One Week Into Rebuilding My Tech Stack
The author shares an update on their journey of rebuilding their tech stack after one week. They have found that learning from books is more effective for them than online courses. The author is taking a slow and steady approach, focusing on understanding concepts deeply rather than rushing through material.
- ▪The author prefers learning from books over online courses, finding books more engaging.
- ▪They are relearning C programming and using AI as a mentor rather than a problem solver.
- ▪The author is also exploring game development through a book, which provides detailed explanations of design decisions.
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- ▪ Tech stack in the current market — r/cscareerquestions
- ▪ Tech stack in the current market — r/ExperiencedDevs
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| Original publisher | DEV.to (Top) |
| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/yamato0234/one-week-into-rebuilding-my-tech-stack-32k4 |
| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 12:06:07 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-29T12:20:00.360Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-29T12:20:00.360Z |
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Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3944435) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Amir Ali Posted on May 29 One Week Into Rebuilding My Tech Stack #beginners #productivity #programming #tutorial It’s been a week since my first post about rebuilding my tech stack, so here’s my first update. Progress has been slow, but steady. And honestly, I’m fine with that. Slow progress is still progress. One thing I discovered very quickly is that I learn far better from books than from online courses.
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