One thing I wish more beginner developers realized: Watching someone build an app and being able to build it yourself are two completely different skills. Tutorials helped me a ton, but at some point I noticed I was collecting knowledge faster than I was actually using it. What’s been working better for me lately is: Learn one concept → build something small with it → get stuck → figure it out → repeat. I keep GitHub for the code, ChatGPT for when I need something explained or want to debug an idea, and I’ve been using Floment to keep track of the actual projects and tasks I’m working through. The biggest difference is that I’m always trying to have something built after learning, even if it’s tiny. Feels like that’s where things finally start sticking. For the experienced devs here, what helped you escape the tutorial phase and start building confidently?

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I like projects that start with: “We know what we want to build, but we’re not sure how to build it properly.” I’m a senior software engineer and most of my work sits somewhere between full-stack development, AI, automation, mobile, and backend architecture. A few examples of things I can build: → An AI agent that reads documents, makes decisions, calls APIs, and takes actions instead of just answering questions → A SaaS product from rough idea to a working MVP with authentication, subscriptions, admin tools, and deployment → WhatsApp/Discord/web assistants connected to CRMs, internal data, calendars, and business workflows → Existing systems that need to be untangled, stabilized, sped up, or prepared for real production traffic → Mobile + web products sharing the same backend → IoT/robotics systems connecting real hardware, sensors, cloud services, and AI My usual stack includes TypeScript, React/Next.js, Node.js, Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, React Native/Flutter, AWS, Docker, and LLM/RAG tooling. I’m not only looking for neatly written project specs. If you have an unfinished prototype, a half-working product, or even an idea where the technical direction is still unclear, send it over. I’m happy to look at the problem first and tell you how I’d approach it. No sales call required.

I'm from Sardigna - Italy I should be a software developer with a year of experience but not in my comfort zone I hope to reach a professional level in Java, Spring and the related ecosystem. I discovered you by watching YouTube