Learn something new or Open source?

I've turned 27, roughly 3yoe earning 50k which is low but I'm upskilling. Currently due to layoffs, AI news and just a very unhealthy state of IT things are getting very depressing and I personally feel like I've already lost or missed in life. People are planning to get married around me everything is so sudden. People of grapevine, what advice would you want to give people like me who feel lost. Any general advice such as financial planning, lifestyle changes or just tech advice any advice which has helped you to live peacefully and comfortably would be greatly appreciated.

Are you guys contributing to open source? Are there any good open source projects specially in Spring Boot. Also Open source contribution gives me an edge over others in interviews?

I am looking to transition into a tech career, but don't have much experience in the in-demand tech stacks. I am active in open-source development on GitHub ( I've used python quite a bit before). I have a non-CS degree from one of the top colleges in India. I understand that things are a bit bleak with the recession around the corner, but I'm happy to work on side projects. Could anyone help me out?

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>

I am graduating from non-CS/IT branch at a prestigious college this month. In July, I will be joining as an SDE 1 at Appian. Since this is my first full-time job, I want to prepare myself. Experienced professionals, please advise on what to do and what to avoid for better personal and professional growth. Here are some facts about myself: Personally, I am somewhat introverted but can talk if necessary and am good at conversing with friends. I often find that others put more effort into initiating conversations, which is why I have only a few friends and no female friends. Most of the time, I am comfortable with this, but sometimes I feel a bit lost. I rarely play sports or engage in physical activities (I’m not good at any sports). Any suggestions for improvement in this area would be appreciated. Professionally, I was a mediocre student in college and spent a lot of time on LeetCode (I’ve solved around 700 questions). Should I continue with LeetCode or competitive programming after joining? Or should I focus on projects and learning new tech stacks or AI/ML (I’ve studied a few courses and worked on ML projects)? Alternatively, should I just focus on company work and not pursue anything on my own? Lastly, I have a keen interest in finance and the stock market. I’ve been learning and investing for the past four years. Should I devote more time to learning technical analysis and swing trading, or should I keep it minimal? How should I prioritize my personal, professional, and financial goals?

I am currently pursuing my MBA at a tier-2 IIM. My undergraduate degree is in management studies, with marketing major. Additionally, I have 20 months of experience in the field of digital marketing. My primary goal is to enhance my skills and build a strong professional profile.

How do you guys learn some new tech stack in less time, and how you all are being consistent to doing it I'm in my 3rd year of btech, but haven't done any tech stack in advance level,I only know basics of it. Guide me to prepare for my internship, or projects to do and learn technologies faster.

Hello. I am a Tier 3 second year sem4 student in Ahmedabad LJ University I am currently having an internship as a python developer like I write code connecting python with aws and azure Not great work but I get 5k a month I know MERN stack with some docker and aws knowledge Now I am confused as college is bringing internship but they are with 2 year bond! And the stipend offering is 5-10k which will increase every six month I may get a MERN Stack job there Also as the work in current internship is not great I am also thinking if not college i find some other MERN stack internship on my own but I am in super doubt as if what if I can't find one. What should I do Leave my current intern for college internship with bond Leave my current intern and try to find on my own Continue with this internship only for more 3 months they are offering Can everyone please help me.

Hey everyone, I hope you guys are doing awesome. Here is a small intro, I graduated with IT degree in 2022. Same year I was fortunate enough to crack Google Summer of Code. The next year I appear as a GSoC mentor. After that I took a project from my organization on contract basis. I've been contributing to opensource for about 2.5 years now and I hold a decent position in my org. Things were not great money wise so I was hunting for a fultime job, after 3 months of continue hustle my resume got shortlisted and I got selected. We initially agreed upon 14 LPA but when offer letter arrived I was offered 7 LPA. I was desperate and was in need of money due to family problems. I truly think I deserve more, within 3 months I have become release manager and I handle the release. I was able to understand the code base and started contributing. I am involved in few tasks and I am able to deliver things. One thing I must say is that, people are very very supportive. All of them helps me out at every point of time. My personal growth is just going great. Money is the factor that I think is nagging me. I would love to hear your thoughts. I appreciate every opinion you guys have. Thanks