> to network and connect

Take an ethernet cable. Ask for permission before, uhh, connecting.

(Jokes aside, this is a good conversation starter :p)

Haha might have to take one to stand out from the crowd. Instead of me approaching people, people will approach me to inquire my intentions :p

Software Developer

Software Engineer

Take some Pineapples along with you to share with your new network :)

I'll be attending my first ever conference next weekend at India FOSS 3.0. Although there are a handful of presentations which intrigued me and I'll be attending

I'll be attending my first ever conference next weekend at India FOSS 3.0. Although there are a handful of presentations which intrigued me and I'll be attending those, my primary motive is to network and connect with people. So what are the do's and don'ts, and how should I get the most out of this conference? And how do I make lasting meaningful connections with people?

How to make the most of conferences?

How to make the most of conferences?- Grapevine

how many of y'all are going for the event this Saturday?

Heard from my friends that there are over 1200+ people coming? 

Is this really true and how is OSS so huge in bangalore?

India FOSS 3.0

Product Manager

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

My last post (share.gvine.app/W6sQvon7d7H2qau89) saw a lot of opinions & criticism from many members in the community. For anyone who is offended by any of my comments, I truly apologize. Given the fact that some folks asked for constructive pointers, I decided to pen this down. 

These are just a set of points that I think would benefit some of you (not all!) in the long run:

- Speak at conferences & meet-up — We have definitely seen a boom of them in India. A lot of folks continue to miss out on them for various reasons. If you are working on some exciting stuff, go ahead and submit a proposal for an upcoming meetup. Trust me, this is definitely something that you can use to actually build your personal brand.

- Build some projects: Last month, I had to start taking interviews for the India team. I noticed the lack of projects, with many mentioning what they built during their college/interview assignments. Many complain that most of their work is proprietary, but it won't be bad to do a weekend hack around something they are passionate about.

- Contribute to open-source: For some folks, this might sound almost cliche! Anyone who gets to contribute to any noticeable project today, will open a box of opportunities. I have known dozens of devs by now, who started contributing (out of passion?) and went ahead to work on impactful projects (while making good money!). 

- Seek interesting problems: A lot of devs I have interacted with have not sought companies, but problems! One of our competitors saw their investor join them as a part-time engineer (yes, he loves to code!). Builders always have this mindset to build — Luckily we have so many programs today that inculcate this.

There are plenty of more ideas! The utmost emphasis for any SDE would be to become a Professional (with a capital P), become a craftsperson and take pride in your work! If you can't show anything substantial, your entire career building would be non-serious with sole purpose of money-making!

Constructive feedback for Indian SDEs to go beyond average!

I am a fresher doing b.tech in cse, I don't have a job right now, my previous company declined thr joining due to which I was not able to apply for other jobs coming on campus. My friends got job somewhere, I feel very disappointed in myself and I can't see my family lower their expectations in me. Mentally I am not in the state to do anything, I think my life is falling apart although it didn't even start. I am lacking motivation, I cry all the times thinking what will happen now. My father is retired, he's getting old, I want to give him that luxury and things but I can't get success thay easily. I am struck at the lowest point in my life. Even my friends are not helping me. I don't share my feelings with anyone. I don't know what to do should I look for a job or start preparing for MBA or MS in USA. I know this point came in life of many people, please help out I can't see myself going anywhere.

Don't have a job and going to graduate in 1 month

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

With so much going on in the startups scene and companies going in any direction (Think Dunzo, Byjus, Dukaan, etc from recent memory), how exactly should you judge a prospective company from the outside?

Tips appreciated

Sada shukriya Shri Shri angoori dev ka (#GrapeVine Lords)

Judging a company before joining

Program Manager

I am currently doing work from home, never been to office, please do suggest some networking options in Delhi Ncr.

Networking

Founder

Everyone keeps saying most interesting opportunities come to those who network. Be it your second job, getting opportunity to be part of a founding team, finding right cofounder or just meeting the most interesting ppl.

But how do one start, currently working at an early stage impact fund in Bangalore with learning then a year of experience.

Happy to open up the discourse and get one’s suggestion for the same. Thanks!

How to network?

Investment Associate

Indian SDEs on LinkedIn & Twitter are some of the worst engineers you will ever find across the real world. Their typical value lies around:

- Cracking a FAANG/MAANG or Product company.
- Make an announcement on LinkedIn & Twitter and accumulating followers.
- Starting YouTube channel, Topmate links, affiliate marketing channels, and more.
- Rant DSA, System Design, Interview resources all day long. 
- Post daily of their office, their colleagues, candid shots, and barely getting any work done.

While this is expected out of early career professionals, it pains to see senior SDEs doing the same shit over and over again. Things don't end here — Everyone talks about creating a revolution. And the revolution is teaching DSA. 

If you are an experienced SDE and still ranting DSA, it just means that you have barely learnt anything that is of worth any value. You are atmost a "Ticket Engineer". You get assigned a Jira ticket, you bust your ass solving it, and that's it. That's your entire value. 

Its high time that these "Bhaiya", "Didis", "Bhabhis" stop ranting DSA and System Design over and over, and build something of real value. You would barely see any credible open-source projects coming out of India (but hey, we have some many contributors!), barely any Indie dev project, or anything that captures the attention of the world. 

Literally every popular SDE you might follow or see over your social media is the same. Their entire community game is a farce and designed to capture gullible college students and shill thousands of rupees out of them. You might be featured on Times Square ($40 ka showoff), but no one would remember you for anything that you built.

<Rant Over. Peace>

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