all and sharing my first post soon.
If you’re into systems programming or fintech-level performance, let’s connect

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Aryan Choudhary

Hey Engin! Welcome to DEV! Looking forward to reading your blogs, would love to learn about fintech level performance!

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bingkahu

Hi Engin, welcome to DEV — and thank you for such a focused and exciting introduction. Your passion for C++ performance optimization and low-level engineering really stands out, and it’s great to see someone diving deep into cache-friendly development. That kind of work is both challenging and incredibly rewarding, especially when it comes to pushing the boundaries of what modern systems can do.

There’s a lot of interest in this space, but not nearly enough clear writing or shared insight around the practical side of optimization — especially when it comes to memory access patterns, cache line alignment, and the subtle trade-offs between readability and raw speed. If your upcoming posts explore those areas, I think they’ll be a huge asset to the community.

I’d love to hear more about the kinds of systems you’re targeting. Are you working on high-frequency trading infrastructure, embedded systems, or something else entirely? Fintech-level performance suggests tight latency budgets and aggressive throughput goals — which often means tuning not just code, but compilers, linkers, and even hardware affinity.

Also curious how you approach benchmarking and profiling. Do you lean on tools like perf, VTune, or Cachegrind? Or do you prefer custom instrumentation and microbenchmarking frameworks? There’s a lot of nuance in interpreting results, especially when chasing nanoseconds across different architectures.

Looking forward to your first post — and to seeing how your work evolves. If you ever want to bounce ideas around or share drafts for feedback, I’d be glad to read and respond. Welcome again, and thanks for bringing such a sharp focus to the community.

— bingkahu

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey Engin. Hope you are well. Welcome to the community! What projects are you currently working on in C++ specifically when it comes to code optimization.

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Engin

Hi, I'm looking into memory pool and cache friendly development :)

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

That's great! Looking forward to see your development :D

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Engin. What first attracted you to C++? Very much looking forward to hearing more about your own experiences!

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Engin

I've been using C++ for over 5 years now. I started with embedded and low-level programming during my university years, and I've been writing in C and C++ ever since. To be honest, I don't really remember how I transitioned to C++, but I initially started with C to build my own LiDAR :D

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Richard Pascoe

That's quite the journey, Engin. A nice and logical transition too! Look forward to reading more about your experiences with C++ in the future. Again, welcome!

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Fit Happens ML

Welcome, Engin!
Always great to see low-level engineers here. I'm just starting out here as well (posting about Python tools). Let's connect!

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Ty Foster

Hi,
I'm Ty and decided to join to learn some new things and want to give my insights or even more questions in return. I am an Azure Cloud Engineer and have been pushed into the IaC space in my job so want to find a place where I can gain translations from the various teams I deal with in my projects. I am in the process of now deploying from code using Terraform From Git Repos with hints of YAML.

My goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the whole process to then be able to pass it on to hopefully help others who were once in my shoes.

Nice to meet you all.

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Richard Pascoe

Welcome to the community here at DEV, Ty! I really like your goal of learning deeply and then passing that knowledge on - that mindset always makes communities better. I don’t have hands-on experience with Azure or IaC myself, but I’m looking forward to hearing more in the future!

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Ty Foster

Hey Richard,
The passing of knowledge also has a selfish edge to it I have to admit. Once the knowledge is passed I get to learn something new. What is your background? I'm sure you got something to exchange.

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Richard Pascoe

Too true, Ty. As for myself, computer hobbyist for longer than I'd care to admit. Tried writing my first text adventure game with a program called The Quill back in the 80s, got into IRC scripting by modifying an IRC bot in the 90s. Bounched on and off programming ever since. Had a solid foundation a few years back but didn't continue with it - hence me joining DEV this year.

Currently working through freeCodecamp and posting about my journey, somewhat for the "selfish edge" you allure to - it keeps my learning "honest" for want of a better word. If I help other people along the way, I'm honoured to have done so!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey Ty! Hope you are well. Welcome to the Dev community! Glad you join to learn and expanding your skills.

Are you planning on posting any developments you have made as a Azure Cloud Engineer and the process?

In any case, welcome aboard!

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Ty Foster

Thanks for the warm welcome Francis, I plan to write a few basic articles and I would love feedback. I can take this to create some documentation for the junior engineers if it makes sense to someone with no experience I hope it will benefit the juniors will a little bit more experience.

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Sounds good! Very helpful to write documentation for others to understand! Look forward to seeing it!

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Ty Foster

Well my plan was to start from scratch as I had been having discussions and found there are so many little things we do install and troubleshoot that we don't account for until you have to do it again from scratch so my thoughts were to start with a basic set up of what is required with a little history on the side for context.

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Chris Jarvis

Nice to meet you Ty. Welcome to the DEV community.

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bingkahu

Hi Ty, welcome to DEV. Your post reflects a solid mix of curiosity, professional growth, and a desire to give back — which makes it a great fit for this community.

Being pushed into Infrastructure as Code can feel overwhelming at first, especially when you’re bridging between teams with different tooling, expectations, and terminology. But it sounds like you’re already approaching it the right way: hands-on deployment, Git integration, and YAML orchestration are all key pieces of the puzzle.

If you’re working with Terraform from Git repos, one thing that might help is setting up clear module boundaries and versioning strategies early. It makes collaboration smoother and reduces surprises when multiple teams contribute to shared infrastructure. YAML often comes into play with CI/CD pipelines or Kubernetes manifests, so if you’re integrating those, it’s worth mapping out how your IaC flow interacts with runtime configuration.

Also, since you’re in Azure, I’d recommend exploring how Terraform handles state management with remote backends like Azure Storage, and how you can use service principals or workload identities for secure automation. These details can make a big difference when scaling deployments or handing off ownership.

Your goal to understand the full process and help others is exactly what makes this space valuable. Looking forward to seeing your insights and questions — and to learning from your experience as you go deeper into the IaC world.

— bingkahu

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Ty Foster

Hi Bingkahu,
I definitely have considered a lot of these points in regards to state and storage. One thing I have thought about is storing state files for dev test and prod to start to isolate each environment. Create our repos with modules for all the infrastructure we wish to create and as we mature version all our code. I'm sure there are many things I missed out but we are still young in this journey so definitely would love to discus and learn. For now it's just the baby steps and it will show I'm the articles I create. Look forward to having more discussions like this that get me thinking outside the box of how to proceed forward.

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Niclas Gomez

Hello Ty and welcome,

Nice, I am also working with AKS/Terraform, I gladly learn from any directions or how to say. Hopefully we may see any articles posted by you.

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Ty Foster

Thanks for the warm welcome I have only used AKS very sparingly lol. So would love to pick up some tips. I actually have written a small article I will post soon I just need to tweak a few things and I will be good to go. I will have a look for any AKS articles you have written and will gladly extract what I can from them

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Niclas Gomez

Hi!

I am Gomez and I am here to learn if Vibe is the new thing? I love coding and wonder where AI will take us. Right now I feel I am stuck somewhere in the middle. It great yet it feels like a illusion because it must be like living in a simulation.

I am currently working on a small personal project that give me little hope after some frustration with social media with its endless feed of content. :D

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey Gomez! Hope you are doing well. Welcome to the Dev.to Community.

Really quick, you are talking about Vibe Coding. If so, it is a new thing, but that depends on if you want to go straight on Vibe Coding or using AI as your mentor.

I recommend using AI as your mentor (such as not giving the full code and only provide hints). That way, you won't really lose your programming skills. I just treat AI as a good google search. Better than going link to link just to find answers.

What project are you working on specifically by the way? Any plans this year? Hope your journey goes well :D

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Niclas Gomez • Edited

Hi francis, Thank you.

I am working on a project where you write a note and make it drift like in a ocean and then someone will "find" it and can decide to reply and let it drift again or pass it so it will arrive to the next person.

If you ask why? It because it feel more personal, imagine a message in a bottle. I was scrolling other social media sites and it just feel like a machine or how to explain, so I thought this may feel more human.

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

That's a really creative idea! I would love to see it! Are you planning on posting here on your development of your project? I bet a lot of people in this community would give you great feedback!

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Niclas Gomez

Thank you! I am planning to share the process here as I go.
If you're curious, the project lives at driftya.com it's very early, but I'd love any thoughts. :)

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Sounds great! Will look into it in the future. GL on your journey!

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome to DEV, Gomez.

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Niclas Gomez

thanks

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bingkahu

Hi Gomez, welcome to DEV. Your post really resonates — especially the part about feeling stuck somewhere in the middle. That’s a familiar place for many of us, especially when we’re navigating fast-moving technologies and trying to make sense of what’s real, what’s hype, and what’s actually useful.

Your reflection on social media and the endless feed is honest and important. It’s easy to get overwhelmed or feel disconnected when everything is optimized for attention rather than depth. Working on a personal project, even a small one, can be a powerful way to reclaim focus and rediscover what makes coding meaningful. It’s not just about building something — it’s about building something that matters to you.

As for your question about “Vibe,” I think it’s worth exploring what that means to you. Whether it’s a new tool, a design philosophy, or just a shift in how people connect online, the fact that you’re asking shows you’re tuned into the cultural side of tech, not just the technical. That’s valuable.

Keep going with your project. Even if it’s slow or frustrating at times, it’s yours — and that makes it worth finishing. Looking forward to hearing more about what you’re building and how it evolves.

— bingkahu

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Niclas Gomez

I am glad I am not the only one having this thoughts. Thank you.

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, Niclas, and welcome to the DEV Community! As @francistrdev mentioned, I’d encourage you to use AI as a mentor at this stage of your journey - with the caveat that it will get things wrong sometimes. Focus on building a strong foundation with the fundamentals, even if they seem a bit boring at first!

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Niclas Gomez

Thanks, I am leaning in that direction.

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Richard Pascoe

Brilliant! May I wish you the very best of luck, and hope to hear more about your journey!

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Niclas Gomez

Thanks, sure I am working on a draft on some good things I have learnt using vibe condig so far.

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Richard Pascoe

Great! Look forward to seeing the post(s)!

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James campbell

Hi all 👋
I work on building and deploying SaaS MVPs end-to-end (full-stack + DevOps).

These days I’m mostly focused on clean infra, CI/CD, and automations with n8n — helping solo founders ship faster and avoid production headaches.

Excited to connect and learn from everyone here 🙂

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Chris Jarvis

Welcome to DEV, James. There's lots to learn in the community.

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bingkahu

Hi James, welcome to DEV. Your focus on clean infrastructure, CI/CD, and automation for solo founders is spot-on — especially in the MVP space where speed and reliability often compete for attention. It’s great to see someone thinking end-to-end, not just about shipping features but about making the entire pipeline sustainable.

n8n is a powerful choice for automation, and it’s refreshing to see it mentioned outside the usual enterprise contexts. Curious how you’re integrating it — are you using it for deployment triggers, notifications, or something more custom? There’s a lot of potential in combining low-code workflows with full-stack engineering, especially when the goal is to reduce friction for small teams or solo builders.

Also interested in your approach to “clean infra.” Are you leaning toward declarative provisioning (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi), container orchestration, or something more bespoke? The term can mean different things depending on the scale and goals, but it always points toward clarity, reproducibility, and minimal surprises — which is exactly what solo founders need when they’re juggling product, ops, and growth.

Looking forward to seeing more of your insights and learning from your experience. Thanks for joining and sharing your work.

— bingkahu

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Richard Pascoe

Greetings, James. Welcome to the DEV Community. I know you'll find a lot of liked-minded folks with interests and knowledge similar to your own here. Look forward to hearing more about your experiences!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Hey James! Hope you are doing well. Welcome!

What is one of the MVPs you are working on specifically? Regardless, welcome again!

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James campbell

Thank you. @francistrdev.
I am working on developing AI Inbound/Outbound Agent using Telnyx + 11 lab's + OpenAI Api..
If you are interested, I am very happy.

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

Sounds awesome! Looking forward to your development here :)

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Jaiguruu

Hi devs, i am currently beginning my career in this field.
i am a 3rd year Btech stud from india(southern part) and just like everyone i chose this field for money but only when i entered my sophomore year i got exposed to my core subjects, since i had no idea what is CSE, they taught the foundational things so i got amazed by the historical/generational wisdom of how this field slowly evolved from starting - at this point i am just fascinated from the workings and mechanism and slowly developed a connection towards embedded systems(since they are the core things in CSE field at that point). Naturally, I am a philosophical person so instead of getting familiar with the concepts like a usual person would proceed(tutorial/coding/practicing), i started connecting dots from what i know - i used read more philosophical books like Kybalion(my "must read" suggestion) in which they clearly mentioned the 7 principles that make up and operate the universe and u will understand what is universe itself, i am clearly in a different sanctum at that point - so while entering the CSE filed this unusual combo made me crazy and i started making up things.... let me end this crazy yap, so yes guys the philosophy of universe and CSE inclined me towards the AI and superintelligence and also i am great lover of FOSS since the idea of mutual trading of work is amazing and i am always curious to trade knowledge, work, and i am kinda that utopia person... so guide me please i am complete new to this field and feeling lost , not to mention it is recent that i started doing than overthinking things

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

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

I was wondering what are your current goals as of now? I tend to take it one step at a time and start simple when it comes to overthinking.

Regardless, welcome!

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Jaiguruu

Thank you Francis, as of now I am currently planning to contribute to open source projects and skill up parallelly for interview in on-campus which I will be facing in 6 months

Excited to travel along with you all!!

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👾 FrancisTRDev 👾

That sounds great! Good luck on interview prep btw!

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bingkahu

Hi Jaiguruu, welcome to DEV. Your post is one of the most unique and heartfelt introductions I’ve read in a long time. The way you’ve connected your philosophical interests with your journey into Computer Science and Engineering shows a depth of curiosity that goes far beyond surface-level learning. That kind of perspective — blending systems thinking with metaphysical inquiry — can lead to truly original insights.

It’s completely normal to feel lost when entering a field as vast and layered as CSE. The important thing is that you’ve moved from passive interest to active exploration. You’re no longer just thinking — you’re starting to build, experiment, and connect ideas. That shift matters.

Your interest in embedded systems is a great starting point. They sit at the intersection of hardware and software, and they force you to think about constraints, efficiency, and real-world impact. If you’re drawn to foundational mechanisms, embedded work will teach you how systems behave at their most elemental level.

The philosophical lens you bring — especially ideas from the Kybalion — can offer a refreshing way to interpret computing principles. Concepts like polarity, rhythm, and correspondence might seem abstract, but they echo in areas like signal processing, logic design, and even machine learning. You don’t need to abandon that lens; just balance it with hands-on practice.

Since you’re interested in AI and superintelligence, I’d suggest starting with:

Basic Python programming and data structures

Introductory machine learning (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch)

Open-source projects that welcome beginners (check out GitHub issues labeled “good first issue”)

And since you love FOSS, contributing to documentation, translations, or small bug fixes is a great way to get involved while learning. The spirit of mutual exchange you described — trading knowledge and work — is exactly what open-source thrives on.

You’re not alone in feeling overwhelmed. But you’re asking the right questions, and you’re clearly driven by something deeper than just career goals. That’s a strength. Keep building, keep reading, and keep connecting the dots. Your path doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.

Looking forward to seeing what you create and how your ideas evolve.

— bingkahu

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Jaiguruu

Thanks for your insight on my vision bingkahu, i feel refreshed from ur hope and not mention u contributed a big log to my fire

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Richard Pascoe

Hey, Jaiguruu! Welcome to the community here at DEV. Your mix of philosophy and tech is super interesting - it’s cool to see someone thinking about the "big picture" while diving into CSE. I really appreciate your love for FOSS too! Excited to see what you build!

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Jaiguruu

Thank you Richard, I will continue working on my projects now on, I felt lost but even a small appreciation from a human is enough to fuel, and I love to work in community. I never had chance to work in community but even a small humanly appreciation matters a lot to me.

Once again, thank you Richard Pascoe!!

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Richard Pascoe

You're more than welcome and I know I speak for many here at DEV in that we all look forward to reading more about your journey. The very best of luck, Jaiguruu!

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