Post Cover is "Soda Pop" from Kpop Demon Hunters featuring @javz, @embernoglow, @konark_13, @nickytonline and @meg_gutshall!
Hey everyone! I bring you my development journey on what I have discovered, accomplishments for this month, and the goals for next month!
Additionally, I will share some posts highlights on what post I am proud of sharing to Dev.to and my top 3 posts that stood out to me this month!
Winners of the WPM Challenge 🖥️
Before we get into that, thank you everyone who participated in the "What's your WPM" challenge! Here are the winners for the month!
Winner of the 1-minute Challenge! 🏅
@j471n With a 121 WPM with 98% accuracy!
Winner of the 5-minute Challenge! 🏆
@jonmarkgo With a 114 WPM with 98% accuracy!
Congratulations! Stay tuned for the next WPM Challenge next week! Now on to the program :)
✨ Dev.to Posts Highlights! ✨
Here is one of the posts I am proud of for this month!
Made a post under the Virtual Coffee Organization for the first time! This post talks about things to look for if you are still learning as a developer!
Here is the top 3 posts that I have discovered that stood out to me!
@georgekobaidze A guide on making your project stand out by having these essentials for your README!
@embernoglow Talked about his first game jam experience and things he has learned about Game Development!
@konark_13 A kind of broke boi created a Real Estate application, for the April Fools challenge, where you can buy planets (Great job if anything regardless).
Monthly Discovery 🔍
- 🔍 Claude Mythos = Ultron?
- 🔍 Pewdiepie's AI beats ChatGPT.
- 🔍 A fun one! Destroying a Pay-to-Win Minecraft Server with HTML code.
Accomplishments 🏆
- ✅ One PR got merged onto Forem!
- ✅ Created the "Open Sourcerer" series!
- ✅ Made Dev Logs on my Full Stack Application!
- ✅ Got the "#howtodevto Hero" Exclusive Badge for this post!
- ✅ Got Tag Moderator for the #Discuss Tag! I am now a Complete Moderator!
- ✅ Now a Full Member of Virtual Coffee!
- ✅ Continued interacting with the Dev.to community.
Still working on... 🔨
- 🔨 The last Dev Log for the EasyPollVote App for now. Should be release this week!
Goals for Next Month 🎯
- 📝 Continue Forem Contribution.
Note: Due to the surges of Pull Request recently, I might have to hold it off due to the unusual amount of Pull Requests on Forem. I heard something about AI Agents causing this, but that is just a theory.
- 📝 Clean up Resume.
- 📝 Clean up my portfolio and publishing it on Dev.to for Review.
- 📝 Continue interacting with the Dev.to community.
Feedback 💬
- What else should I do for May?
- Any questions/comments/advice or tips for the Monthly Report? Leave a comment below! I would love to hear from you!
Top comments (23)
Hey, thanks for the mention, this is awesome!🔥
No problem Giorgi! Thanks :D
I said this because my name is not mentioned here😟😄but Congratulations to all the winners I love your Work.
Someday your name will be there lol. Thanks for reading nevertheless :)
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Oh no, I completely forgot about that addictive typing game! 😄
No chance for me right now anyway, I’d have to cut my nails first 😂
Luckily it last until the next monthly report! Seems like you are on the break since you posted earlier than usual. Have a good break! :D
The "I'll have to hold off because of suspected AI-Agent PR storms" line stuck with me. Building solo, I started flagging which dev signals are still unambiguously human. The closest I have right now is the velocity curve over a long enough window: humans plateau, refactor, then accelerate when something clicks. Agents keep a flat statistical pace because they don't really get tired or excited. That's not foolproof, but it's the most stable proxy I've found.
On a separate thread, the "is the writing also generated" question is something I keep wrestling with too. I started forcing myself to write the monthly post on TAMSIV in a single sitting from a notes doc, because the second I batch it later from git logs it loses all texture. The dev journal becomes auto-summarized and you can feel it. Curious if you've found a writing routine that survives the AI overlap.
Are you going to keep doing the monthly format anyway, or pivot to something more "snapshots when something matters"? I'd vote for keeping the monthly. The cadence is part of why your series works.
Thanks! I am planning on keeping it a monthly format like always. It helps me keep track of things of what I accomplished and the goals for next month. It is also maybe helpful for others as well and maybe even motivate them to start something too! Thanks again!
I got movesssssssss. Maybe, I can do better than him. Another month another mention. I think I'm on a streak now. Thank you for the mention and I'm glad you liked it. I'm thinking of moving into SpaceEstate now got bored with being a Dev 😝.
Keep up the good work. Awesome Monthly Report. Congrats on being a tag moderator. What's the role of a tag moderator on here. I've never been one and how was your virtual coffee experience. I'll joining soon. Just the timings don't match.
No problem lol. Keep it up on posting :)
The Tag Moderator is basically what you think. I moderate posts under the #discuss tag. I have the ability to add/remove the #discuss tag on a post as well if I feel like if it needs to (which is rare). Note that I can't add/remove any other tags other than the one I moderate.
Can't wait to see you in Virtual Coffee! I know @javz recently join, so it was exciting to see and a surprised in this small world XD
Will respond to your email in a bit. Thanks for reading and coming by :D
Love the feature! I never knew I had those dance moves in me :D
Thanks Julien! You were definitely making moves like no other!
monthly recaps feel pointless until you're a few in and realize you've built a personal changelog. what prompted you to start doing them?
Hey Mykola! I started doing them since I want to start something consistent. I realized I barely get anything done because of how I just "wing it" to things that came to mind. Even with a planner I currently have, it doesn't motivate me since no one will see my progress and provide feedback on what I need to to, which was one of the big issues I have. Having it organized in one place allows me to reevaluate myself each month and knowing what I really need to do. Doing a monthly recap allows me to not only demonstrate the accomplishments I made, but also could motivate others to do the same as well.
Consistency is key and it's always pointless if you decide to give up really early. I am planning on keep doing Monthly Reports based on the benefits I mentioned. It's also good for my mental health as well since it allows me to think positively instead of worrying on if I am good enough for DEV.
Thanks Mykola! Hope this makes sense. Let me know if anything else :)
yeah the public part is doing the heavy lifting. a planner can't judge you but even 2 readers will.
<3 and i can read a month in minutes, thank you!
No problem. Thanks for reading :D
Missed the WPM challenge
Never too late! The second WPM challenge is now up!
What is your WPM (Words per Minute)? #2
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