DSA Learning Community Update #2 🚀

Application confirmation messages have been sent to all participants via Telegram inbox.

Note: 5 applicants were contacted through email instead, due to invalid or changed Telegram usernames provided during registration.

The starting date may shift again, as many participants reported having final exams during the previously planned timeline.

If you applied and haven’t been contacted yet, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via: @mscoderr

We can’t wait to start solving problems together and build an amazing learning journey with all of you! 💡🔥

While arranging the teams for the DSA program, one thing really hit me, how much changing a username can actually cost you.

Some applicants had changed their Telegram usernames, so we reached out through email instead. But only a few actually saw the emails and responded.

And honestly, this doesn’t apply only to Telegram usernames. The same goes for emails, portfolio links, GitHub accounts, LinkedIn profiles, and other contact details.

The scary part?
This might not always be about a learning program. It could be a dream job, an internship, a scholarship, or a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

No matter how smart or dedicated you are, small things like these can quietly cost you opportunities you truly deserved.

Sometimes opportunities don’t disappear loudly.
They get lost silently, in an ignored inbox, an outdated link, or at the cost of a changed username.


MissCoder ✨

Eid Mubarak, fam 🌙🤍

May Allah accept our عبادات, sacrifices, duas, and silent struggles.

May this Eid bring peace to our hearts, barakah to our lives, clarity to our minds, and strength to keep becoming better versions of ourselves.

Take time today to be grateful, reconnect with loved ones, forgive, smile, eat well 😄, and remember those who may be celebrating with heavy hearts.

And as always… keep building, keep growing, and keep your purpose bigger than your comfort.


Eid Mubarak to you and your families 🤍

This is such a cool project and exactly what I need this summer; I was even thinking of building one. Thank you, pocodes, for putting in the amazing effort to do this.

Final exams? Done.
Class projects? Done.
Back home? Done.
Rested, refreshed, celebrated Eid… done 😄
I'm officially out of excuses.

I've got around 4–5 months, and InshAllah I plan to use them aggressively and intentionally. Time to lock in and shake the ground a little.

The major focus for this period:
• Learning Full Stack Development
• Grinding LeetCode + DSA
• Reading books
• Understanding myself better — my mind, body, soul, emotions… how they function, interact, and create what's called me.

The goal?
To build enough self-awareness and self-mastery so that everything inside me starts moving in the same direction — toward the life and dreams I want to build.
All of this… alongside an internship 🙂

Of course, I'll be sharing the journey, progress, struggles, lessons, and wins with you guys along the way.

Also… me and Miss Coder are cooking something exciting that will make this journey even more interesting.

If you are someone who is trying to get the best out of this summer, pin this channel, share it with your friend, and stay tuned 🤍

ClearPath 1.0 is officially here ✨

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been building a CBT-inspired reflection app focused on helping people slow down, organize their thoughts, and reflect in a calmer way when life feels overwhelming. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to build something meaningful that could positively impact people, even in small ways.

So, the idea behind ClearPath is simple:

Sometimes you don’t need more noise, bur rather just need a space to pause and process what’s happening.

The app includes:
• guided CBT-style reflection for difficult moments
• mood & energy check-ins
• daily CBT practice exercises
• a personal journal to notice patterns over time
• short learning sections about CBT
• calming themes, quotes, and a gentle interface
• local-first storage for privacy

ClearPath is not meant to be a form of therapy, medical care, diagnosis, or crisis support. It’s meant to be a supportive companion alongside therapy, or simply a personal tool for practicing healthier reflection habits in everyday life.

This is version 1.0, so there’s still a lot I want to improve, but I’m genuinely proud that I saw this project through.

You can check it out here and download the APK (Sorry IOS users😭): https://clearpath-promo.vercel.app/

Would genuinely love feedback from anyone who tries it ❤️

(EDIT: The logo is a placeholder for now, I'm gonna ask someone from the community to create an authentic one soon😂)

For anyone who is having trouble downloading it from the site, here is the apk file.

Don't ever attach yourself to a person, a place, a company, an organization, or a project.
Attach yourself to a mission, a calling, a purpose only.
That's how you keep your power & your peace.

this platform is created by one of the earliest A2SVians who is now a senior software engineer at Google. it's called Habeshans corner. it's aim is sharing opportunities like jobs, scholarships, internships and mentorships in the habesha community around the world. it's just getting started, but it could go on to be something big. join the corner, share it with in your circle.

@bakacodes

The sign of a productive day is starting your morning as planned and just in time.


Good morning, my peeps! Rise and shine! 🤩

Who would be happy if I said I’m giving $1 to every person in this channel? 😄

Yeah… everybody loves giveaways and free gifts.
But let me remind you of something bigger:
God already gifted us 24 fresh hours today — and they can’t be bought back with any currency.

So use them wisely.

Plan your days.
Protect your time.
Spend your energy intentionally.

And especially my university fellas… don’t let this break become only sleep + scrolling + “I’ll start tomorrow.”

Rest, yes. Recharge, yes.
But also build. Learn. Experiment. Improve.

Push your limits a little.
Disrupt your old habits.

Show yourself what can actually be achieved in a few focused months.

One hour. One day. One consistent effort at a time.

Seize every second and minute

The Prime Time —this guy is one of my favorite yappers on YouTube 😄

so i was watching one of his videos and got this thought:
the current wave of AI tools might be best at prototyping and MVPs.

meaning — if you have an idea, but you’re still figuring out what it should look like, how it should behave, what feels right or wrong… AI is insanely useful there.

you can prompt fast.
test fast.
iterate fast.

you can explore:
what you like / don’t like
possible architectures
UI directions
feature ideas
maybe even early scalability concerns

basically, AI helps you move from 0 → something tangible.

but once you move deeper into the project… things change.

eventually you hit the stage where you need:
debugging, directing, integration, tradeoffs, architecture decisions, real implementation details… the actual engineering work.

at that point, AI won’t magically carry you.
you still have to think.
understand the system.
make decisions.
do the hard work.

so maybe AI is extremely powerful for getting from 0 → 30%…
but getting from 30 → 60% → production-ready?
that still seems to demand real engineering depth.

just a thought 🤔

I would like to hear a reflection from someone who is using AI in jobs for real production work. What do you think, guys?

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You are my personal MERN stack tutor. I want to learn full stack web development using MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js from scratch.
Here is how I want you to teach me:
LEARNING STYLE
- Teach me step by step, one concept at a time
- Always explain WHY before HOW
- Use real-world analogies to explain complex ideas
- After each concept, give me a small coding exercise to practice
- Review my code when I share it and give specific feedback
MY CURRENT LEVEL
["insert your level here" ]
STRUCTURE MY LEARNING IN PHASES:
Phase 1 — JavaScript & Node.js Foundations
- ES6+ features I must know (arrow functions, promises, async/await, destructuring, modules)
- How Node.js works, npm, and building a basic server
Phase 2 — Backend with Express & MongoDB
- REST API design and HTTP methods
- Express routing, middleware, error handling
- MongoDB Atlas setup, Mongoose schemas, CRUD operations
- Authentication with JWT and bcrypt
Phase 3 — Frontend with React
- Components, props, state, and hooks (useState, useEffect, useContext)
- React Router for navigation
- Forms, validation, and controlled components
- Fetching data from my own backend API
Phase 4 — Connecting Frontend + Backend
- CORS, environment variables, proxy setup
- Axios for API calls
- Managing auth tokens in React
Phase 5 — Real Project
- Help me build a full MERN app: you will help me in generating idea and selecting the best project to practice the skills i learnt
- Guide me through deployment on Render (backend) and Vercel (frontend)
RULES FOR OUR SESSIONS
-help me in achieving this along our way{- Systems thinking- Debugging ability- Architecture awareness- Knowing what to ask AI- Learning how to learn- What you’re building- How it works- Why it works- How different parts integrate- What breaks if one piece is removed- Mentally visualize the entire flow of the system—even with your eyes closed.}
- Always show complete, runnable code examples
- Point out common mistakes and how to avoid them
- If I ask something vague, ask me a clarifying question before answering
- End each lesson with: what I learned, what's next, and one challenge for me to try
Start by asking me 3 questions to understand my exact level, then give me a personalized roadmap with time estimates.