Jay Kadlag

🤩 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱! ⤵️ Thank you @Hiteshdotcom & @piyushgarg_dev sir for appreciating the way I’m maintaining my GitHub streaks and consistency during the cohort. Even now, months later, that motivation still drives me. (A thread 🧵)…. #ChaiAurCohort

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 ✍🏻: ⇢ Built forms using both manual state & hook-based approach ⇢ Learned how event handling actually works ⇢ Object spread + dynamic keys finally made sense ⇢ Validation & cleaner form handling using hooks #notes

⚛️ 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 Today’s class with @Hiteshdotcom & @piyushgarg_dev Sir went deeper into handling forms and structuring apps properly. Also saw how small decisions in structure make code easier to scale later #ReactJS #Frontend #WebDev #ChaiCode

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 ✍🏻: ⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺ ⇢ JSX and component-based structure ⇢ Props and reusable components ⇢ Virtual DOM and efficient rendering ⇢ useState and how state drives UI updates #notes

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 ⚛️ Today’s session with @Hiteshdotcom and @piyushgarg_dev Sir was a solid introduction to how modern UI actually works. Shift from static pages to dynamic UI #ReactJS #Frontend #WebDevelopment #ChaiCode

• Kafka basics, brokers, topics and partitions • Producers and consumer groups • How data moves through streams • Real-time location updates on a live map • Kafka + sockets + database flow • Why Kafka helps in high throughput systems #notes

🚀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗳𝗸𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 Today’s class was wild, we built a live map system using Kafka and saw event streaming in action. Best part was seeing a distributed systems concept turn into an actual working project. #Kafka #Backend #WebDev #ChaiCode

• WebSocket scaling with Redis Pub/Sub • Why local state breaks with multiple servers • Load balancers routing users across servers • Redis for shared state and rate limiting • Horizontal scaling in practice • Pub/Sub vs read/write servers discussion #notes #WebSocket

🔌 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 Today’s class went from building with WebSockets to thinking about scale. Started with socket servers, then moved into what happens when one server is not enough @piyushgarg_dev Sir absolutely cooked today 🔥 #WebDev #Redis #ChaiCode

• Research market salary before talking numbers • Start positive, don’t complain • Clearly state your ask with reason • Stay silent and let them respond • Be flexible beyond just salary #notes

💰 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 Learned when to negotiate (after offer, before signing) and how to actually say it without sounding awkward. #Career #SalaryNegotiation #WebDev #ChaiCode

• Understood how WebSockets keep a persistent connection • Learned full-duplex communication (both client & server can send data anytime) • Difference between polling vs WebSockets • How events work (emit, listen) • Built a simple chat application from scratch #notes

💭 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 Today we moved beyond HTTP and into WebSockets with @Hiteshdotcom and @piyushgarg_dev Sir. #Backend #WebSockets #NodeJS #ChaiCode

• SSO flow and how one login works across multiple apps • JWT: creation, verification, and sharing across services • Public vs Private keys • OIDC and how platforms like Google act as auth providers • Centralized auth for multiple products in the same ecosystem #notes

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 🧩 In today's class by @piyushgarg_dev Sir, we understood how login systems actually work Also discussed backend-to-backend communication and why CORS is mainly a browser concern #Backend #SystemDesign #Auth #JWT #SSO #ChaiCode

@devwithjay Look at little Goblin Jr… gonna cry? 😈

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Also focused on body language, confidence, and how to answer common HR questions. It’s not just what you know, it’s how you present it #notes

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 🎯 Today’s session was all about handling HR rounds and interviews better Covered how to approach HR, types of interviews, and how to introduce yourself properly #Career #Interviews #PlacementPrep #ChaiCode

@devwithjay same same but different

@devwithjay He meant this one