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Software Engineering Advices (Coding Is Easy People Don't do this?)

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:28:48 +0000

Essense of Software Engineering:
1. Create
2. Solution
3. To a Problem

This Problem doesn't have to be a software problem -> any problem
it can be a non-technical problem for which we create a technical solution.

What makes a good software engineer? => Communication Skills

Programming is least importatnt skill

Why?
Most of the SWE can solve the problem given a right set of directions
Most of the SWE have a certain baseline which they showed in Interview to get the JOB
No Shortage of Talent, can solve problems (even if they take more time)

Communication => Convey in a manner that other people can understand
Don't make them feel dumb
How to get a good job / promotion? => Marketing Skills

You arn't getting a good job because you lack technical skill,
You aren't getting a good job becasue you lack showcasing those skills
Be it resume, portfolio, coding profile etc
Other people won't see unless you show them -> talk about it online, build in public
If you are Good at technical skills, Communication Skills and Marketing skills => Do a Startup
Never forget : "You are a Creator"

Never limit yourself
to one domain/ one language / one techstack

Get into Habit of:
Look around, see the problems which you can solve (even non-technical) and create a solution for it.
Create more Value, because you are a creater, the value you can create is infinite.

You can jump into any domain and pickup a skill and dominate because you are good at adaptation.

You are wired to solve the problem
Money you are making is not worth it in most of the job

Because what value you bring to the company is 10x or even 100x of the amount you are getting paid.

And no other profession most likely generates this amount of value for their bussiness

You have a lot moer value than you think you do
Don't think how do I solve this problem rather think why do solve this problem?

How to learn things very fast in software Engineering ?

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:57:12 +0000

First we should make the habit of Reading . Reading a lot helps very must to learn quicker .

Do Manage your time first and Try to complete the work in approx time boundation .

If you are in college -

Try to get a internship to learn quicker
Do attend more hackathons and you will learn a lot in those 24 hour hackathons .
Research a lot and you can do a weekly session for only the researching the things .

1) Indexing -
Go through all the resources and just develop a basic understanding. Gather all the resources that you can get and just know their basic things build the index of these things in your mind and go through starting to end and complete it .

for example - Building rest api follow a tutorial don't follow along just complete it end to end

2) Retaining -
Go deeper and try to retain as much as possible, use spaced revision to revise and get a good hold.
Retain as much as possible You can Take a mock test with your peer buddies and They ask question to you the topics you recently learnt .And same you can do for them . By doing this you both learn fast

Take the word and find the meaning of that word and relate that word in your own languages .While reading ask many question and curious question why this done why we not did that ? what we use ? when we will use it ? why should we learnt that ?
Asking more and more questions while reading and google and chatgpt it to get you doubts clear instantly

3) Referencing -
Refer to the curated sources, since you would have already gone through it a lot of times you would pick up really fast

4) 80 20 rule -
Apply 80 / 20 Rule which means you learn 20 percent and through which you can get 80 percent of output .

Why we use different int in Go :

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:54:05 +0000

int8, int16 :

when working with large data sets.
CPU packs multiple variables into its registers.
requires less bits

int16, int32 :
If you're dealing with a file format or protocol
CPU uses more registers or more space in a single register.
it requires more number of bits to store the data internally

How to master any skill

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Mon, 13 May 2024 13:22:41 +0000

Start teaching concepts to someone

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself." --Einstein

Follow the 10,000 hours rule to master any skill by practising it

Why you should Use Vim In 2024 ?

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Sat, 04 May 2024 00:14:36 +0000

Vim (even with plugins) is clearly lighter than most of the rest IDE;
Vim supports everything in the world (any language or system), it’s just enough to create a basic plugin for it;
You don’t need a mouse to work in Vim;
Vim is incredibly extensible–anything you want can be implemented in it;

5.Vim can work in console mode only. For example, it gives an opportunity to start working on one machine and if needed continue working on the other.

Your Vim configuration can easily be transmitted to any machine you need. Is it possible in any other editor? That’s a good question!

Important videos you should watch as a Developer ?

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Thu, 02 May 2024 02:26:06 +0000

https://youtu.be/L5SahFO2v1s?si=p4KlKJ6107hM1Lus

Some Good Quotes

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Thu, 02 May 2024 02:13:28 +0000

The best way to improve your skills is not by comparing yourself to others, but by striving to be better than you were yesterday. Focus on your own growth and progress.

2.In tech, we get paid to solve complex problems.✅

Tips to be more productive which I use👇
Set deadlines for everything
Prioritize your work
Start early
What's the best piece of advice you've ever received as Coder? For me, Clear fundamentals are key to becoming a good coder🫂

5.The more you write code, the better you get and the more you learn, the better you get ✈️

6.Want to learn coding? Go and code!

Don't learn, DO

7.No one cares about your degree, they care about your GitHub profile

8.Success is not about luck or talent.

It's about hustle, hard work, and a relentless drive to achieve your goals.

So, stop waiting for the perfect opportunity and create it yoSo,urself.

9.Everyone thinks they are the fastest learner, but everyone's time is equal

10.Success is not about luck or talent.

It's about hustle, hard work, and a relentless drive to achieve your goals.

So, stop waiting for the perfect opportunity and create it yoSo,urself.

11.Learning to code has been an incredible journey for me. The satisfaction of solving problems and building something from scratch is truly rewarding. If you're just starting out, remember that every error is a learning opportunity. Keep coding! 😊

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself." --Einstein

12.🚨 Coding Tip: 🚨

If you're coding, try not to do too many things at once! 🤯I did, and it caused big problems in the last 2 days. Focus on one thing at a time to avoid mistakes. Stay concentrated! 💻👩‍💻 #CodingAdvice #LearnedFromExperience #StayFocused

13 search coding tips on twitter

All important Sites Every Developer Should Use

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:07:27 +0000

Networking And Guidance
Reddit - You can get job Opportunity there

Twitter - Community of developers

DevTo - Daily tech Jobs

Hashnode , Medium - You can get Your senior Expirience there

Twitch

https://topenddevs.com/dashboard

To Learn ( Ai Is Also A Teacher)
https://github.com/practical-tutorials/project-based-learning

https://open.appacademy.io/

https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-beginners

Extensions /Sites For productivity
Study together (discord Channel / Website)

StudyStream (discord / Website)

https://studywithme.io/aesthetic-pomodoro-timer/

Grammarly Extension

daily.dev extension

hackertab.dev extension

Annote the web extension

Liner Extension

AI Tools We Should Use
Chat BlackBox

Gemini

Literally Anything

Ora.ai

Agent Gpt

vimium extension for advanced developers

Articles That Motivated Me And enhanced My productivity

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:06:30 +0000

College related :

From college dropout to first year of software engineer
https://blog.juanmendozadev.xyz/from-college-dropout-to-my-first-year-as-a-software-developer

Managing time with College

https://siddhigate.hashnode.dev/managing-college-and-work-can-be-tough-heres-how-i-followed-a-simple-notion

Hardest challenge for College Students today!
https://blog.juanmendozadev.xyz/from-college-dropout-to-my-first-year-as-a-software-developer

Tips That made her DevRel

https://sabrinaesaquino.hashnode.dev/my-journey-to-a-devrel-career-while-still-in-college

Tech Related
Learnt Next js in 2 days
https://timonwa.hashnode.dev/how-i-learned-nextjs-in-2-days

fail fast learn fast
https://vivekgautamj.hashnode.dev/fail-fast-and-learn-fast

https://thedevden.hashnode.dev/best-resources-to-learn-to-code

https://edleychris.hashnode.dev/master-web-development-quickly-the-fastest-way-to-learn-for-everyone

https://madza.hashnode.dev/42-developer-resources-to-kickstart-your-coding-journey

https://blog.theashishmaurya.me/resources-to-boost-your-career-as-a-self-taught-developer-a-reading-list

https://chaoocharles.hashnode.dev/how-to-learn-web-development-and-land-a-job-faster-in-2024-beginners-guide-with-free-resources

https://hulyakarakaya.hashnode.dev/70-free-websites-for-learning-how-to-code

Articles From OutofBox-

https://gwenfaraday.com/

I am Recording My college Journey To become a Software Engineer

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:04:35 +0000

`Semester -1 (October - March)

`Let me first tell you that before entering to College I was having some basic knowledge of Html ,CSS , Javascript , Python , Git ,GIthub

October 2023-
Joined a College to do a degree in Btech.

Started to documenting my journey on notion

Joined a PG to stay because my college was far away from my home.

Understood the curriculum of the college

Participated in a college cultural program where I sang a bhajan on Lord Krishna.

During the induction period of first month of college i was rewarded by mam because i performed a Drama which was completely in English and i was the main character where i played a role of Old Man who was having cancer. May it was the 3rd day of the college

I was staying in pg with a room partner who taught me some lessons how to behave with seniors in college and how can you avoid the wrong way .

start to sleep more than before my JEE preparation time .

This whole month was just to be adjust in the PG and know about college . In this month i studied nothing . And also i already aware about that college will not able to give you job on bed until you have some skill so i don't take college so seriously .

November 2023-
I realized that i couldn't able to study in this Pg because i was wasting time with some seniors who are not that serious for their career as i am .

So on November 8 i left It .

Now i can focus on my my college exams and coding . The college exams were not gone so well because i just studied for exams before 4 hours of exam .

In this month i talked with ankush and had a discussion all my 4 year roadmap of btech and i took guidance from them .

I also watched some self help video during this Month.

Again during this month i was also not doing coding

December 2023-
Started to more indulge in college

akshay saini important video about college and cgpa

Conversation with a senior who study in good college (igdtuw)

January 2024
Started to contribute in SWOC 24

Did an internship at Internshala

Built 2 projects for internshala

Changed my way of thinking and find out the purpose of "WHY" I am doing this ?what I want in return ?

Changed the way of progressing in college some people discouraged me in my class of college but still I will not take them on my heart . I am still coding .

Februaru 2024
I attended my first hackathon where I built an chat application .

i also took advise from the developer who conducted that hackathon

I got one T-shirt and a certificate from that hackathon .

March 2024
This is the month of University exams of semester 1

No coding

I was disconnected from all my social accounts from this not coding

Semester -2 (April 2024)

April 2024 -
Purchased a new laptop

started to doing dsa In python did 40 questions

completed backend from CUC

Joined a good community In discord and doing regular communication there . Because I am from teir 3 college so I have to seek good people myself . I am not from teir one college where I can get good seniors automatically .

made a entire list of my good network connections to have regular chit chats with them .

started to enhance my English communication skills .

Made a entire list of my Super Talented idle E.

What I am working on ?

Working to build Some games to learn programming better CodeMonkey

javascript game 9hrs video

Code combat

2.Working on Fullstack Development to Solve real world problems
kirat assignment

neog assignments

building to build fullstack projects

3.Working on Solving leetcode questions
5.Working on English communication skills
watching friends series

Sometimes watching podcasts

Reading as much as possible

6.Self help books
1.sometimes reading some self help books

7.Question Solving
coding wars

clash of code

8.Challenge
100daysOFcodeChallenge

Bogging Mostly trying to do It daily

Revision topic Index ?
javascript promises topic

Where can you find Career Guidance for software enginner ?

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:00:53 +0000

If you are new in tech then you might also thought to have a good guidance and have the best mentor but you may be unable to find out the right mentor .

So for that i am writing this blog and i will tell you my expirience that how i found the right guidance and mentor .

1.Youtube
I luckily found out channel of kunal kushwaha on youtube in which i found some quality content i firstly without starting to learn to code i began to seek for good guidance for my future plans so i watched all the career related guidance from his channel you can checkout his channel here

https://www.youtube.com/Kunal Kushwaha

If you are a college student and you are seeking for good career guidance in tech field this channel is enough to get all the guidance .

2.Twitter
You can find a developer community in twitter and just follow the tech guys on twitter the twitter algorithm start recommending you the tech developers and start interacting with them in the comments and in space . Have a healthy discussion with them . And ask guidance from there

3.Discord
Join some developer communities in discord . Where you can find those ? From youtube channel that mostly mentioned in their description of their video

4.DevTo Website
Here you can find some important tech articles which can skyrocket your future .

What channels i Followed and Start getting Love to Coding after this ?

Divyansh Pratap Singh — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:55:51 +0000

om my old school to new one when i passed my high school . The new school name was May be if you are indian then you definitely know about it (kendriye vidyalya school ) which is present in every states of india . i chose Computer science and In the initial days of coding i was so frustrated about computer science because it was not that easy that i had seen in the movies of hacking .

When the days goes on i realized that i should quit computer Science from my Stream (PCM) after that i asked to my class teacher that i am unable to grasp concepts of computer science so is there any chances i could change my computer science subject to Physical education ?

Then my class teacher replied me that it can't possible and he suggested me that you should study computer science thoroughly its okay if you are not able to understand CS but give some time to it . You will definitely understand it .

After that i started to explore python concepts from youtube and started to watch random videos with any one of the (Code with harry ) but i was also not able to understand from him too .

Then accidently i found out a channel from Anjali luthra where she was conduction Mcq's Questions of Python and i began to try all the mcq's then i realised that my fundamental parts are weak so i started to read about it from books and watched important lectures from anjali luthra mam .

She also used to conduct mcq's in unacademy free classes then i start to join those classes and i began to take interest to learn from quizes . Because there was a feature of mcq choose in unacademy where we can compete with other students in real time . And after sometime i was ranked 3 in those unacademy leaderboard that motivated me that yeah now i finally understood computer science . From that day i start to build some basic logics in python.

All is just possible becuase i mastered my fundamental concepts .

And when my results are out of my intermediate class then i got 90 out of 100 marks which game me so much pleasure and happiness . Yeah i know it is not 100/100 but 90 marks was looking for me as 100 and i just did it and finally achieved it .

Summary ->
if you are stuck in programming keep hustling and practise more with questions also one important thing that master your fundamental part first . Then jump to another one .