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Artificial intelligence, biology, and robotics are moving faster than ever. Here is why technology is the most exciting field you can study …
What You Could Be Building Showcase Anysphere, the company behind Cursor, recently negotiated a $50 billion valuation after reaching $2 billion in …
Read MoreThree Products A Second-Year Software Engineering Student Could Ship In 2026
Anysphere, the company behind Cursor, recently negotiated a $50 billion valuation after reaching $2 billion in ARR in under three years. The founding team remained small, and the core idea wasn’t hyper-complex theoretical computer science—it was simply a better editor designed for people who write code.
Two years ago, that story might have felt like an outlier. In 2026, it serves as a syllabus. You could plausibly ship a market-ready version of each idea below from your kitchen table during your second year of study.
Every recruiter has a list. On that list are the roles they can’t fill. Not “hard to fill”. Cannot fill. They’ve been …
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Most people pick a tech career the wrong way. They chase the salary, or the hype, or whatever their cousin does. Then …
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There is a story people still tell themselves in 2026 that has not been true for years. It goes like this. If you want a serious tech career you have to leave home. Move to San Francisco, Berlin, London. Get in the room where the work is.
The rule is simple: Build before you are ready. But in an era where everyone is waiting for the perfect tutorial or …
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How failing forward compounds learning in software engineering, and why action always beats theoretical readiness.
Samuel had never built geolocation features before. When building his startup’s core app, he hit a wall: his platform needed a live tracking map so customers could see service providers arriving in real-time.
Ben Broca started a business by himself called Polsia and reached $1 million in yearly sales in just 30 days. Maor Shlomo …
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