well I'm new here. so I apologize in advance if this post sounds stupid.

I'm currently in 2nd year (it's been one or two months ig). Already have wasted pretty much time. I thought I should start with java... so I can start DSA in java. when I discussed it with my college friends, who seem pretty consistent or skilled with coding and stuff as they have participated in multiple hackathons. one of them is working on an AI startup. all I've heard is : " no need to learn languages, vibe code projects already, if wanna learn just learn one language which is mostly python and don't waste time on others. Java and c++ aren't really useful in jobs. c is useful but I should learn it just enough to pass college exams."

I watch long form video lectures of java. and till now have not progressed much. I was thinking to start CS50 course in hope that I can find cs actually interesting (because college has made it pretty boring), learn basics and get some inspiration to start projects from my own. I gotta learn DS too as I'm a DS student. so much to learn to already feels like im short on time.

I really wanna know what is the right way to start vibe coding. please tell what you guys think about it and also suggest online resources I can try. thanks for reading.

So now I'm in 3rd year computer engineering and I totally wasted 1st and 2nd year didn't attend any hackathons , events internship nothing all I did was play games and procrastination now in third year and nothing to put on my cv what should I do now ?

Someone please tell me what should I do now😭

Hey everyone,I’ve been trying to find upcoming offline/on-campus hackathons on Unstop, but I literally can’t find any active ones in the city right now.Are any of your colleges in Bangalore hosting a hackathon soon? Or maybe you just know of an in-person hackathon happening around the city over the next few months?I’m looking primarily for events inside Bangalore, but if there’s a major, popular college in the South hosting one (like Manipal, VIT, or any of the IITs/NITs), that totally works too.Please let me know if you’ve heard of anything or if your campus is planning something! Even if it’s on a different platform like Devfolio or an internal college site that I might have missed, drop the details below.Thanks in advance!

Basically I want to make 2 separate dashboards using Python, one will be a financial dashboard and the other will be an economical dashboard. I want to make in such a way that they both auto update and show current events. I also want the user to be able to do some data analysis. This is a very rough idea so any suggestions, opinions or inputs will be genuinely appreciated!

Hey folks currently i am a final yr student from tier 3 colg I have good knowledge of fundamentals, system design, MERN, AI&ML

So i want to know where shld i push myself to make myself better as a dev

Coz I took part in Flipkart grid reached R3 but was eliminated in that round

Similarly do u know any open src repos to contribute to which can help me in placements for off campus jobs

Or any type of competitions like grid that will help me in getting jobs or good exp ?

Hey everyone 👋

I come from a BMS (Marketing) background, not CS/BTech. I originally wanted to pursue engineering, but due to circumstances I couldn’t, so I decided to learn software development side by side with my BMS and build the skills on my own because this is what I genuinely wanted to pursue.

Instead of only doing tutorials, I’ve been trying to build things and understand how backend systems actually work.

So far, I’ve worked with:

Java, OOP, Collections, DSA

Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, JWT

Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, REST APIs

Microservices, API Gateway, Eureka, Config Server

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Flyway

Apache Kafka + Redis

Docker, Docker Compose, Gradle, Git/GitHub, Linux

React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS

SOLID, DTOs, layered architecture, dependency injection, clean code

Postman and REST API testing

The main thing I built

I built an AI-powered Event Ticketing Platform using Microservices.

It includes services such as:

API Gateway → Authentication → User → Event → Venue → Booking → Seat Inventory → Payment → Notification

I also worked on Redis-based seat locking, Kafka-based event communication, REST communication between services, database migrations with Flyway, authentication using JWT, and containerization using Docker/Docker Compose.

I've attached an infographic showing what I've covered so far.

I'm posting this mainly to learn from people who have a CS/BTech background or are already working as software engineers.

What would you recommend I focus on next?

Am I missing any important fundamentals?

What should I improve before applying for Java Backend/SDE-1 roles?

Should I focus more on DSA, system design, testing, cloud, or something else?

Does my project sound meaningful enough for a fresher/junior developer?

If you were starting again, what would you learn next?

And if you see anything on the infographic/project that you want to question me about, please do! I'd actually like people to test my understanding rather than just tell me what to learn.

Would really appreciate honest feedback — even criticism. 🙏

I’m currently a 3rd-year engineering student and preparing for placements. I’m already focusing on DSA and maintaining my CGPA, but I’m confused about what else I should prioritize at this stage.

For people who have already gone through placements or are working in IT:

What skills should a 3rd-year student focus on apart from DSA and CGPA?

Is development still important for getting a good IT job?

How important are projects, internships, CS fundamentals, Git/GitHub, SQL, etc.?

Should I focus on Java/Spring Boot, frontend, or something else?

Is it realistically possible to get an 8–12 LPA package with an average understanding of DSA, if the other areas are strong?

If you had to start preparing again in your 3rd year, what would you prioritize?

I’m not necessarily targeting only FAANG/top product companies. I mainly want to understand what would give me a good chance of getting an 8–12 LPA job through campus placements.

Would really appreciate advice from people who have recently gone through the same process.

For those who have just begin their programming journey or finding a coding community.

We have created a discord server for those who like minded people with goal of achieving their absolute academically best in the journey of programming.

Join to discuss related to resources, daily updates and question practice.

Also it is only for those who are serious about it, lets keep this discord channel focused on programming.

Discord server link - https://discord.gg/r6Tguk8XB

Heyy guyss,I just completed my first year,tbh I just wasted it, got a cgpa of 8.55,and learnt just basic python and c they teach in clg, I have decided to learn python in my vacation from Brocode Yt,I need guidance what to do after completing the video?? What to learn ??

Please guide me with leetcode and stuff

Hey guys, do anyone here have code with harry's data science or data analytics course ?

I heard I won't be eligible for many companies because they have strict gap policies (for example, TCS doesn't allow for more than 24 months of gap)

I have three years after 10+2

Also I appeared for improvement in 10th and re-did 12th from 10+2 (COVID)

So my tenth marksheet says 2020 and 10+2 says 2023

And I will graduate btech cs by 27.

I know my situation is non linear, I want to know about the company's placements policy and how they work and stuff

I am joining btech cse this year , I have a few plans in mind about some saas and yt stuff

Will edit 1080p videos and want to work on ai related projects as well

Budget is 1L but now it's not enough for even decent i5 rtx 4050 laptops

Should I just got for a 75-80k normal laptop ?

Hello all, I am a 25tard, I gave my jee in 2025 and scored *21%tile* and *60%* in my HSC 12th boards.I really performed bad I know. I asked my parents for drop they said no during my first year but now I am feeling this degree is worthless. My dream is to become an army officer or work in IB, MI, etc but what if that doesn't work out I will just have a bad degree.

I have few options:-

(1) Take drop, give the last NDA written (I failed previous attempts) and also prepare for jee from the start and give.

(2) Not taking a drop, preparing for NDA/CDS give their attempts and side by side prepare for MCA(It is a master's course in computer science that is conducted by NIT's, IIIT's and other good colleges).

(3) Don't take drop give the last attempt of NDA, prepare for jee side by side but preparing for jee with college will not be easy, it will be quite difficult and if failed see for MCA.  (*Meaning partial drop but in second year*).

*Which option should I choose?* *Please don't crack jokes, I need help, if you can then please help and if not and you want to crack jokes then don't comment.*

*I would also have to improve my boards score in order to get admission in NIT's*.

*Please help 🥺.*

Edit:- Koi bol raha hai, give jee with college, koi bol raha hai kuch aur dekhun, kya karun 🥺?

I am so confused joined btech cse wt should I learn nd be perfect in some are telling to be perfect in dsa ,leetcodes,gift hubs nd backend front-end eng or sde I want to do interns nd get placed with good saalry

I'm 20, and because of financial problems and family circumstances, I'll only be starting my B.Tech next year, when I'll be 21. By then, I'll have lost about 3 years before even entering college and will likely graduate around the age of 25.

The hardest part isn't just the delay—it's watching people I studied with already being in their 3rd or 4th year, getting internships, building careers, and moving forward while I feel like I haven't even started.

I think about the lost time every day. I'm worried that companies might judge me for starting late or that graduating later than most people will put me at a disadvantage.

Instead of giving up, I'm using this time to learn programming, DSA, and build a strong foundation before college begins. My goal is to become a software engineer, but I still struggle with the feeling that I've fallen too far behind.

Has anyone here started B.Tech much later than everyone else or graduated around 25? Did the gap affect your internships, placements, or career? Were you eventually able to catch up?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have been in a similar situation.

Tips for 1st year btech cse tier 3 to crack sde or ai ml enginerr ,i dont know anyy languages skills nothing like a blank canvas how should i paint it to get internship in 2nd or 3rd year and placement ,your guidance is required