MERN stack developer stuck in JavaScript hell

I build websites with JavaScript. My therapist says this is progress. 🤷‍♂️

Computer Science student who learned CSS the hard way, then discovered Tailwind and questioned everything. Currently debugging React components while pretending I understand how Next.js actually works.

// Yes, I'm writing my skills in the language I complain about
const ratul = {
  frontend: ["React", "Next.js", "HTML", "CSS", "Tailwind CSS"],
  backend: ["Node.js", "Express", "Flask", "FastAPI"],
  databases: ["MongoDB", "PostgreSQL", "MySQL"],
  languages: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Python", "C/C++ (competitive programming)"],
  ai_stuff: ["OpenAI API", "Vector DBs"],
  debugging_method: "console.log() until something works"
};

• 100VP Login - Authentication that doesn't make users cry
• ClickHunts - Click hunting simulator (better than it sounds)
• AI Proctor - AI watches you code and judges silently

And approximately 73 unfinished projects in various states of decay

• Week 1: "JavaScript is weird but manageable"
• Week 52: "Why does [] + [] = '' but [] + {} = '[object Object]'?"
• Week 104: Acceptance stage
• Current: Building React apps while internally screaming

• Tailwind: "I'll never remember all these classes"
• Also me: className="flex items-center justify-center h-screen bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-500 to-purple-600"
• Next.js: "It's just React with extra steps"
• PostgreSQL: "Why did I choose a database that's harder to spell than MongoDB?"
• C++: "At least segmentation faults are honest about breaking things"

# My browser bookmarks:
- "React useEffect infinite loop fix"
- "Next.js deployment issues 2024"
- "Tailwind CSS not working"
- "PostgreSQL connection refused"
- "JavaScript why is this undefined"
- "C++ vector out of bounds"
- "How to exit vim" (just in case)

• LinkedIn: Professional Version of Me ← Best place to reach me
• Email: is.ratul.dev@gmail.com
• CodePen: @ratulislam - CSS experiments gone wrong

const currentStatus = async () => {
  while (bugs.exist()) {
    await drink.coffee();
    console.log("This should work...");
    // Narrator: It did not work
  }
};

Currently available for:

• Backend Projects (love)
• React/Next.js projects
• Tailwind CSS therapy sessions
• Explaining why my PostgreSQL query returns undefined
• Competitive programming discussions (bring your own segfaults)

Status: Building responsive layouts with Tailwind while Next.js builds take forever ⏳