Of all the principles underlying the product model, the single most important is the realization that innovation absolutely depends on empowered engineers. That's because the engineers are working with the enabling technology every day, which puts them in the best position to see what's just now possible. - Marty Cagan (Transformed, p67)
In 2020, inspired by incredible engineers I worked with every day, I took the first steps in learning how to write software myself. Since then, I have spent over 2000 hours coding full stack applications using frameworks such as Next.js, React, Redux, Node and MongoDB. In 2024, I launched my own full-stack events discovery and ticketing platform (fundeey.com), entirely coded by myself. This production grade application continues to teach me so much about building software at scale. In addition to my extensive web technical knowledge, I'm also learning React Native so I can help provide technical guidance when building mobile applications.