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I am working professional with 1 yoe . Need good Dsa skills for a job switch.
I genuinely need some honest advice because I feel completely stuck right now.
I’m a final-year Computer Engineering student and I also have around 8 months of internship experience as a MERN Stack Web Developer.
My current stack is mostly:
For the last 1 year, I’ve been trying to learn Java mainly for DSA and interview preparation.
Current situation:
The biggest reason is:
I honestly do not enjoy Java.
And I think the reason is because long term I do NOT see myself becoming a Java backend developer.
I’m not interested in:
So every time I sit for DSA in Java, mentally it feels like I’m investing time into a language I may never use in my actual career.
That’s where my confusion started.
Now I’m stuck between JavaScript and Python for DSA/interview prep.
People online keep giving completely opposite advice:
Some people say:
“Stick to JavaScript because you’re already a MERN developer.”
But others say:
“Use Python because DSA is much easier in Python.”
And honestly, both sides make sense to me.
This is the mental hell I’m currently in:
My actual goals are:
I honestly feel like I’m wasting time being confused instead of improving.
So I really want advice from people who have:
If you were in my position today, what would you do?
Would you:
I genuinely need a final direction before I waste another few months overthinking this.
Can someone please help me with my assignment? I need to get a minimum of 80% on it; any help will be appreciated.