Mayur's Tech Journey

My Journey of Building a Functional Calculator: How I Overcame My JavaScript Struggles Hello everyone, Welcome back to Mayur's Tech Journey. When I started my engineering journey, I always wanted to create something practical. Many students focus only on theory, but I believe that true learning happens when we build projects. Today, I am very happy to share my first web development project: A simple Calculator. The Initial Struggle with JavaScript : To be honest, learning JavaScript was not easy for me at first. I was in learning syntax, but the logic felt like a big threat. There were times when I sat in front of my tablet for hours, trying to understand how to connect a button click to a mathematical operation. It felt like I was stuck in a loop. However, I did not give up. I realized that to be a good engineer, I needed to neutralize these technical fears. I started breaking down the problem into small parts: first the design, then the display, and finally the logic. How I Built...

  : Usually, this blog is about C++, Linux, and my journey through the world of technology. But today, I’m putting the code aside. A few days back,our college had a photoshoot with the placed students of this year. Seeing the happiness on their faces brought back a flood of memories. Writing this blog to get my thoughts out. I want to tell you a story about a moment that stays with me every time I walk through my college gate—a moment that defines why I work as hard as I do. The Myth of the "Bright" Student  People see my progress now—the 99.07%tile in PCM, 99.29 in PCB and college topper—and they call me "bright." But I’ll tell you a secret: I was never the bright student in school. I was average. The person you see today wasn't born with talent; I was forged in the fire of 12th grade. I remember the Sankalp (the vow) I took. I remember the late nights, the constant overthinking, and the "love-hate" relationship I had with that life. I was fighting fo...

 🌟 Fueling the Code: New Milestones and the Power of Pride Hello everyone! Welcome back to Mayur's Tech Journey. It’s been a whirlwind of growth, and I’m excited to share the latest updates from my coding world. This past month has been incredibly productive, marked by academic success, the completion of my first major web project, and a renewed sense of purpose. As a developer, progress is driven not just by lines of code, but by the motivation behind them. Today, I'm sharing some serious progress and the powerful memory that is keeping my engine running. Let’s dive into the achievements!  My Recent Achievements : The focus on consistency and growth has paid off across multiple platforms and projects : Silver Stone Secured: I officially achieved the Silver Stone coding streak badge on CodeChef! This milestone validates the importance of daily discipline in the competitive programming space. Multi-Language Mastery: I’ve continued to diversify my skills, now holding an impress...

Hello and welcome back to Mayur's Tech Journey! It’s been a little over a month since my last post, and while I’ve been absent from the blog, I've been anything but idle in my learning. The past few weeks were a whirlwind of exams, but now that they're done, I'm thrilled to dive back into sharing my experiences with you. As a first-year B.Tech CSE student, this journey is all about constant learning and growth, and I have a bunch of exciting updates and technical breakthroughs to share. Let's catch up!  My Recent Achievements : The grind has been real, and I'm proud of the milestones I’ve hit! These achievements truly mark how far I've come CodeChef Streak & Stars: I managed to maintain a 19-day constant streak on CodeChef, demonstrating real consistency. More importantly, I recently achieved my 3rd star in C++ on hackerrank! This shift from just starting to gaining three stars is a huge personal win. DSA Kickstart: I officially began my Data Structures ...

 Hello readers, I am Mayur Gund, a first-year Computer Science & Engineering student at Sanjivani College of Engineering. Welcome back to Mayur’s Tech Journey 🚀 📝 Shift to Weekly Blogging : In my first week, I was posting blogs daily. But due to a busy college schedule, I realized it’s not always possible to write every day. So, I’ve decided to post weekly updates instead of daily. This way, I can share more complete progress and reflections at once. 🖥️ Programs of the Week : This week, I practiced multiple C programs: 1)Switch Case Program – Gave fun facts for numbers 1–5. 2)Exam Eligibility Checker – Checked marks & percentage to determine eligibility. 3)Income Tax Calculator – Calculated tax based on income slabslabs. 4)Leap Year Checker – Verified leap years with input validation. 5)Uppercase/Lowercase Identifier – Detected whether a character is uppercase, lowercase, or invalid. 6)Greatest of Four Numbers – Compared four values to find the maximum. 🔗 GitHub Progres...

 ⚡ Day 11–12 – Building a Calculator & Trying Linux Terminal Hello readers, I am Mayur Gund, a first-year Computer Science & Engineering student at Sanjivani College of Engineering. Welcome back to Mayur’s Tech Journey 🚀  🧮 Building a Calculator in C: Day before yesterday, I coded a simple calculator program in C. 👉 It allows addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 👉 This was one of my first programs where I started combining multiple operations in a single program. It gave me a good practice in: Using if conditions. Handling user inputs. Thinking about how real-world calculators work 🖥️ First Time Using Linux Terminal for C Programming :  Yesterday, I compiled and ran a short C program directly from the Linux terminal instead of using an IDE. It was a different but exciting experience because: It felt closer to how real programmers interact with systems. I understood that C programming has its own legacy — compilers, commands, and terminal workf...