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Most junior developers underestimate how much foundational knowledge is required even for internship roles. Back in 2018, while teaching myself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, I built a few websites by edi
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
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
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 (
A loop is one of the most important ideas in programming. In simple terms, a loop means doing the same task repeatedly until a condition is met — like checking a list of names one by one. Different pr
Big-O notation is a simple way to think about how a program behaves as the amount of data grows. While modern computers are fast and memory is abundant, software engineering is rarely about what is st
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
I love tech — it changed my life. But not everyone should dive in, especially if you’re already established elsewhere. 👇 Here’s why…
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