Back to Basics and Beyond: My Journey from Junior to Post-Grad Full Stack Developer

Guilherme Santa Rosa — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:38:59 +0000

Hello world! It’s been a while since my last update here.

A lot has changed since 2020. I’ve transitioned from an aspiring coder to a Full Stack Developer, focusing on building scalable and efficient solutions for real-world problems. My journey has been driven by a passion for the PHP & Laravel ecosystem and a commitment to high-quality code.

Recently, I reached a major milestone: I completed my Postgraduate studies in Software Engineering at PUC-Rio, one of the top-tier universities in Brazil. This academic background, combined with my daily experience delivering freelance projects, has completely changed the way I approach software architecture, patterns, and clean code.

I’m back on DEV.to to share my insights on:

Modern PHP & Laravel: Best practices for building scalable applications.

Full Stack Architecture: Bridging the gap between academic theory and professional delivery.

The Freelance Reality: How to manage complex requirements and deliver high-performance software.

I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the community, exchanging experiences with other developers, and contributing to the ecosystem again.

Let’s connect and talk about code!

Now, I will start coding a lot! :D

Guilherme Santa Rosa — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:59:25 +0000

I will try build some websites, and I intend to make the challenge 7 days 7 websites... So, good lucky for me! :D

Great! I'm starting a project about a Website using HTML, CSS E JS

It's to improve my skills and back to active to learn more :D

Forem: Guilherme Santa Rosa

Back to Basics and Beyond: My Journey from Junior to Post-Grad Full Stack Developer

Now, I will start coding a lot! :D