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Tech News What mattered in tech this month (for students)
Tooling shifts and hiring signals worth a skim—plus what you can safely ignore until after placement season.
5 min read · Beginner · 2026-06-22
DSA DSA patterns that show up in coding rounds
A short map of arrays, hashing, two pointers, and trees—plus how to explain complexity without freezing.
10 min read · Intermediate · 2026-06-20
System Design System design interviews: a starter map that holds up
How to clarify requirements, sketch components, and talk trade-offs without memorizing random diagrams.
12 min read · Advanced · 2026-06-18
Interview Behavioral interview stories that don’t sound rehearsed
A simple STAR structure, what to cut, and how to practice out loud before the real panel.
7 min read · Beginner · 2026-06-15
React React hooks patterns you’ll see in real codebases
When to extract a custom hook, how to keep effects honest, and what usually breaks in student projects.
9 min read · Intermediate · 2026-06-12
Soft Skills Standup updates that don’t waste everyone’s time
How to report progress, blockers, and next steps clearly—skills that show up in internships and interviews alike.
5 min read · Beginner · 2026-06-10
Node Node API checklist before you call it production
Auth, validation, logging, and failure modes teams skip until the first real traffic spike.
8 min read · Intermediate · 2026-06-08
Python Python for coding rounds: fast without messy
Idioms and data-structure habits that keep solutions readable when the clock is running.
7 min read · Beginner · 2026-06-02
Java Java OOP: the interview map freshers keep asking for
Inheritance vs composition, design clarity, and the questions that show up every season.
10 min read · Intermediate · 2026-05-28
AI RAG without the hype: a builder’s mental model
Chunking, retrieval quality, and evals—the parts that decide whether your AI feature works.
11 min read · Advanced · 2026-05-22
Cloud AWS fundamentals path for placement season
What to learn first: IAM, networking basics, and cost instincts that stick past the exam dump.
8 min read · Beginner · 2026-05-18
DevOps CI/CD that doesn’t break every Friday
Pipeline stages, quality gates, and rollback habits for student teams shipping weekly.
6 min read · Intermediate · 2026-05-14
Placement A 12-week placement plan that survives mid-sem chaos
How to balance DSA, projects, and applications without burning out before day zero.
9 min read · Beginner · 2026-05-10
Resume Resumes that pass ATS and still look human
Impact bullets, project framing, and formatting recruiters skim in under ten seconds.
5 min read · Beginner · 2026-05-06
Open Source Your first open-source PR without getting lost
Pick a good issue, set up the repo, and open a PR with etiquette that won’t annoy maintainers.
7 min read · Beginner · 2026-05-01
Productivity Deep work for students who live in notifications
Focus blocks and weekly reviews that protect learning time when campus life won’t.
4 min read · Beginner · 2026-04-26
Programming Fundamentals checklist before you jump to advanced tracks
The gaps that quietly block DSA progress—and how to close them without restarting from zero.
6 min read · Beginner · 2026-04-20
Career Career switch playbook: from tutorials to interview-ready
Signal projects, a clean narrative, and a weekly cadence if you’re changing direction mid-degree.
8 min read · Intermediate · 2026-04-15
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