/tags/honest/ Recent content in honest on Hugo -- gohugo.io Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /ideas/ditched-mern-nextjs/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /ideas/ditched-mern-nextjs/ Everyone has a clean, professional reason for switching fields. “I wanted to work closer to the metal.” “I care about systems security.” “Web development felt too abstract.” Those are true for some. But they’re not for me. Here’s the truth. Reason 1: I wanted to be special When I started web dev, it felt exciting. Build things, ship fast, see results. Then I saw millions of people flooding in. Bootcamp grads, self-taught devs, CS students — all fighting for the same React jobs, the same Next.