There’s this channel that literally helps me every time I start a new programming language Programming with Mosh.

He explains the whole language in like 1–2 hours and gives you a solid overview of the syntax, structure, and core concepts before you dive deep. It just makes everything less overwhelming 😭

I always watch his videos first when I’m starting something new.
And for DSA? You have to watch Abdul Bari.
His explanations of algorithms, time complexity, recursion, trees… everything is just chef’s kiss. He makes hard concepts actually make sense.

If you’re starting a new language or learning DSA, just try them.
Either you’ll love them or not but you should definitely give them a shot. I’m pretty sure most of you already know them

NSDA Community Talent — NSDA Tech Internship Program Open

NSDA is launching a Tech Internship Program for passionate brothers and sisters who want real experience while contributing to meaningful projects.

This internship helps students build practical skills, collaborate in teams, and work on real community-focused applications.

Internship Tracks:
• Frontend Development
• Backend Development
• UI/UX Design
• Mobile App Development
• Project Management

What you’ll gain:

- Hands-on project experience
- Team collaboration and mentorship
- Portfolio-building opportunities
- Growth within NSDA teams

Projects include:
Zikr App, NSDA Portfolio Website, Kids’ Teaching & Appreciation App, NSDA Portal, Medressa Management System.

Who can apply:
Motivated brothers and sisters ready to learn and contribute.

Apply now:
Sisters: here
Brothers: here

Build experience. Strengthen your skills. Grow with NSDA.

If you are part of a local football team or football group, or if you have a friend who follows Ethiopian football, I am 100 percent sure you either wear or have seen a jersey made by WANAW Sportswear. I mentioned that jersey brand because that is the one I know best, but they also have other shops like Kurta Kids and a garment manufacturing business called Habte Garment.

In this episode of Meri Podcast, Habtesilassie walked us through his journey from his early days as a graphic designer to owning a printing and garment company that has an international brand across Africa and the West. I personally learned from his story how he used the opportunities he had and turned them into ways to grow his business. Of course, he talked about a lot of opportunities he missed, but he also made good use of the ones he got. I learned that we often overlook the opportunities right in front of us. Especially when something is already paying us well, we tend to think more about how to spend the money instead of investing it to grow.

It’s definitely an episode I will listen to again, and I hope you will learn a lot from it too.

اللهم آمين 🤲

they made it 1.8k and we said FINEEE so they thought we liked it so they pumped it to 2k😭😭😂

እስኪ ምንታመጡ typa shi😭

Y’all drop in the comments if there’s any alternative package u are using that’s less expensive

📌 Misconceptions + Advice in Tech 💻🚀

1️⃣ You don’t need to know everything.
One of the biggest misconceptions in tech is thinking you must learn everything. That’s impossible, tech is too vast 💡
Instead, find your path, choose your stack, and grow deeply in that direction. Your journey is yours , stack it wisely 🧠✨

2️⃣ You don’t need to master everything before applying.
You don’t have to be an expert to apply for internships or opportunities. Know the fundamentals. Start. Practice will teach you the rest 💪💻

Honestly, it reminded me of one of my favorite quotes:

“You don’t have to be good enough to start, you just have to start to be good enough.” 🚀✨

3️⃣ Move. Take risks. Get uncomfortable.
Growth doesn’t happen in your comfort zone 📦❌
Challenge yourself. Chase opportunities. Don’t stay stuck in one place, momentum matters more than perfection 🔥🏃‍♂️
Don't let them opportunities pass you!

📌one of regrets in tech shared:

“Not putting myself out there enough.”

That really stood out to me.

Knowing a lot and having the courage to put yourself out there are two completely different things. Skills matter, but visibility, confidence, and action matter just as much 🎯✨


Huge thanks to @software_guy for sharing your journey openly. Continue to inspire us! 🙌
Shoutout as well to @GDSCAAU for organizing such a valuable session 🚀🔥

It truly helped me find clarity and get answers to questions I’ve had for a long time in my tech journey 😊✨

Looking forward to applying what I learned and continuing to grow 🚀💻✨

I’m always surprised, and I lowkey admire people who say their job is their passion. Like I hear a lot of developers saying coding is their passion. Bruh, what do you mean 😭 I respect the vibe, but I’m just here to make enough money so I can travel the world.

If I had 30 birr, I would spend 20 birr on the bus and go to Legetafo on an Anbessa bus just for a visit 😅 that’s how badly I want to travel.

That’s what keeps me coding through all the errors in the middle of the weekend.

Coder to Coder:

Client don’t have time to check if the backend is implemented or not….. Thank you.. !

I’ll be at two events back to back tomorrow: the Google AUC engagement at the African Union Commission and the Addis AI Forum at ALX.
If you’re coming, say hi! Would love to connect and grow my network.

ran into some issues and didn’t get the time to send my Ramadan wishes. Late is better than never.

To all my brothers and sisters in Islam,

may this month of Ramadan be the time that we draw closer to Allah, purify our hearts, and turn back to Him in tawbah.

may Allah make it a turning point in our lives for the better.

We take reaching Ramadan for granted, but it is truly not guaranteed. Truly not.
May we reflect on that and realize that we have been given another chance for tawbah.

Aminnn

I want to address something I am noticing the trend of building startapp and leaving 9-5 jobs. I do understand where it comes from, but people are quitting left and right and yes there are people who lock in and get results but there is also the other side where people loss their possession. Starting startapp is a a really difficult thing to do and it's rewarding if you succeed in that,but you should also be reasonable and logical.

I think you should have plenty of experience in the industry and try to solve problems where your users are willing to pay to avoid or eliminate the problem in hand.

#code@amuif_codes

This is an older episode of meri podcast where Mr. Milion talks about entrepreneurship. You can check it out if you want a deeper dive into whether entrepreneurship is really for you. There’s also a much more recent episode, but in that one he mostly talks about startup funding and related stuff.

https://youtu.be/LY3I66Mhr1E?si=v_yI3FmMMfV4H2ab

I used to stare at LeetCode questions for so long…
And if I didn’t understand them quickly, I’d ask AI for a hint.

It worked… temporarily but when I came back to the same problem days later, I couldn’t solve it again.
That’s when I realized .. I wasn’t learning how to think , I was learning how to finish.

So I changed my approach.

Now before I even touch my keyboard, I sit with the problem.

I try to truly understand it.
What is it asking?
What are the edge cases?
What happens if the input is empty? One element? Duplicates? Negatives?

Then I grab paper.

Honestly… I don’t think I can solve a problem without paper anymore.
I write the important details... I draw it... I simulate it.
I explain the logic to myself like I’m teaching someone.

Only after that do I ask:

Is this two pointers?
Sliding window?
Prefix sum?
Binary search?
Because most DSA problems are just pattern recognition in disguise.

Then I solve it the “dumb” way first ... brute force even if it’s slow.

Because brute force builds understanding...optimization builds performance.

After I find the first working approach, I pause again:
Can this be faster?
Can I reduce time complexity?
Can I remove extra space?

This mindset helped me a LOT ..especially in Codeforces.
Sometimes your first solution passes all tests locally…Then you submit it will Wrong Answer.
Because you didn’t think deeply enough about constraints or hidden edge cases.

I’m not perfect...Iam still struggling but this method changed how I approach problems.

#WorthSharing
#zaya_journal

I am not into DSA these days but this used to be my approach back when when I was in A2SV

May allah make us from people who will gonna benefit from the rest of the days 🤲