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Recent School Grad Builds Python Restaurant Bot as First Coding Project

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Dilesh Zingare, a recent 12th-grade graduate, has shared his first Python project and first written article on DEV Community. The project, called 'Soul the Restro Waiter,' is a command-line restaurant simulation that handles menu display, order taking, quantity input, and bill generation. Zingare discovered the platform through online research and decided to document his early coding journey as a step toward becoming a Developer Advocate. He acknowledged his beginner status and openly invited feedback from readers to help him improve. The project marks the start of his self-taught programming path despite a disappointing exam result that initially shook his confidence.

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