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February 4, 20261 min read27 views

If you can commit a reasonable number of hours and have access to good mentorship, four months is enough to get you started. Within six months, you should be comfortable building small to medium-sized

February 4, 20262 min read30 views

Writing clean code isn’t just about style — it’s about clarity, maintainability, and performance. Over time, I’ve built a few habits that help me write code that’s easier to read, debug, and scale. He

February 4, 20262 min read25 views

A lot of people reach out to me asking about programming schools or institutes where they can go to learn how to code. My answer is usually no — at least, not for the reason you think. You don’t need

February 4, 20262 min read24 views

RAM and ROM do not directly define how powerful a device is. They mainly affect how memory is managed, not raw performance. A phone with 4GB RAM can feel faster than one with 8GB RAM if it has a bette

February 4, 20261 min read22 views

The short answer is no. A few years ago, many people assumed that AI would completely replace developers. Today, it’s becoming clear across the industry that AI is here to enhance developer productivi

Following my previous posts on algorithms and data structures, let’s look at search and sort — two fundamental tools in programming. Searching finds a specific item: Linear search: checks one by one (

Before Meta acquired WhatsApp, its core was built on Erlang/OTP — a language designed for massive concurrency and fault tolerance. Perfect for a global messaging platform. Fun facts: ✔ WhatsApp doesn’

As you grow in tech, your problems shift from syntax to system architecture. Think about WhatsApp — handling 400B+ messages daily. How do you design a system that supports messaging, calls, view-once

Data is everywhere. On its own, it’s just a piece of information — vague and unhelpful until it’s organized. Data structures are the tools that help computers store, manage, and present data in a mean

Think of a server as a regular computer sitting somewhere far away. It runs programs, stores files, and stays connected to the internet so other computers can talk to it. When engineers say “the serve

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