My 2025

It’s already mid-January 2026, and this will be my last post about 2025.

Looking back, I wouldn’t say 2025 was a blank year. The products I tried to build didn’t make a big impact, but I still learned something from every single one. The biggest lesson? Time is limited, and it has to be spent on what actually works.

That realisation hit me hard when it came to domains. I started letting go of some of my early-batch domains. Not because ideas stopped coming—but because time did. Some domains had been sitting there for years with no progress. It felt like the right moment to accept that not every idea deserves long-term commitment.

Vibe coding was another thing that made 2025 feel different. It reminded me of the early No-Code days. I gave it a real try and honestly thought I might recreate something similar to what I did with Adalo back then. But it didn’t turn out the way I expected. In the end, I went back to coding the usual way—and I’m okay with that.

AI, though, was the real shift. 2025 changed what it means to be a developer. If you’re still building without AI assistance, you’ll probably feel outpaced very soon. At the same time, the AI wave worries me. Sometimes it feels like the role I’ve been doing for years could become obsolete faster than I’m ready for.

That thought hits harder when age comes into the picture. Keeping up with new tools, new paradigms, and younger developers isn’t easy. You can see it in my work—my core skill is still PHP, and that hasn’t changed.

I did learn a lot about AI in 2025, but I also started feeling the burden of constant learning. Balancing that with family life and three kids is not trivial. I don’t want to live in a constant state of chasing trends—but at the same time, I need stable income for the next 10 to 15 years. My youngest is only three. That reality doesn’t leave much room for mistakes.

So 2025 became a reminder:

I need to focus more.

I need to explore paths beyond just development.

And I need to be intentional about where my time and energy go.

That’s what 2025 taught me.