The latest articles on DEV Community by Vaidehi Yadav (@vaidehi_yadav_30). https://dev.to/vaidehi_yadav_30 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4049430%2Fe68fea88-ffd2-47d1-bbee-01b5824372b1.png https://dev.to/vaidehi_yadav_30 en Vaidehi Yadav Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:52:47 +0000 https://dev.to/vaidehi_yadav_30/my-first-ever-idea-388m https://dev.to/vaidehi_yadav_30/my-first-ever-idea-388m <h1> Why I'm Documenting My Computer Science Journey </h1> <p>I'm a Computer Science student at the beginning of my software engineering journey.</p> <p>Like many students, I often felt overwhelmed by the number of things I "should" learn—DSA, backend development, AI, Git, cloud, open source, hackathons... the list never seems to end.</p> <p>Instead of trying to appear like I know everything, I've decided to do something different.</p> <p>I'll document what I'm building, what I'm learning, the mistakes I make, and the lessons I pick up along the way.</p> <p>One of the ideas I've been exploring is <strong>ImpactIndia</strong>—a platform aimed at making volunteering and community engagement more accessible for young people. Whether it becomes a successful product or simply a valuable learning experience, I want to share the engineering decisions, challenges, and insights that come from building it.</p> <p>This blog isn't about pretending to be an expert.</p> <p>It's about becoming one—one project, one bug, and one lesson at a time.</p> <p>If you're also learning, building, or figuring things out as you go, I hope you'll find something useful here.</p> <p>Here's to the journey. </p> beginners buildinpublic computerscience devjournal