The latest articles on DEV Community by Sapna KOOLWAL (@sapna_koolwal_d661337726d). https://dev.to/sapna_koolwal_d661337726d https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3978775%2F344bb02d-8444-49b0-b130-e361a958cd8d.png https://dev.to/sapna_koolwal_d661337726d en Sapna KOOLWAL Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:11:09 +0000 https://dev.to/sapna_koolwal_d661337726d/i-got-bored-of-leetcode-so-i-built-a-coding-rpg-28hm https://dev.to/sapna_koolwal_d661337726d/i-got-bored-of-leetcode-so-i-built-a-coding-rpg-28hm <p><a href="https://dsa-life-simulator-frontend.vercel.app%22I" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://dsa-life-simulator-frontend.vercel.app"I</a> made a free tool to make DSA practice feel like an RPG — would like feedback from this community"Been grinding DSA for months and it never felt fun. So I built something.</p> <p>What it does:</p> <ul> <li>🏟️ Real-time 1v1 Arena battles against other devs</li> <li>🧪 Lab to create and publish your own challenges</li> <li>🏘️ Community Hub to attempt others' challenges</li> <li>📖 AI writes your weekly coding journey as a life story</li> <li>🎮 XP, credits, levels, leaderboards</li> </ul> <p>Stack: React + Tailwind + Firebase + Node.js + Socket.IO + Groq AI</p> <p>Still early — would genuinely love feedback from people who've felt<br> the pain of traditional DSA prep.</p> algorithms leetcode showdev sideprojects