Hey Dev Community 👋
I'm Raj Guru Yadav, a 16-year-old full-stack developer from India who’s built 700+ coding projects — from simple calculators to full-fledged AI-powered apps.
People often ask me:
“How do you stay motivated?”
“How do you come up with so many ideas?”
“Isn’t it hard to manage school + coding?”
So here’s a breakdown of how I did it — and how you can do it too.
🔥 My Coding Habits That Made a Difference
✅ Code Every Day
Even if it’s just 10 lines. Consistency matters more than intensity.
✅ Make It Fun
I build stuff I love — games, bots, AI blobs, even storytelling tools.
✅ Use Repetition as Power
Built 10 calculators? Good. The 11th one will be the cleanest, fastest, and most polished.
✅ Document Everything
I upload my projects to GitHub, Dev, and other platforms. This helps me track growth and share knowledge.
💡 Where I Get Ideas
✨ Real-life problems
🎮 My favorite games
📱 Tools I wish existed
🧠 Random thoughts while walking 😄
💬 “What if I made an AI blob that talks, projects lights, and solves math?”
Boom — project #642.
🎓 School + Coding: How I Balance It
I treat coding like my “creative break.” Instead of scrolling Instagram, I open VS Code.
Even 30 minutes daily becomes 180+ hours in a year!
🚀 Projects That Got Real Users
Some of my favorite builds that got love:
📘 eBook Dashboard with neon UI + localStorage auth
🤖 SmartBot — a voice-based AI with math and Wikipedia search
📚 Bhagavad Gita Q&A AI — Trained on all 700 shlokas
🎮 Ludo Board UI — fully playable in the browser
🧠 Final Thoughts
Whether you’re 16 or 60, it’s never too late to start building.
Don’t wait for a perfect idea. Just start with one:
A clock.
A to-do app.
A silly joke generator.
That’s how I started too.
💬 Let me know your biggest coding challenge — I’d love to help!
And if you want, I’ll drop a list of my top 25 mini-project ideas next week 🔥
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Raj Guru Yadav
Top comments (12)
Will you like to contribute in creating APIs for developers that will be free to use
Hey! I'd absolutely love to contribute to creating free APIs for developers — it's something I'm really passionate about. However, I’m currently caught up with my college exams, so I won’t be able to actively participate right now. Once the exams are over, I’d definitely be interested in joining or supporting the project. Best of luck in the meantime!
I will wait for your discord.com username. And i will like to introduce in team. And you will talk with kelvin
My Discord ID is rajguruyadav.
Sorry for the delay in replying!
No Problem Bro
Waiting for you in discord and plz accept friend request on discord. 🙂
Wow... very impressive, especially for so much dedication and discipline at such a young age.
Thank you so much! 😊 That really means a lot. I’m just trying to learn and build every day — still a long way to go, but I’m enjoying the journey! 🙌
This is seriously impressive, especially your take on repetition and daily progress. How do you handle burnout when it inevitably hits?
Thank you so much! 😊
Burnout is real, and it does hit sometimes. I usually take short breaks, switch to something creative (like building a fun mini-project), or just disconnect for a while to recharge. I remind myself why I started and try not to chase perfection—just consistent, honest effort.
How do you deal with burnout on your end?
Nice
Thankyou