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Vaidehi Yadav
Vaidehi Yadav

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My first ever idea

Why I'm Documenting My Computer Science Journey

I'm a Computer Science student at the beginning of my software engineering journey.

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.

Instead of trying to appear like I know everything, I've decided to do something different.

I'll document what I'm building, what I'm learning, the mistakes I make, and the lessons I pick up along the way.

One of the ideas I've been exploring is ImpactIndia—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.

This blog isn't about pretending to be an expert.

It's about becoming one—one project, one bug, and one lesson at a time.

If you're also learning, building, or figuring things out as you go, I hope you'll find something useful here.

Here's to the journey.

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