The Beginning

I started learning web development because I wanted to create things for myself. At first, I built simple projects to understand how websites worked. Small apps became bigger projects, and every mistake became part of the learning process.

Most of the development happened directly from my phone. Instead of waiting for the perfect setup or expensive equipment, I focused on consistency and learning step by step.

Over time, I learned more about frontend design, APIs, databases, authentication systems, hosting, optimization, and performance. The more I learned, the more serious the project became.

What Is Circle?

Circle is a social platform focused on connection, creativity, and community. Users can create profiles, post content, interact with others, share media, communicate through messaging, and now publish long-form articles.

I wanted Circle to feel modern, lightweight, and fast. Many platforms today feel overloaded with unnecessary complexity, aggressive algorithms, and distracting interfaces. Circle is being built with simplicity and usability in mind.

Building Features Step by Step

One of the most exciting parts of building Circle has been seeing the platform evolve feature by feature.

• User profiles and authentication
• Posting system
• Messaging
• Media uploads
• Echoes and engagement features
• Article publishing
• Responsive mobile-friendly design
• End-to-end encrypted messaging experiments

Every feature introduced new challenges and new lessons. Sometimes things worked immediately. Other times I spent hours debugging issues that seemed impossible at first.

The Challenges

Building a platform alone is not easy. There were hosting issues, CORS problems, storage limitations, database design decisions, optimization problems, and browser-related bugs.

There were moments where features broke unexpectedly, deployments failed, or performance problems appeared after updates. But every problem solved improved both the platform and my skills as a developer.

One important lesson I learned is that building software is not just about writing code. It is also about patience, problem solving, consistency, and adapting quickly.

Why Articles Matter

Adding articles to Circle is an important step forward. Short posts are great for quick interaction, but articles allow users to share deeper ideas, experiences, tutorials, and stories.

I want Circle to support both fast social interaction and meaningful long-form content. Not every idea fits into a short post.

The Vision for Circle

Circle is still growing, but the vision is much bigger than the current version.

I want to continue improving the platform, adding better performance, stronger infrastructure, better discovery systems, creator tools, and more social features.

I also want Circle to represent what independent developers can build through consistency and learning. You do not always need a huge team to start creating meaningful technology.

Thank You

If you are using Circle early, thank you for being part of the journey. Every interaction, every piece of feedback, and every user helps shape the future of the platform.

This is only the beginning.