I see a lot of new faces so let me introduce myself 🥰
I didn’t start with AI .
I tried almost everything before I found my thing.
For anyone new here - I’m Shanaya, a CS student currently building AI agents and eval pipelines while attending college 3 days a week.
1st year: explored everything like everyone else. Started with HTML, CSS, JS, and React. Realized everyone around me was doing the same thing, so I left it. Classic shiny object syndrome.
-> Got into UI/UX instead. Studied how design actually drives conversions, spent time on Figma, and landed my first small paid client through LinkedIn. Tiny amount, but it was mine.
-> Then college hit hard. Strict schedule, 6-day weeks. Gave it two months straight, burned out completely, and took a real break to figure out what I actually wanted.
-> During that break I found coding again through a cohort. Learned Three.js, GSAP, and later GenAI + Docker. Mentors were genuinely supportive. One of the better decisions I made.
> Built a few projects: a real-time video calling app (WebRTC + WebSockets) and a virtual code sandbox using isolated Docker environments.
-> Then AI hooked me completely. Went deep into the math side - probability, stats, linear algebra. Then agents. The idea of AI working autonomously pulled me in hard.
-> Started with no-code tools, then moved to LangChain, LangGraph, and proper orchestration. Built multi-agent pipelines from scratch.
Recently got a paid GenAI internship at a stealth startup through a family friend tbh wont lie. Now I’m working on eval pipelines and agent systems while still in college.
I still don’t know exactly where this path leads. But for the first time, it feels like mine.
This field moves fast. So am I.
I’ll be sharing what I actually learn and build as I go 🎀
if you are in tech , lets connect 💯✨️