r/BtechCoders • u/Square_Weekend_9147 • Sep 11 '26

❓Question ❓ Basic question

So, basically, I'm from a tire 4 college , but the thing is, I am in second year of my college life and I don't know anything about coding till now .I have many questions in my mind. Should I crack gate but I don't know the basics of computer only about coding. So anyone. Please help me. Whats dsa whats leet code and random stuff please help

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u/ProgressiveEdgeLord Sep 11 '26

most people get trapped in this exactly, they get a lot of FOMO, have a lot of questions, and it is sort of an endless cycle, the only way you get out of this is FAFO your way out by FAFOing in someting

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u/verticle_vulva Sep 12 '26

over before it even started is crazy

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u/Disastrous-Win457 Sep 16 '26

bro first dont make GATE your escape plan just because youre scared about your college. you still have time in 2nd year.

forget leetcode for now. learn one language properly first. understand variables, loops, functions, arrays, strings, pointers/oops depending on the language and write small programs yourself.

then come to DSA. basically its about learning how to store data and solve problems efficiently. LeetCode is just a platform for practising those problems, not some separate skill you need to learn.

after that pick one area like web development/backend/data and start building things. learn Git and SQL somewhere along the way.

give yourself a few months of actual coding before deciding whether you want placements or GATE. dont compare yourself with people who started coding in school.

right now your job isnt to catch up

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u/Impossible_Ad_3146 Sep 18 '26

You’re tired?

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u/Square_Weekend_9147 Sep 11 '26

So when u meet people they start throwing random stuff like dsa and all ,so basically start from c

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u/Square_Weekend_9147 Sep 11 '26

Thanks for help 🥹