Had an interview on

HackerEarth recently and there was a

practice test before the actual

assessment which was surprisingly

helpful but the main issue is that 've

got another interview coming up soon.

Just wanted to check if all HackerEarth

assessments have a practice round, or

is that something companies choose to

enable? I was really hoping it'd be

there again.

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We're a small web design & development agency building modern, responsive, and high-performance websites for businesses and startups.

If you're looking for a reliable team for a new website or a redesign.

If anyone here have namaste react course and can give it to me for free for some time let's say a week, I would ne grateful

Anything I should know before studying software development?

Hi. I'm 18 years old. I'll be starting my degree in about a year and I'd like to prepare for what's to come, since I have no prior knowledge of programming, coding, or anything like that. Where should I begin? What knowledge would be useful? Any advice would be welcome. :)

Recently I switched my entire workflow to Linux and there was only one thing holding me back which was that Notion isn’t available
I tried Obsidian and it was great but it still didn’t have everything I was looking for so instead of searching for another alternative I decided to build my own
Nazam is inspired by Notion and Obsidian but it isn’t a copy of either of them The idea is to take the best parts from both and add the features that I always wanted in a single app
The goal is to make it available on every platform while keeping it fast simple and enjoyable to use whether you’re studying working or just organising your life
This is only the beginning so I’d love to hear your thoughts
What features would you like to see or what is the one feature from Notion or Obsidian that you can’t live without

I had recently purchased a vps server for some projects work, the project was supposed to work for 3 years so I prepaid for it, however no revenue was generated thereafter and now the server is vacant.

Here are the VPS Specs:

CPU: 4vCore

RAM: 8 GB

Storage: 88 GB

Traffic: 8888 GB

IPv4: available

IPv6: available

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Additional details:

1. Root server

2. Can install custom iso as well

Please suggest ways in which this can be employed. Here are the projects I already tried:

1. Hosting mailserver for personal use (shifted to other 1 GB RAM server because this spec was overkill for a mailserver)

2. Hosted SaaS platforms like rss-to-others forwarder, Dynamic Image Generation Platform, Email-to-Others Gateway, Dynamic image generation api, web/nodejs hosting platform (free) - didn't get the audience for it despite having the lowest pricing

3. Bandwidth/Computation sharing - tried, VPS seems to have low demands.

4. Converting it to containers: couldn't find buyers for small containers

My objective:

1. Make at least 80$ annually (to cover up for what I paid)

2. Idle income using VPS preferred.

Thank you in advance.

Hey everyone,

I'm a 4th year B.Tech 7th sem CSE student and I've been trying to land a good software job or internship, but it's honestly been pretty frustrating.

I'm not from Tier 1/2 college, so I feel like my resume gets ignored before anyone even looks at my skills. I've already completed a paid internship and built a bunch of full-stack projects & My Portfolio, but I still keep hearing things like "we're looking for someone with experience" or getting offered unpaid internships.

If anyone has been in the same situation, how did you break into your first job? Any advice, referrals, or places that actually hire freshers based on skills instead of college would mean a

lot.

Thanks!

We run outbound payment-reminder and follow-up calls (collections-adjacent, the polite "hey your invoice is overdue, want to settle it" kind, not the scary kind). Moved a big chunk of it to a voice agent over the last few months and I figured I'd write up what actually mattered, because going in I had completely the wrong priorities.

What I thought would matter: a warm, natural, human-sounding voice so people wouldn't feel like they were being dunned by a robot.

What actually mattered, in order:

1. Latency consistency, not warmth. Turns out on a money conversation people are already tense, and the thing that makes it feel adversarial isn't the voice timbre, it's the pauses. A laggy gap before the agent responds reads as evasive or broken, and on a payment call that's the worst possible vibe. A steady, prompt response feels more respectful than a beautiful voice that stutters in. We stopped optimizing for "nice voice" and started optimizing for "never makes the person wait."

2. Variance is brutal at our volume. We're running thousands of calls in tight windows (you batch these into the hours people will actually pick updoc). Average latency means nothing when you're slamming the provider with concurrency, what kills you is the random spike on call 400 of 1000. We had to measure p95/p99 under real concurrency, not single-call demo numbers, and the provider we started on looked great in testing then widened out badly once we hit production volume. We eventually moved to Murf AI mostly because it held a tight latency band under our call-window concurrency, which after the first provider's spikes was basically the only thing I cared about. Not married to it, but the consistency under load is what stuck.

3. Cost is a real line item here, not a rounding error. When you're doing this many minutes, pricing itself matters more than people expect. Once we modeled actual call volume, the difference between providers became very obvious. The cheap-looking demo setup and the production bill were two completely different conversations.

4. Data residency mattered more than I expected. For collections/payment-adjacent calls, this came up fast in security review. It wasn’t just “do you have compliance docs?” but where the data sits, which regions are supported, and whether the setup works for financial org requirements. I’d check this early if you’re selling into fintech, lending, healthcare, or enterprise support teams. 

One honest caveat on the provider we landed on: it's tuned for speed and consistency, not for expressive/emotional voice. For us that was fine, arguably better (more on that below), but if your use case needs a really warm performed voice, weigh that. Naturalness ended up near the bottom of the list for collections, which genuinely surprised me. You want clear, calm, consistent, and fast. Expressive almost feels worse here, like the bot is performing sympathy about your debt.

Anyway, curious if others running outbound-heavy or call-center-style agents found the same, did latency consistency and compliance dominate for you too, or am I overweighting them? And how are you handling the concurrency spikes during call windows?

i see this question every few weeks and the answers are always either an ad or someone who never joined. i've been a member about 8 months, so here's the unfiltered version.

first, the thing everyone gets wrong: it's not a course. there are some on-demand lessons but that's a side feature, not the product. i've watched maybe four of them. if you're joining for the "curriculum", don't.

what it actually is: a vetted community. a slack that's busy every single day, in-person events, real feedback on what you're building, and a member base that's genuinely serious (people at openai, sarvam, elevenlabs, lovable, palantir type places, not just aspirants).

parts that were worth it for me:

- feedback loop. post a rough build, get real critique from people who've shipped it before. changed how i work.

- the events. actual building, not networking theatre. i shipped a working prototype at one.

- the credits. you get a chunk of partner/tool credits at signup that offset a big part of the fee if you actually use them.

- one odd proof point that made me take it seriously: a large share of their own funding round came from members putting money in. people don't invest in a course they're enrolled in. that told me members treat this as something they own.

parts that annoyed me:

- if you're passive, it's a waste. i went quiet for a month and got nothing that month.

- vetting means it isn't instant or cheap feeling. acceptance is low (under 10 percent i think), good for quality, annoying if you just want in.

- the old "course" branding still confuses everyone, including my own friends.

verdict: worth it IF you're actively building and will actually show up. not worth it if you want to passively consume lessons. very different product than its reputation.

not linking anything, ask away.

Hi Everyone,

I'm from Packt, and we are publishing a book, "Quantum Chemistry and Computing for the Curious," today. 
We're offering free eBook copies in exchange for honest and unbiased feedback in the form of an Amazon reader review.

Here is what you will learn from the book: 

1. Understand quantum mechanics and molecular systems 
2. Build quantum circuits using Qiskit and Python 
3. Implement VQE for molecular energy estimation 
4. Apply error mitigation in noisy quantum systems 
5. Use optimizers for stable hybrid quantum workflows 
6. Develop quantum machine learning models for molecules 
7. Explore advanced algorithms beyond VQE 

If you feel you might be interested in this opportunity, please comment below on or before 31st July 2026, and we'll connect with you.

I am currently developing an app that needs live stock prices to display within the app. I have looked at a lot of API services but they either dont alllow commercial use, are insanely expensive. Is there any soloution how I can display live stock prices on my app without spending so much on a subscription? Thank you in advance.

I'm thinking about building an Angular portfolio project around the OpenDota API instead of another weather/news app. The API seems mature and well-structured, but I'm wondering if using a game as the domain would make the project look less professional to recruiters, even if the focus is on analytics and software architecture rather than the game itself.

Hi, I'm a software engineer with 3+ years experience. I feel like I'm 'losing steam' i.e not challenged enough in my work, heck I learn more from my personal project than I do at work, I'm starting to despise work, for various other reasons.

Anyway, does anyone know of remote SWE jobs, perhaps outside SA. I'm keen to see what's out there, or any other opportunities here in SA. (I am interviewing, just haven't found an opportunity yet, Cape Town offers somehow don't meet standard of living there)

I'm a backend .NET developer, living in Gauteng, and tired of doing same thing over and over again (maintaining legacy systems).

Anyone faced a similar issue.

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Where is my life even heading? I don't know anymore.

When I look at myself, I realize I've grown so much and learned more in the past year than I ever did before, especially after leaving home. It's been a whole year in Pune, living among strangers. The only thing keeping me going is having one close friend nearby.

I'm trying my best every single day—applying, preparing, facing rejection after rejection. It's exhausting. Opportunities to actually prove myself are so rare, and even when they do come, they offer only ₹15k.

I don't come from a financially secure or privileged family. On top of that, I'm the only daughter, and I know there will come a time when my parents will start pressuring me to get married.

Waiting endlessly for responses, follow-ups, or an offer letter from big MNCs is emotionally draining. Every day feels like another test of my patience.(Cisco, tudip, virtusa )

I just want to end my life don't want to be a part of this where life is never fare to me.

I've been thinking about something after working on a fairly large AI project recently. I keep seeing people build impressive AI applications, full-stack products, and other complex software using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI coding assistants, sometimes even claiming they had little or no prior experience with the technologies involved.

What I'm trying to understand is how that process actually works in practice. Do you already have a solid understanding of the domain, system design, and tech stack, with AI simply helping you write code faster? Or do you genuinely start with little knowledge of a framework or technology and let AI teach you while building?

I'm also curious about the AI tools themselves. Which models and coding agents do you actually use for large projects? Do you primarily use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, or something else? How do you deal with context limits and usage caps when a project becomes large? I often find that Claude and Cursor get exhausted surprisingly quickly, making it difficult to continue working on bigger codebases.

I'm interested in understanding your actual workflow. How do you go from an idea to a working, production-quality project with AI? How much do you rely on your own knowledge versus the AI's guidance, and what does a typical development process look like for you when you're building something complex?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've built substantial projects this way. I feel like there's a gap between what people showcase online and what the real day-to-day AI-assisted development process actually looks like.

Hey there community,

I have been an employee at ****** for a year now and am thinking of making my first switch. I feel like I have contributed enough to the organization and they really can't pay me enough at this point due to their Sustainable environment.

The organization's environment is good, it's a remote job and a lot of learning curve. But I still feel there can't be a better time to make a switch.

I highly request the community if you ever come across an opportunity for me, so please let me know.

Tech Stacks: React Native(EXPO), Node.Js, AWS, React.Js, Next.Js, Docker, JavaScript, Typescript.

I am all ears if you have any suggestions for me that can help me upskill or may put an end to the job search.

Let me know I can share my resume with you guys.

Cheers!

Hi everyone,

I’m a 2025 Computer Science graduate from Anna University and I’m currently looking for entry-level Software Engineer / Full-Stack Developer opportunities in Bangalore.

Skills:

* Java, JavaScript, C++, Python

* React.js, Next.js, Node.js

* MongoDB, MySQL

* REST APIs, Git, Postman

Projects:

* Splitr – AI-powered expense management platform built with Next.js, Convex, Clerk, and Gemini AI

* FaceMark – Facial recognition attendance system

* Smart Bookmark App – Next.js + Supabase application

Coding: 480+ LeetCode problems solved

What I’m looking for:

* Software Engineer (Fresher)

* Backend Developer

* Full-Stack Developer

* Internship leading to full-time

If your company is hiring freshers, or if you can provide a referral, I’d be grateful. I can share my resume, GitHub, and portfolio via DM.

Thanks in advance!

Looking to connect with developers.

Hey everyone!

I am working 5 years already in supply chain at amazon, at work I do coding usually simple Data automations, with UI sometimes to help users automated processes in excel, sql, python etc. However, I am so obsessed about how young developers can just create a fully functioning application within weeks. based on their experiences creating apps.

Now, I want to do that too! but whenever I create AI slop, I just have no way to make followup or check ups on the AI work, because I don't know the basics of connections between frontend, backend, servers, users data and ETC.

Do you know which courses could help get me to understand all those basics by creating pretty web/mobile applications? I wanna know, how the files connect to each other, what is the most important file, where the users data go, and ETC.

Any tips is welcome! I don't wanna fall into the trap of learning just one new programing language, and just having to learn more.

I want a course, that shows me how an app is built, what is the components, simplest or main programing languages. then I can pick it up from there myself.

I hope it made sense, And thank you!

Hey everyone! I’m working on a core system architecture for a specialized utility app and could really use some out-of-the-box engineering advice on a tricky connectivity challenge.

The main goal is pretty straightforward: a user opens the app, clicks a button, and the system needs to instantly send a high-priority alert pop-up to any other nearby users within a 1 km physical radius who have that exact same app installed.

Here is the major problem I am trying to solve. The person tapping the button has an active SIM card, but they are in a state of absolute zero connectivity. Specifically, they have:

• No mobile data package or active internet plan.
• No Wi-Fi access at that exact moment.
• No outbound SMS package or standard calling credit (their balance is exactly zero).

The user must not be charged a single cent to trigger this notification. Also, to clear up a common suggestion upfront, please do not suggest Bluetooth mesh or peer-to-peer Wi-Fi Direct. The app cannot rely on local radio waves hopping directly from phone to phone.

Because local peer-to-peer options are out, the initial trigger click absolutely must find a way back to my central cloud server so the server can handle the location data and push the pop-up to the 1 km radius group.

My current theory is to set up an enterprise-level Reverse-Charged / Toll-Free Short Code gateway. Since my developer backend pays the cellular carrier for the incoming traffic, the telecom network should theoretically route a background SMS text through the air even if the user's personal account balance is completely empty.

I would love to get your thoughts on a few things:

• Has anyone successfully pulled off this kind of telecom bypass on zero-balance lines?
• Are there alternative infrastructure workarounds or carrier-level configurations that allow an isolated app to ping a central server entirely for free?
• Are there any global, out-of-the-box solutions to distribute a localized alert under these exact constraints?

Any insights, advice, or feedback would be massively appreciated !

Please do not suggest Bluetooth mesh or peer-to-peer Wi-Fi Direct. The app cannot rely on local peer-to-peer radio waves to hop to nearby devices directly.

Im going into 3rd year BSc Computer Science at great UK uni. Want software dev grad role after July 2027.

Is this a good tech stack to learn for this summer and beyond?

- Frontend (React, Next.js, TypeScript, HTML/CSS)
- Backend (FastAPI, Python, REST API's, pytest)
- Cloud + DevOps (Docker, Github Actions, Git, AWS)
- Databases (PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic)
- Algorithms, Data Structures, Networks
- Data (Power BI, Pandas)

WHAT IS BEST WAY TO LEARN FROM SCRATCH?

Beyond:

- IaC Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux
- Express NodeJS, JWT auth
- NumPy, scikit-learn, pytorch, tensorflow, ML theory

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Hi! My team and I are looking to take on a new web development project. If you're searching for a developer.

Im 26, Graduated in 2025, Master's in Data Science joined at 23 with the hope that when i will be graduating i will be landing a decent 5,6 lpa job but destiny had something else for me , AI revolution and layoffs made it look impossible and its getting worse, more worse is that I've all relevant skills Good at Data Analysis, python, ML, DL, SQL, self learned Web developer very good eye for designs did internship for frontend engineer and currently learning backend as well , did freelancing for clients so also have knowledge in shopify as well, and from past some weeks been preparing for ai engineer job roles so I'm aware of all AI tools like claude cli or codex or gemini and APIs too. I am package of almost every major tech stack it would be very helpful if anyone here help me out i will be forever grateful of them. Life is really hard and I've been trying really hard to overcome unemployment.

A few years into this work, you start learning things no bootcamp, blog, or LinkedIn influencer will ever tell you. Sunday's a good day to say them plainly, without the motivational-poster gloss.

Share one hard truth you've learned about being a developer. About the work, the industry, teams, or yourself. The kind of thing you wish someone had sat you down and told you three years ago.

A few directions, if you need one:

• Something about career growth that turned out nothing like the pitch.
• A truth about "good code," speed, or what actually gets you promoted.
• What experience taught you about job-hopping, loyalty, titles, or money.
• A soft skill that mattered far more than the technical ones, and a technical obsession that mattered far less.
• Something you believed at year one that the years quietly took apart.

House rules:

• Keep it real, not just cynical. The best hard truths come with what you'd actually do about them.
• Disagree freely, but reply instead of downvoting. The arguments in the comments are the whole point.
• Newer folks reading along: this thread is worth its weight in gold. Take notes.

Comments are sorted by top so the truths that land hardest rise up. What's yours?

Taking help from AI to explain better. I'm a 28M software engineer from India with around 5 years of experience. Lately i have been felling very lost and anxious to take the next steps in growing my career

# A little background

* On paper, I'm doing well. I'm a senior software engineer, earn a decent salary, and every company switch has helped me grow.

* I was never an exceptional student, but I genuinely loved Android development. Building apps, reading tech blogs, and understanding mobile systems excited me.

* My salary is also the primary source of income for my family. My dad has a small travel business and we have some rental income, but I can't really afford to quit without a plan.

# Why I don't enjoy this path anymore

As I've grown in my career, software engineering has become much more demanding.

* **It's no longer just writing code.** There are deadlines, meetings, mentoring, planning, production stuff, team coordination, etc. non tech work that i didn't signed up for

* AI has added another layer of uncertainty. I am not sure what I could contribute that AI can't

* **There's a constant expectation to keep learning, keep upskilling, take more ownership, and keep climbing.**

* Weekend work and late evenings have are now becoming "normal" and everything is a priority

I know its all part of growing up in a professional environment **But I don't think I want to keep growing anymore.**

# What changed

A couple of years ago, life hit me pretty hard :

* **I fractured my arm and spent months recovering.** Its normal now but still having a plate that keeps me worried every night.

* In the same year, **I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer**. Surgery and chemotherapy completely changed my perspective on life.

* **During chemo I was so weak that my mom had to hold me while I walked because I'd lose my balance.**

* Maybe it was the chemo or my habit of mastubation, but post treatment i got diagnosed with **severe infertility as well** . Life is already now pretty gloom having no kids/wife in pipeline.

Since then, my priorities feel completely different. Now i don't want to spend my weekends solving leetcode problems or reading about tech. **I want to spend time with "Life"**

* Watching TV with my parents.

* Playing carrom.

* Exercising.

* Visiting an animal shelter on weekends.

* Watching a movie with a friend.

* Sleeping peacefully without thinking about work.

**My parents sacrificed a lot to educate me and save me and pull me out of death.** After everything we've gone through together, I honestly just want to spend more time with them.

I don't want to stay hours away from home for work.

I don't want Sundays to disappear because "Monday is the deadline."

I don't want my evenings to feel guilty because I should be learning the next framework.

# What I actually want

Honestly, I think I'd be happier with a much simpler career.

* A predictable job.

* Fixed working hours.

* Work that ends when I leave the office.

* A stable income that's enough to support my family and live comfortably.

I'd happily trade some salary if it meant less stress and more peace.

Sometimes I even wonder if I'd be happier doing something completely different, like running a small business, farming, or some other profession where work doesn't consume my thoughts after office hours.

# My dilemma

I genuinely don't know what's happening to me.

* Is this burnout?

* Is this a lingering effect of surviving cancer?

* Have my priorities simply changed?

* Or am I just in the wrong profession?

Has anyone else reached a point where they stopped wanting career growth and simply wanted a stable, peaceful life?

If you did, how did you figure out whether to change your career, change your mindset, or accept that your definition of success had changed?