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Plain-language guides on the practical engineering skills that get you hired. No prior experience assumed.
- Beginner6 min read
Job alerts in your Discord
Set up the FreeCareerPath bot in two minutes — pick a region, a level, and a channel
Every slash command the bot takes, what each one needs, and the two settings people get wrong. Instant alerts, a daily digest, or both.
- Beginner8 min read
Get into YC Startup School
Applications open in May — what to put in your resume, your project, and the one answer that decides it
What the application actually asks for, why a small shipped project beats a polished idea, and how to answer the motivation question so it reads like it happened. Plus the part everyone forgets: apply to the batch too.
- Beginner12 min read
Save server costs!
Deploy your backend on your own Windows PC with WSL2 and Docker
A beginner's walkthrough: turn a spare Windows machine into a real server, run your backend in Docker, and stop paying for cloud hosting you don't need yet.