---
title: "I Became a Developer Again Without Meaning To"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-became-a-developer-again-without-meaning-to-fbnl2oypk
source_url: https://code.likeagirl.io/i-didnt-mean-to-start-coding-again-2afd81a2420b
type: article
source: "Code Like A Girl"
published: 2026-02-05T07:48:41.703Z
updated: 2026-03-15T03:27:40.370Z
tags: ["ai", "chatgpt", "devtools", "github", "python"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 49
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# I Became a Developer Again Without Meaning To

**[Code Like A Girl](https://daily.dev/sources/colkgirl)** · 9 min read · 49 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

A former developer returns to coding after 15+ years to build a gender diversity tracker for Substack's Technology leaderboards. The journey involves learning modern tools (VS Code, GitHub, Chrome extensions) with AI assistance (ChatGPT, Copilot), pivoting from UI scraping to API calls, and ultimately settling on a Python/SQLite/Streamlit stack. The project highlights both the challenges of being a beginner again and the accessibility of building with AI as a co-pilot.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://code.likeagirl.io/i-didnt-mean-to-start-coding-again-2afd81a2420b>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@danielolamide** · 0 upvotes

> was programming ever simple

**@a\_meb\_a** · 0 upvotes

> well, coding turned basic knowledge

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