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Since I decided to start building in public, I think it's time to introduce myself.
I'm Rainier, from the Philippines.
I'm 21 years old.
I don't have a degree.
I'm currently unemployed.
A few months ago, I made a decision that honestly scared me.
I spent all of my savings on a small dev setup, knowing that if I didn't do it, I might never return to the path I left years ago.
I started coding 4 years ago on my phone.
Python was my first language. Then I discovered web development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS). I also explored C, C++ and Bash scripting out of curiosity. I didn't have a mentor, a classroom or a roadmap. Just a small screen, slow internet and a stubborn desire to learn.
I truly believed I could make something out of it.
But like many self-taught developers, it wasn't easy. Life got in the way and I had to stop coding.
Not because I wanted to, because I had to.
Now I'm back.
The tech world has changed a lot. AI is everywhere. News about programmers being replaced, layoffs happening left and right. It would be easy to feel scared and honestly, I am. I know the path ahead won't be easy or clear.
But instead of worrying about the future, I decided to take the risk anyway.
Instead of asking, "What if I fail?", I'm asking, "What if I succeed?"
And if I do fail? That's okay too.
Because even failure will teach me real skills and give me real experience and I'll know I gave it my all, instead of spending my life wondering, "What if I tried?"
It's not too late to try again. It's not too late to start over.
I'm giving the next few years of my life to tech.
You'll either watch me fail or succeed.
I don't have the advantages many others have, no degree, no connections, no safety net.
But I do have something else: resilience, curiosity and the willingness to learn from the ground up.
Right now, I'm building things from scratch to truly understand how everything works, instead of relying on tutorials.
A few weeks ago, I published some of my projects:
DomatorJS, a lightweight JavaScript library for DOM manipulation, event handling with touch gesture support and a simple animation engine built from scratch, inspired by jQuery.
CipherX, a simple cipher tool inspired by AES, used to encrypt and decrypt files with multithreading support, written in Rust.
I believe strong foundations make great developers.
This is me, starting to build in public, sharing what I learn along the way, the struggles, the wins and everything in between.
Whether I fail or succeed, I'll keep moving forward.
To everyone who believes in me and supports my journey, thank you. It truly means more than you know 🥺❤️
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