Tag: early career developer
What Is Most Important to Study in 2026 to Get a Software Job as a Fresher
If I were in college again in 2026, trying to get my first software job, I wouldn’t try to study everything. That was my biggest early mistake. I thought I...
February 11, 2026
How I Balanced DSA and Development (Without Burning Out)
For a long time, I felt stuck between two extremes. On one side: “Do DSA or you’ll never clear interviews.” On the other: “DSA is useless, just build projects.” Trying...
January 27, 2026
The Real Importance of DSA in the Software Industry (An Honest Perspective)
If you’re learning software engineering today, you’ve definitely heard this: “You must master DSA to succeed.” At the same time, you might also hear: “DSA is useless in real jobs.”...
January 22, 2026
Why Writing Code Is the Easy Part of Software Engineering
For a long time, I thought software engineering was mainly about writing code. If I could: …I believed I was doing my job well. Over time—especially while working in fast-paced...
January 20, 2026
The Backend Mistakes That Taught Me the Most
When I started working on backend systems, I thought backend was just about writing APIs and connecting databases. If the API returned the correct response, I assumed I was doing...
January 16, 2026
How I Take Ownership of a Feature End-to-End as a Software Engineer
Earlier in my career, I thought my job was simple: “Get the task → write code → mark it done.” Over time—especially while working in fast-paced startup environments—I learned that...
January 12, 2026
How I Stopped Feeling “Behind” in My Tech Journey
For a long time, I felt behind. Not because I wasn’t working hard.Not because I wasn’t learning. But because it always felt like everyone else was ahead. Someone was solving...
January 10, 2026
The GitHub Mistakes I Made as a Fresher
When I started using GitHub as a fresher, I thought I was doing things right. I had repositories.I pushed code.My profile wasn’t empty. But looking back now, I realise I...
January 9, 2026
How I Debug When I Don’t Even Know Where the Bug Is
One of the most stressful moments as a software engineer is this: Something is broken.There’s no clear error.And you don’t even know where the problem is. Early in my career,...
January 7, 2026
Why GitHub Is More Important Than You Think as a Software Engineer
When I first heard about GitHub, I thought it was just a place to store code. Something like: “Upload project → done.” I couldn’t have been more wrong. As I...
January 5, 2026