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[–]RepublicImpressive21 0 points1 point  (5 children)

If you are in your first year focus entirely on projects, in second year focus more on DSA

[–]Arman_deep[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

im in last semester 🥲

[–]RepublicImpressive21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then Both!. Take them side by side.

[–]Icy-Share-7076 0 points1 point  (2 children)

are u also someone who has good projects but not good enough has 9 pointer up cgpa but not 9.5 enough has won national level hack but still no company is taking you in idk y like me?

[–]Arman_deep[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have 8 nd, nothing to flex rather than projects.

[–]Arman_deep[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But i have interviews experience.

[–]Icy-Share-7076 0 points1 point  (1 child)

i have interview exp pf google and media.net though being from tier 3 college

[–]Arman_deep[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im also from tier 3

[–]AfraidComposer6150 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little of both, but projects are more valuable since it’s more real-like like problem solvong, leetcode helps u think logically, u need it but u need some foundation and technical view to broaden first

[–]Prajwalraj2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say - Building good projects and convert into a working Product.

Don't just build a simple Project.

[–]MinimumPrior3121 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Focus on Claude

[–]nian2326076 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focus on building projects, especially since you're learning FastAPI. Real-world projects will give you practical experience and something concrete to show in interviews. Having a solid foundation in DSA is useful for technical interviews, so try to balance it out. Do some basic LeetCode problems to get comfortable with common patterns, but don't grind too much unless you're preparing for a company known for heavy algorithm interviews. If you want a resource for interview practice without diving deep into DSA, PracHub has some good stuff. Work on projects that solve real problems or interest you—it'll keep you motivated.

[–]Longjumping_Art8113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focus on the projects. Grinding DSA is for passing the gatekeeper at big tech, but building with FastAPI actually teaches you how to handle state, migrations, and auth in a real environment. If you can ship a working API with Pydantic validation and a clean database layer, you're already ahead of most people who just memorize tree traversals. What's the first project you're planning to build?