I build your website, from mockup to launch.

Discord is growing rapidly at the time, and bots are gradually becoming fully fledged applications within servers. This first project leads me to discover JavaScript, then Node.js and, more broadly, backend development.

What starts as a personal project becomes a project used on a large scale: as it develops, my bot eventually gets installed on tens of thousands of servers.

I gain early, hands-on experience of what it takes to build an application that people actually use: error handling, deployment, maintenance and ongoing development.

After several years focused mainly on backend development, I want to go further and build a dashboard that lets users configure their bot through a web interface.

I then discover the JavaScript ecosystem for the web and compare several solutions, including Vue.js and React. I choose React for its ecosystem, adoption and already strong position in web development.

I start building applications that combine my backend skills with more advanced web interfaces.

As my applications become more substantial, I’m taking a greater interest in performance, SEO and architecture.

Next.js lets me bring frontend and backend together in a single environment, while benefiting from server-side rendering and the page generation features offered by the framework.

It’s gradually becoming one of my main web development tools.

This degree complements my hands-on development experience with broader knowledge of computer science, mathematics and engineering: algorithms, systems architecture, electronics, networks and project management.

I’m focusing on a specialisation in Data and Artificial Intelligence for the rest of my studies.

After several years of developing my own projects and exploring much of the web ecosystem, I decide to make this experience professional. My first project is maintaining a nonprofit’s website.

It marks the transition from developing my own projects to developing for clients, with new constraints: understanding a need, working on an existing project, communicating, and delivering work intended for actual use.

I discover a new facet of the profession. It’s no longer just about knowing how to develop a feature, but about understanding what a client really needs and turning that request into a coherent technical solution: analysis, advice, estimates, quotes, design, deployment and post-delivery support.

I work on both existing projects and the design of new applications: showcase websites, content-managed websites, web applications, admin interfaces, business tools, APIs, authentication systems and transactional emails.

Working with different clients has taught me not to see development as simply carrying out a list of tasks. Where appropriate, I suggest functional, technical or UX improvements to make the product more aligned with the need it addresses.

Pinz is a social app designed to help students meet through events and activities.

On the product side: authentication, profiles, interactive map, events and RSVPs, relationships between users, referrals, organisations, targeted campaigns, dashboard, analytics, moderation, roles and permissions, notifications, transactional emails and Progressive Web App.

The project also covers everything around the code: architecture, data modelling, deployment, hosting, DNS, security, scheduled tasks, analytics and administration. The app launches in September 2026.

I continue my studies there in an international environment, with courses related to computer science, systems and Computer Vision.