How to Become a Junior Developer
• Pick one programming language
• Pick one specialization
• Build small projects daily
• Share your learning publicly
• Learn Git & GitHub early
• Read other people’s code
• Solve a few coding challenges weekly
• Create a simple portfolio with 3 – 6 real projects
• Do free projects for experience
• Apply early and apply often
There’s a reason why regardless of your academic background, to make a career out of tech, you need to be self-taught. Anyone looking for guidance on how to write html, css, javascript, etc, and claims to not know where to start in 2026, despite the plethora of resources available today, simply cannot make it!
A basic trait of an engineer is figuring things out.
If you cannot open a browser tab, go to https://t.co/BIO3s9y4Xg and search for how to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or even simpler, if you cannot use a chatbot with any of the AI platforms and independently create a study guide on how to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, build a dummy project that works regardless of how messy the code is, if you cannot figure it out by yourself to the point where you have reached a real blocker, where experience becomes a problem, where you can no longer independently think of problems that can challenge you, if you cannot get to this point by yourself, you are not going to make it!
This is because the fundamental thing you would do to make it in this career is figuring things out. That’s the reason you will ever have a job. And if you cannot figure it out at this basic fundamental level, even if you enroll in a four- year course to study computer science, you would only delay the inevitable, which is, you will not make it!
When you stop reading books, you start losing verbal dexterity, depth of thought and imagination. A closed book is a closed mind. Don't EVER stop reading.
Students don't default to "low-effort" studying because they're lazy, it happens when they're overwhelmed by scattered materials & don't know where to focus.
Retrieval practice works, but only when your study materials are organized.
That’s why we built https://t.co/4n54ARjdXx
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Literally told GPT I was bored and it said I should build a search engine. 😂
Well, I started with this mini search tool that searches files for your keywords and returns the contents of the files .
And I can finally see that my LeetCode isn’t a waste 😂
More to come.
STH , in partnership with DataCamp Donates , is giving out 500 full scholarships to students ready to build real AI, & tech skills .
What you get 💚:
✨ Full access to DataCamp courses & learning tracks
✨ Hands-on projects & certifications
Apply here 👉 https://t.co/ZbSaicZ3LT
@justinskycak Students don't default to "low-effort" studying because they're lazy, it happens when they're overwhelmed by scattered materials & don't know where to focus.
Retrieval practice works, but only when your study materials are organized.
That’s why we built https://t.co/4n54ARjdXx
Students don't default to "low-effort" studying because they're lazy, it happens when they're overwhelmed by scattered materials & don't know where to focus.
Retrieval practice works, but only when your study materials are organized.
That’s why we built https://t.co/4n54ARjdXx
Lots of students study way more than necessary while simultaneously learning way less than necessary.
They use low-effort, inefficient study techniques like re-reading and highlighting instead of just sucking it up and engaging in efficient retrieval practice and problem-solving.
You can go for way longer when you're using a low-effort study method, while simultaneously learning way less.
@mindinpanic The left one catches my attention right away, but I think I prefer the right one overall. It’s easier to focus on the content without the bold borders on the left distracting me.
I deleted Duolingo with a 1100+ streak the day I passed basic Norwegian. Duolingo seems optimized to keep you in the app so you never actually learn a language enough to use it irl
Today I've finally made the language learning app I've always wanted and it's amazing! GPT-Live-1 to the rescue.
I basically wanted an app that's purely conversation focused, doesn't speak anything but the language you want to learn and progressively goes from 'hi', 'hola', 'salut' to more advanced vocabulary naturally, while keeping track of language level.
Imagine being thrown into a Colombian village and you have no option but to speak spanish. That's what this is.
No streak chasing, no learning unnecessary words I'll forget the instant a native speaker asks me a question. I don't even care about learning grammar structures as the inconsistencies and tons of rules never make sense to me anyway.
I just have actual conversations.
Keeping this one for myself, maybe I'll make it public someday.
Bookmark-worthy list, but if you’re a student, there's one missing piece 🥹:
51. https://t.co/4n54ARjdXx — Organize your PQs, jottings, and lecture slides into single tests to make exam prep effortless. 📚🔥