Im not a traditional developer but I have found enjoyment in building with claude. I make apps and automation systems that monitor information, I learned by just... doing it. Claude, Python, whatever tool gets the job done. I have no computer science degree just curiosity and stubbornness to learn from the internet and its cool participants.
Honestly I joined here cause imm tired of the gatekeeping energy in tech spaces. People love telling you that you cant learn to build real things through vibe coding or AI assisted development. I Came here to be around people who actually encourage each other.
My main goal is trying to get better at understanding ML architecture, specifically how to use smaller specialized models for the heavy lifting and only call the big AI models when you really need them. Learning by building it, breaking it, and asking better questions each time. And I just want to learn from people way more experienced and technical than me.