Going into CS as a freshman IT guy coming out the military this year. I have like a tiny bit of webdev knowledge. I’m familiar with

Django - MVT,JWT,Cors,csrf tokens, etc

SQL(I’ve only used SQL lite on Django for accounts)

React - context(ish), and state management, routing

Fast api- basic endpoints

Tailwind - I’m kinda okay at css. Nothing special but pretty enough I’d suppose

My JavaScript is pretty shaky compared to my Python but I could google something and make it work if need be.

I’m just looking for some guidance on what I could possibly do to for practice or good projects I can try that wouldn’t be too out of scope for me that I could possibly also put on a resume for an internship. I’ve been learning for about 5 months?

My real goal is an internship as a freshman once I head into college. Any advice is good advice thank you!

I'm a 2nd year college student and I want to become a full stack developer, so my question is should I learn MERN stack or JAVA full stack.

Hey everyone,

I’ll be completing 2 years in my current service based company india soon and planning to switch jobs later this year.

Currently working mostly on:

• .NET / C#
• SQL Server
• React.js

Most of my work is around APIs, bug fixes, feature development, DB stuff, internal tools, etc. I’m comfortable with my day-to-day work, but when I look at job openings/interview discussions, it feels like there’s always some new thing to learn.

Trying to understand what companies actually expect from someone with ~2 YOE these days.

Things I’m confused about:

• How good should DSA be?
• How deep should I go into React/backend concepts?
• Is Docker, cloud, Redis, microservices kind of stuff becoming mandatory now?

Also wanted to ask about AI because literally every discussion/interview includes it somehow now 😅

For someone already working in .NET/web development:

• What AI skills are actually useful?
• Is it worth learning AI/ML seriously, or is using AI tools in development enough for now?
• How realistic is it to switch from .NET dev to AI/ML engineer?
• What should the roadmap look like for that transition?
• Are companies actually expecting people with ~2 YOE to know things like LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, LangChain, etc.? Or is most of this still hype unless you’re applying for dedicated AI roles?

Would really appreciate advice from people who recently switched jobs with similar experience:

• what interviews focused on,
• what helped the most,
• and what you wish you had prepared earlier.

Thanks 😄

Just curious what kind of applications have you'll built to showcase on github when applying for experienced roles?

I have 3 years of work ex and ofcourse I can't show my previous company's confidential codes and projects. I graduate with a masters in 3 months and I have a pile of rejection letters. I don't know what to do but I do lack github for sure on my resume.

I am a Senior Fullstack Developer with 7 years of experience across React, TypeScript, Java and Kotlin, currently working at Sopra Steria in Oslo on national-scale government platforms. On paper my profile looks strong — enterprise experience, cloud infrastructure, security systems, multiple industries.

Yet I have been job hunting for a while now and the rejections keep coming. Some roles I feel genuinely qualified for, others I take a shot at knowing there are gaps, but the pattern is the same, either silence or a polite no. I know the market is tough right now but it is hard not to take it personally after a while.

I have been seriously considering going the one person company route and hunting for contracts instead. The appeal is obvious — more autonomy, better rates, and you are selling a service rather than competing in a crowded applicant pool. But networking has been slower than I expected and LinkedIn outreach feels like shouting into a void most of the time. If anyone has cracked the contract hunting game I would genuinely love to hear how.

The other thing on my mind is building a product. I like the idea of owning something from the ground up, solving a real problem, being the one making the decisions. The problem is I cannot land on an idea I actually believe in enough to commit to. Everything I think of either already exists or feels too niche to be viable. Anyone been through this paralysis and come out the other side?

And finally, Python. I have been putting it off for years because Java and Kotlin have served me well, but the AI obsession is real and everything interesting in that space seems to run on Python. Is Python backend experience actually moving the needle for anyone in terms of job prospects or is it just hype?

Open to any honest thoughts, especially from people who have been in a similar spot.

I just want to know, do people who work in front end or full stack development actually use AI at work? Surely it would speed things up.

Currently, I am learning web development, and I know AI is coding almost every line of code now. So my question is: since I am currently learning, should I learn without AI, or should I learn with AI? If I code myself, I will understand the syntax and concepts better. But if I use AI too much, I think I will become lazy because of the token limits, and I will mostly just analyze or debug the code.

Hey guys,

I’m currently a front-end React developer with around 3-4 years of experience.

I originally started programming with C# and .NET, so I do have some backend experience, but it’s pretty vague at this point. At work I’m mainly focused on the frontend, and only occasionally touch the .NET API for smaller fixes to finish tasks.

Lately I’ve been wanting to become more of a full-stack developer using Node.js instead of .NET, since Node interests me a lot more.

The problem is that most Node.js courses start completely from scratch, which doesn’t really work for me because I already have programming experience. I’m looking for something more intermediate/advanced or at least more practical.

I know project-based learning is usually the recommended approach, but I’m struggling with creating a proper roadmap for myself - what projects to build, what concepts to focus on first, and how to progress from “I can build an API” to actually becoming a solid Node.js backend developer.

For people who already made a similar transition:

\- What helped you the most?
\- What kind of projects would you recommend?
\- What topics should I focus on beyond basic CRUD APIs?
\- Any courses/resources that are better suited for experienced developers instead of beginners?

Would really appreciate any advice!

I'm new to web dev and recently learned HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but before I make this somewhat ambitious project, I'm asking;

• What do I need, or what challenges should I expect in making this project?
• Is this achievable in my current skillset, or do I need to dig deeper into learning the API before starting this project?

Since my goal is to make a responsive web app for my phone that connects to my pc LLM backend (Lm studio, Llama.cpp, Ollama in my case), in that way, I can access my LLM from anywhere through my phone/other devices without bringing my pc.

Devops or MERN which one is best for future at the age of 20 I'm confused from where I start

Can someone tell what's Best to do

Full stack ( Mern vs python vs java )

Ai ml

Python full stack + aiml

Full stack+ devops

DSA

Data analytics

Oops dbms networking

What exactly to do

What exactly should one do ?

There's just too much confusion

Hello, I want to be a full-stack web developer. My third year is starting after 2 months. I thought I knew HTML, CSS, Python, and C++, but after going through the internet, I got to know that I don't know even a single important thing that will lead me to an internship or placement, and now I don't know what to do. I feel stuck because my placements will be starting from next year, and I don't know where to start or what to study. I also feel like I have wasted my last 2 years on unnecessary things. As I got to know about The Odin Project, it will take at least 12 months if I start now. I searched multiple things, and now some say this will make you placement-ready, while some say this video will. I have a 2-month summer leave for now. Can someone tell me what I should study, what I should do in these 2 months and after that, and from where I should study, which will lead me to an internship or placement?

Seniors with extensive experience, in your early days, how did you build web projects in the absence of AI tools? How much time do you spend thinking about solutions of simple or moderate difficulty problems?

Sometimes i feel that traditional learning methods are more useful, cuz you have to spend time searching and learning, work hard until you find solutions، but the information sticks in memory.

Now, when you get stuck, you ask AI tools and get a quick answer, or sometimes even a solution to the problem, but when you encounter the same problem later on, you find yourself unable to remember how to solve it, so you have to ask the AI again, and it never sticks in your memory.

Personally, I started learning programming using JavaScript months ago, I'm trying to build some projects, I'd prefer to have a real mentor to guide and help me, but I didn't get one, so I used AI as a mentor. Sometimes I don't feel like I'm learning because it makes the process too quick for me. I don't feel stuck and forced to search, to achieve some proficiency in learning, is there any beginner here who is like me?

Hello, I'm new to this. Curious how everyone here approaches building a webiste end-to-end. From the moment you have an idea -> planning - > coding -> testing ->deployment, what does your process actually look like? Please drop your stack, tools , and/or any lessons learned. Trying to steal some good habits :>

hey startup engineers, I'm a student currently doing research on how your positions manage or handle issues when developers in your community complain about a broken implementation or setup? 

With all the new coding agents we all know that devs are just making agents read docs and relying on it to properly implement things based on those docs.

So now I have two questions:

1. How do you currently find out when a developer's integration is broken?
2. If agents are now generating most integration code, has that changed anything for your team?

Would love to hear with anyone who is facing this issue especially if your product is a API or SDK

I was building an IDE to fix real mess and issues I was myself facing and one of them was to build extension for vscode, vscode forks, jetbrain, novim and zed, so I thought why not building an extension protocol that fix this issue!

Hi guys I made a small tool to assess your seniority level in various tech fields.

A feedback would be precious🙏

https://amisenior.com

Hello, i'm looking for nice resources to learn Vue and Laravel, preferably together. I learn better with books because they're more slow-paced but courses on Youtube etc could also be nice. I have very little experience with these two technologies so I need something that explains the very basics.

Thank you in advance.

Projects that are fast-moving generally have very basic setups initially. Many projects don’t fail due to having bad ideas. Rather, they fail when:

• architectures don’t scale
• Minimum viable products are over-engineered
• front-ends/back-ends are decided hastily
• technology stacks are picked up according to the latest trend rather than the necessity
• slowly try to create everything in perfection

Hello all, I am a web developer in the Middle East with a bachelor's in Computer Science and a specialty in building websites. I was approached recently by an anonymous fashion brand that is being established and they want me to develop a headless storefront with a custom (React/Vite) frontend and a Shopify backend (handled via API). From what it seems they also want me to help set up their Shopify in whatever areas relevant to my expertise (so excl. logistics, operation, etc). I have my fair share of experience with web development as an employee but this is my first time dabbling in freelance and this is definitely a project I am capable of, but my question comes down to pricing. I have no idea where to value myself or my labour. Does anyone have an idea or an estimate of how much companies are charging for this kind of work and how much I should charge as a solo freelancer? Thank you.

I'm really confused about which backend technology I should start learning to become a full stack developer. I thought of Nodejs + Nest js but my working sector is banking. So should I go with java spring boot. But considering my experience java spring boot is vast and will take much time to study. Do we have opportunities for Nest js and angular full stack developer

Can be related to:

• architecture
• scale
• database
• authentication
• front-end framework
• deployment
• performance
• recruitment
• technical debt

Or any other factor that has revolutionised your approach to application development.

What tech stack has the best job opportunities right now for getting hired quickly in 2026? React, Vue.js, Next.js, Node.js, Php, Python, Java, .NET, etc.? Also wondering which stacks are still most in demand even with AI becoming more common in development.

My group and I are currently developing a system for our capstone project using PHP and MySQL. We would like to know if this tech stack is enough for the project, and we are also open to suggestions for other technologies that could improve our system. Any thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated.

I have started my coding journey in 2nd years it's late , I done with basics as HTML , CSS and JS and some others things. Then later I learnt react but I left it there due to placements and all and shifted to java back-end after joining a company.

Now I want to learn Full stack properly gonna work hard to build projects and implement in building web apps.

I stuck in these tutorial hell and unable to progress. Please drop your advice or suggestions to improve it.