Harman

I completed @hacktoberfest 2025! If you had asked me a month ago whether I'd be contributing to six open source projects, I would have laughed and said, "Nice joke." However, I learned and managed to contribute by solving small issues in responsive design and accessibility, which many developers often overlook. Here's what I learned: - I contributed to seven projects in total. - I learned to read and test others' code to identify vulnerabilities. - I practiced using Git. - I built my confidence. The result: I completed the challenge and received six badges and one T-shirt as a reward. (The T-shirt is awarded to the first 10,000 people who complete Hacktoberfest.) I'm so happy, and I want to thank Tom from Scrimba for providing the link on the @scrimba Discord. Without his mention, I might not have known about this opportunity. I look forward to contributing to open source and participating in next year's Hacktoberfest! #hackerrank #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #scrimba #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures

Personal update: I've joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative. I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in time.

I just completed the Learn to Code in Python course on @bootdotdev! Check out my certificate here: boot.dev/certificates/8…

Anyone pursuing computer science or any kind of engineering should play Factorio. This game is for all the nerds out there.

Day 226 of Coding I started the backend path from the Boot.dev backend path

I'm all in backend + DevOps from boot dev #bootdev

I started to understand the power of learning Python.

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created my first backend server this is just a test so that's how it looks...

works everytime 😎

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Become job-ready frontend developer in 3–6 months: scrimba.com/harman

Day 211 of Coding I made my first Linked List node in python and to be honest I'm really happy as I went from the theory to the practicing by building it in the python #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures #scrimba

some memories never really leave

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Day 207 of Coding Today I took a break from React and went back to the backend path. I completed some challenges, and then I thought, “maybe I should make a random project in Python,” so I started building Tic Tac Toe in Python. I know Python is much easier to understand, but I still found it hard to build hahaha—maybe because I’ve been using React the past few days, or I’m just so used to JavaScript. But I started it. This project is just to practice Python and nothing else. #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures #scrimba

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Day 206 of Coding I spent the first hour today learning the backend path. Somewhere along the way, I started thinking I’d rather move to backend hahaha—but I’ve already made good progress. For the second hour, I spent time working on the habit tracker project. I worked on the key and name so that when a new item is added, it pushes to the array and only renders the new thing using React’s internal virtual DOM. I’m thinking of making the UI more functional: I’ll add useEffect and mount the array items so it only renders when we click the submit button. Overall, I learned a lot, and I can finally explain the stuff. #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures #scrimba

Day 205 of Coding I started working on the first component of my Habit Tracker React project. Using useState, I can add input and preview what’s being added. Later this week, I’ll update it with a remove (cross) button so users can delete a task, or tap a check mark when it’s completed. I’ll do the styling as I build the project. #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures #scrimba

Day 204 of Coding I spent more time on React Router, and honestly, I like the documentation. It’s easy to digest and learn. I think as I get more comfortable with React, I’ll explore more of the other stuff too—and I think it’ll make me more hirable. Other than that, let’s see how it goes. #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures #scrimba

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Day 203 of Coding I spent time understanding useState and useEffect more, and decided to build a project called the Smart Habit Tracker. It’s a beginner-level project focused on simple features: add/delete tasks, a streak counter, and saving data to local storage. For the project, I used ChatGPT to generate a flow—an overview and a mental model to guide me while building. For components, I’ll be using HabitForm, HabitList, HabitItem, and a progress bar. I’ll share progress each day as I build this project. #softwareengineering #buildinpublic #100DaysofCode #coding #csstudent #dsa #datastructures #scrimba