Pakistani Software Engineering Student Shares Doubts About Career Amid AI Growth

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A Pakistan-based Bachelor of Software Engineering student introduces herself in a first post on the DEV Community platform. She is pursuing a career in full stack development and is currently studying JavaScript, which she describes as extensive. Her post raises concern about whether the industry still needs new entrants, given the rapid capabilities of AI. She also mentions personal interests such as gaming, noting that one game does not run on her laptop. She says she plans to share her achievements, projects, challenges, and confusions and invites feedback from the community.

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