This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ibrohimbek Alisherov
Why Did I Start Programming? (Personal Story)
Years ago, I worked in various fields — web design, video editing, photo editing, and even creating YouTube content and audiobooks. Each experience enhanced my creativity and deepened my curiosity for working with technologies.
But one day, looking at my work, I thought: “I’m just using ready-mode tools without understanding how they work.” This thought made me reflect deeply. While editing videos and photos, I worked withing software interface, but I didn’t understand how these programs themselves were created.
The main reason I decided to learn programming was that wanted to see the inner workings of things. I didn’t want to be just a user, but a creator. When I worked in web design, I created only the external appearance of beautiful websites I saw, but their underlying logic remained a mystery to me.
I chose the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) because it was the technology that best aligned with my previous experiences. My familiarity with frontend design helped in learning React, and my experience working with video and audio content made me more attuned to user experience.
Programming has infinitely expanded my creative capabilities. Now I can create not only beautiful interfaces but also the complex logic behind them. This gives me the feeling of having a unique superpower.
If you also want to express you creative abilities in the technological world, programming is definitely for you!
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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ibrohimbek Alisherov