I'm a Self-Taught Dev from Pakistan — Here's What My First 6 Months Looked Like

"Everyone talks about learning to code. Nobody talks about learning to code when resources cost money you don't have, and people around you don't understand why you're staring at a screen at 2 AM." I'm Ashan — a student at APTECH Pakistan and an aspiring full stack developer. This is my honest, unfiltered story. 📅 Month 1–2: HTML & CSS (The Honeymoon Phase) I started the way everyone does — building a portfolio page that looked nothing like what I imagined. I spent 3 hours trying to center a div. No joke. Please just center Finally. The lesson? Everyone struggles with CSS at first. It's not you — it's the box model. ⚡ Month 3–4: JavaScript Hit Different HTML/CSS felt visual and rewarding. JavaScript felt like being handed a book written in a language I'd never seen. // My first real "aha" moment const greet = ( name ) => `Hello, ${ name } ! You can actually code.` ; console . log ( greet ( " Ashan " )); // → Hello, Ashan! You can actually code. The moment functions clicked for me, ever