Vishal Singh I’ve taken exactly three programming certifications in my four years as a developer. Two of them have never been mentioned in any job interview or on any project. The third one—a AWS certification—came up once because a client specifically needed someone with cloud credentials for compliance reasons. This probably isn’t what you want to hear … Read more
I don’t have a computer science degree. I studied business, hated it, graduated anyway because I was already two years in, and then had no idea what to do with my life. Started learning to code in 2023 out of boredom. This question comes up constantly in beginner forums and the answer is always the … Read more
I’ve been using VS Code since 2023 and honestly never thought much about it. It was just the editor everyone used, so I used it too. Worked fine, had extensions for everything, got the job done. Then the 2026 updates started rolling out and suddenly I’m actually paying attention to my editor for the first … Read more
I learned Python as my first language in 2023. Spent six months getting comfortable with it, built some basic projects, and felt pretty good about my progress. Then I hit this wall where I didn’t know what to learn next. Everyone had different advice and most of it contradicted each other. Some people told me … Read more
I spent my first year learning to code chasing every trend I saw on Twitter. Someone would post about a hot new framework and I’d drop everything to learn it. Heard Web3 was the future—spent three weeks on blockchain development. Saw everyone talking about some new JavaScript library—abandoned my current project to check it out. … Read more
I wasted my first six months learning to code only because I had no practice routine. I’d watch tutorials whenever I felt motivated, which was maybe twice a week. Then I’d wonder why I wasn’t getting better. It took me embarrassingly long to figure out what now seems obvious—daily practice beats weekend marathons every single … Read more
Every year the IT industry adapts major changes to keep them updated. And in this AI era IT industry is evolving way much faster. So to survive in the IT industry it is very much necessary to adapt to major changes which are being adapted by the company or else you will sideline. I’ve been … Read more
You know that we all have learnt something by making mistakes several times. But most of the time no one guides us on how to tackle or how to overcome at the starting face. Experience is the most important thing that anyone should get before jumping into the new journey. I’ve made every single mistake. … Read more
If you are trying to choose a coding editor in 2026, this guide will help you understand which tools actually improve productivity. I’ve been using different code editors and IDEs since I started programming in 2023, and 2026 has honestly been so wild for new coding editor releases. I’ve tested most of the major tools, … Read more
I get asked this question many times : “Should I start learning to code?” And honestly, I don’t like how most people answer this question. They either say “anyone can code!” or they gatekeep and imply that you need to be some kind of genius. And these both answers are equally useless. The truth is … Read more