Last year a student told me they’d watched the same React tutorial four times and still couldn’t build anything from scratch. They’re not unusual — they’re the median. This blog is for them, and for everyone learning to code outside the Silicon Valley bubble. One post a week. No fluff.
I’m Arnab. I teach full-stack web development at DevHives in Kolkata, and I’ve spent the last year answering the same questions in DMs and 1-on-1 calls with students. This blog is where those answers stop being private.
What this won’t be
It won’t be a daily news drip about every JS framework that shipped this week. It won’t be hot takes designed to chase clicks. It won’t be 3,000-word listicles that could’ve been a paragraph. It won’t be sponsored. No ads, no popups, no affiliate spam, no AI slop dressed up as a tutorial. I’d rather skip a week than publish something half-formed. Set your expectations accordingly.
What it will be
I’ll cover four things: the tech itself, how to actually learn it, the non-code part of becoming a developer, and what happens after you get hired. Less productivity theatre. More honest mechanics. What is on the runway:
- How to actually study a programming book (and not skim it.) Filed under Study Tips, now live.
- Is it worth learning to code now that AI exists? Filed under Self Growth, now live.
- The first 90 days of your first dev job: what nobody tells you. Filed under Career Growth, next.
- Why your portfolio project doesn’t look like a real product (and how to fix it.) Filed under Technology, after that.
Why I’m doing this
Most of the questions our students ask in their first week of a course aren’t about syntax. They’re about how to think about learning. How to focus when nothing is clicking. How to build a CV from zero. When to ask for help versus push through. I’ve answered them in DM threads and on calls for years. The blog is where those answers finally live in public: searchable, free, and for anyone who needs them, whether or not you ever pay us for a course.
A note on DevHives the company
DevHives is a full-stack training programme in Kolkata. We place our graduates. That part actually works. If you want paid training with placement support, it lives at devhives.in. The blog stays free regardless. No upsells, no “click here to enrol” interrupters mid-article.
How to follow along
Bookmark devhives.in/blog, or browse the four lanes directly: Technology, Study Tips, Self Growth, Career Growth. The RSS feed lives at devhives.in/blog/feed/. If a post helps you, tell a friend who needs it. That’s our growth strategy.
Thanks for being here on day one. Two posts are already live: how to study a programming book without skimming it, and whether it’s even worth learning to code now that AI exists. Next up: the first 90 days of your first dev job.
— Arnab Biswas
Kolkata, 28 May 2026
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