Hello there! My name is Sidi, and I am a 19-year-old guy from Mauritania. As a front-end developer, I am always looking to improve my skills in programming and design. I believe that the combination of these two things is what makes a great website or application. I have always had a love for technology, especially video games. When I was a kid, I spent hours exploring new games and discovering new worlds and locations. I was a big fan of games like . I started to join WhatsApp groups related to video games. GTAV and God Of War These groups were a great way for me to connect with other gamers and share my experiences. However, after a while, I started to explore other areas of technology. I remember joining groups related to tech stuff and seeing people share their blog posts about programming. This intrigued me, and I decided to start my own blog where I was able to build relationships with other members and even make some friends who built mobile apps. I contacted them, and they gave me an introduction to programming. At first, I was interested in all aspects of programming, but I soon realized that was what I enjoyed most. Unfortunately, at that time, I did not have a laptop, so I started learning from my phone. front-end development It was a challenging experience but also a wonderful and interesting time for me. Learning When I began learning front-end development, I started with a book on HTML and CSS. It was an exciting journey, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I followed the book step-by-step and applied what I learned in a simple code editor on my phone. Additionally, I watched tutorials on YouTube, which helped me grasp the concepts better. A year later, I finally bought my first laptop, which opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me. As I continued to learn, I found myself building cool things like forms and search boxes. Every time I learned something new, I would try to implement it in my projects. I started learning new technologies, building websites on my own, and even began freelancing. One of the most exciting projects I worked on during this time was , my side project. It started as a way to improve my front-end development skills and showcase my portfolio to potential clients. Float UI However, as I continued to work on it, I realized that it had the potential to be something much bigger. How Float UI Was Created First of all, what is ? It's a collection of UI components and website templates that can be used to build web apps faster than starting from scratch. Simply copy and paste what you need from Float UI into your code editor, and customize it to fit your needs. Float UI . Since its creation, more people have come to know me and have thanked me for building it. I created Float UI as a side project to improve my skills and showcase my portfolio I have received job offers and long-term freelancing work, but I have rejected them all because I want to invest my time in improving Float UI and making it the best it can be. I also want to work on something I love and am comfortable with. Initially, I created a premium user interface kit for React.js to help developers make their apps more beautiful using my modern Tailwind UI component library. Then, I met John on Twitter... When I Met John During our conversations with , I was struck by the company's vision. I was so inspired by the vision that I felt compelled to join MarsX's mission. John Rush, the Founder of MarsX Our decision to merge our projects was a natural next step, driven by our shared desire to make software development more productive and effective. One of the key tenets of MarsX's vision is that most code needs to be free and open source. In line with this philosophy, we decided to make Float UI, which is an integral part of our project, free and open source as well. This move would make with no limitations on usage. We believe that this will help to democratize software development and foster innovation. It is also a statement of our commitment to the open-source community. Float UI accessible to anyone in the world What Happened? Float UI serves as the foundation for MarsX's UI library microapp, powering the UI for all other micro-apps in the MarsX ecosystem. Our goal for Float UI, as a standalone open-source project, is to . Moreover, thousands of MarsX contributors and developers will be updating Float UI daily. use MarsAI to auto-generate versions of Float UI for every popular framework in use today We aim to make Float UI the most complete and advanced Tailwind application UI library in the world. It took us almost a month to make Float UI completely free and open source. To launch it on Product Hunt, which was challenging since we had never done it before, , who assisted us in preparing everything for the launch, including creating a video, copy, and images. we enlisted the help of John and especially Alex Isora We launched on a pre-planned Friday. Our traffic boomed, and ! Check out our page: . we won second place that day https://www.producthunt.com/products/float-ui#float-ui Due to our hard work on the product, I received a lot of messages and mentions in listings and articles. As developers, we know that you can't "sell" bullshit! What About Me? Since our launch a few months ago, the Float UI team has been hard at work to continuously improve the product. We have been working on a range of new features, including enhancing user experience, implementing new design patterns, and optimizing the codebase. As the CEO of Float UI, my role has shifted from being heavily involved in the coding process to . I now spend a significant amount of time gathering feedback from our users and stakeholders and prioritizing new features that align with our vision. focusing more on the overall product vision In addition, I am actively engaging with startup founders to encourage them to adopt Float UI and its companion product, MarsX, which offers a range of powerful tools to help startups grow and scale. I believe that by staying focused on our vision and continuing to innovate, . we can make Float UI the go-to platform for developers and entrepreneurs alike If you liked this article, you can . follow my journey on Twitter

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