Hey devs, I’m in a weird spot.

Coding fluency: ~0.5/10 (I know print(“hello”), loops, and that’s it) Tech literacy: 9/10 (I get how systems work — auth, file uploads, JWT, rate limiting, etc.) Execution: 10/10 — I shipped 3 production-grade apps in 3 months

How? My internship mentor gave me detailed PDF plans (like a 14-day DocuSign clone). I fed them to ChatGPT/Gemini, let AI generate code, then:

Ran it Broke it Fixed it Tested with Postman Deployed on Render/Vercel Used on mobile + PC Added bcrypt, JWT expiry, 3-try login lock, env vars

I’m not a “vibe coder” — I’m a prompt engineer with high tech IQ and zero syntax muscle.

The 3 Projects (All Live(now free services expired after 2 months) + GitHub)

InDocuSign- https://github.com/AdityaS-EX/DocuSigner Bug tracker- https://github.com/AdityaS-EX/bug-tracker-app Fiverr Clone- https://github.com/AdityaS-EX/freelance-marketplace Google Drive Clone(i didn’t upload as i am in deep sht with this mindset)

All have: JWT + bcrypt File upload (Multer + Cloudinary/S3) Postman collections Rate limiting Deployed & tested cross-device

Mentor PDF Plans (I Didn’t Make These) I followed these step-by-step guides from my mentor:

DocuSign Clone Plan (txt)-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Cyx-p4M7OP-IulwbuHisAUgBiJ63gde/view?usp=sharing Bug Tracker(PDF)-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EWg43p4SzkpR1XkR8icB33At2RKHVOPF/view?usp=drive_link Fiverr Clone Plan (txt)- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GP-vsDjchqCG7_CICReE-kzwywED4eum/view?usp=sharing

My Situation (Be Honest With Me)

Truth Reality I can build anything with AII can’t explain a single line without helpI ship fastI’ll fail a live coding interview in 2 mins I understand system design I don’t know Flexbox vs GridI want ₹4-whatever LPA job so i need direction to polish my way I need coding fluency

Roast Me. Help Me. Guide Me. Senior devs, please answer:

Is my approach cheating? Or smart(It is dumb I know it)? Are these projects hireable as-is(nope)? What’s production-ready? What’s trash? How do I go from 0.5 → 7/10 coder in 30 days? Should I put this on my resume? How?

Be brutal. I can take it.

Tech Stack (All MERN)

React + Tailwind Node.js + Express MongoDB / Supabase JWT, bcrypt, Multer, PDF-Lib, Stripe, Socket.io Render / Vercel / Netlify Postman for API testing

TL;DR I’m a tech-obsessed beginner who used AI + mentor plans to build 3 real apps. I ship. I secure. I deploy. But I can’t code without AI.Help me become a real developer.

P.S. I used ChatGPT to write this post — because my thoughts are scattered and I can’t form clean sentences. But I built the apps. I debugged. I shipped. Now I need your help to level up.