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My 2025 Tech Learning Plan: Upskill, Create, and Conquer

This is a submission for the 2025 New Year Writing challenge: Compiling 2025.

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Hello, everyone! My name is Divya, a first-year M.Tech student in Computer Science. The journey leading up to this moment has been nothing short of transformativeβ€” filled with its fair share of transitions, challenges, and moments of triumph as well as despair. But here I am, ready to embrace a new year, armed with determination and a clear vision. This year, my focus is on upskilling myself to unlock promising placement opportunities and dive into the world of freelance development. My ultimate aspiration? To achieve financial self-sufficiency and carve out a fulfilling career path in the field of Web Development. This article is both my learning plan and a roadmap of resources to follow this year.

πŸ§ πŸŽ―πŸ’Έ Main Goals

Here are my main goals for the year:

  1. Secure on-campus placement opportunities.
  2. Land awesome remote job opportunities.
  3. Successfully obtain and complete freelance projects.

πŸ”—β€οΈ Interests

This year, I’ve set my sights on several key areas to elevate my expertise:

  1. 🌐Web Development: I’m passionate about honing my web development skills, and crafting visually striking & technically sound projects. Web Development is my main career path as of now.

  2. πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’»Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA): Enhancing my problem-solving abilities through DSA in JavaScript is high on my priority list. Mastery in this area will serve as a significant asset for placement preparation.

  3. πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬Generative AI: Generative AI is the new up-and-coming field, it's exciting to me, and hence I plan to create some impressive, real-world problem-solving projects in this domain.

  4. No-Code Development Platforms: Exploring tools like Wix Studio, Framer, Webflow, and WordPress, and building 2 to 3 solid projects in each of these. Through this, I’ll not only boost my UI/UX and Figma skills but also broaden my horizons in the design and development space.

  5. Digital Marketing: In today’s digital-first world, marketing oneself is not an option; it’s a necessity. I plan to grasp the basics of digital marketing to create a compelling personal brand that resonates with employers and clients alike. Like come on, we even need to market ourselves to potential employees and/or clients for jobs/gigs, right?

πŸ“„ Main Resources

To transform these aspirations into tangible achievements, I’ve curated a treasure trove of learning resources:

  • For DSA in JavaScript:
  1. The Modern JavaScript Tutorial - JS Documentation
  2. JSchallenger - JS Concepts wise
  3. Striver’s SDE Sheet – Top Coding Interview Problems
  4. LeetCode
  • For Web Development:
  1. Complete web development course - Udemy course by Hitesh Choudhary sir
  2. Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum - FreeCodeCamp
  3. Full Stack open
  4. MDN Web Docs - Official Documentation
  • For No-Code Development Platforms:

Official documentation, tutorials, guides and then making the projects will be my go-to guides for mastering these tools.

  • For Digital Marketing and Generative AI:

My Udacity Nanodegree program will be the cornerstone of my learning in these domains.

πŸš€ Conclusion

As I embark on this journey of my growth, upskilling, delivering, and placements, I remind myself that the essence of success isn’t just about ticking off items from a to-do list or completing each resource. It’s about immersing myself in the process, absorbing knowledge, and refining my skills to stand out in the ever-evolving tech landscape. It's about actually gaining the skills, building impressive projects, and cracking those offers; rather than just completing a course and getting certificates. With persistence, passion, and a roadmap in hand, I’m ready to take on the challenges that lie ahead, one step at a time.

Here’s to a year of learning, creating, and achieving dreams. Let’s make it count! πŸŽ‰βœ¨πŸ₯³

Thank you so much for taking the time to read through my learning plan and roadmap πŸ€—. Your support means the world to me πŸ₯Ή!

Please share your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions, or if you want to discuss anything related with me in the comment section below πŸ—¨οΈ

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Ravin Rau β€’

Wishing you all the best Divya. Those are good goals and hope that you have plan things out well to succeed. Remember to always celebrate the small wins that you have achieved along the way so that you will continue the momentum to reach more.

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Div_dev β€’

Yes, I gotta make a solid plan first .
Thank you for your kind words Ravin.

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Rohan Sharma β€’

Let's see how correct you're going to be!!

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Div_dev β€’

Sounds like a challenge 😁
All the best to me!

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K Om Senapati β€’

Awesome goals
Lets get em

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Div_dev β€’

Thank you K Om 😁

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Adarsh Priya Singh β€’

Well-elaborated plan and roadmap...
I wish you good luck, Divya

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Div_dev β€’

Thank you Adarsh :)
Yes, I need to work hard to make it.

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Divya Singh β€’

Let's see how many of your goals you achieve

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Div_dev β€’

Yup 😁

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Divya Singh β€’

Seems really hard.
Best wishes

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Div_dev β€’

Thank you

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