I Took an 18-Month Break from Dev.to to Master AI — Now I’m Back with Real Projects

The author initially joined Dev.to but lacked direction and an authentic voice, posting unoriginal content. Realizing a need for genuine creation, they vowed to build something real before posting again, embarking on an 18-month learning journey. This involved intense study, building, and using AI in coding, focusing on creating useful tools and resources. The author chose to build a website, "doitwithai.tools," from scratch to share AI-focused educational content. AI became an essential coding partner, assisting with UI design, backend development, caching, SEO, and content creation. This process revealed AI not as a shortcut, but as a valuable coding companion, improving the learning experience. The author shares a free AI library with tools, prompts, and resources. After completion of this project, the author returned to Dev.to with real developer-focused knowledge of AI's transformative impact. They invite others to connect and share experiences, offering a chance to explore coding with AI. The author encourages people to check out their website, Do It With AI Tools, where all the hands-on work and experiments live. The author aims to showcase how AI enhances the way we code, build, and scale our knowledge.