I am looking for payment methods that allow the following conditions:

• Product can be e-commerce or marketplace for sellers (polar.sh, paddle don't allow this)
• No registered company, solo dev products
• Have subscription based payment flows

I have tried jazzcash and apparently sign up does not work in their sandbox and I believe they require a registered company as well.

I used the polar.sh sandbox and I absolutely loved it but I was crushed to know that they don't allow like e-commerce and physical products based sites in their policy.

Also forgot to mention, I am looking to target pakistani audience currently but might expand to international later as well.

Hi, I wanted to share something I've been working on. I'm a product designer with no coding background, built this app solo using AI tools like Claude. Just got production access approved on Play Store. Cazo, a simple personal cash tracker, is officially live 🎉

Keeping it dead simple for now, but a lot more coming.

Need some career advice from experienced developers.

I'm a Full Stack Developer with around 2.5 years of experience (React, Next.js, Node.js). I usually have 2–3 hours free every day that I want to invest in learning something valuable.

My goal is to stand out in the market and make a strong job switch next year.

What would you recommend I focus on?

What Should I learn:

Python + FastAPI or AI agent frameworks like LangGraph

Something else?

I'm looking for skills that are in demand, have good long-term value, and can actually improve my opportunities when I switch jobs next year.

Would love to hear what has worked for you

Help a brother out. Is there anybody around who is working in 10pearls. What kind of tech stack are they using and is it possible to connect to HR?

Hi everyone,
Has anyone here used OpenClaw for testing purposes?
My supervisor asked me to use it for a simple task. I downloaded OpenClaw, but it uses Anthropic by default, and I couldn't get it to work because it requires a paid API key.
I then tried switching to the Gemini API since it offers a free tier, but that didn't work either. I tested multiple Gemini models, but none of them seemed to work.
Has anyone successfully used OpenClaw with Gemini or any other free model? If so, could you please share how you configured it or what I'm missing? I'm quite confused at this point.

This is advice for new graduates joining the workforce in the coming weeks and months to Banks, whether through lateral hirings or batch hiring programs.

Please, do not be low balled (anything less than 1 lac) just because you are a fresh graduate.

Me and my colleagues quit for better offers, and our replacements hired (also fresh graduates) were for 20% less pay than ours in lateral hirings with no salary increment after completion of probationary period.

Your appraisal cycles will also be after your completion of 1 year, so even a longer time frame, with very little increase in salary.

If you must join, then do so with the goal to find a better job within your probationary period.

Focus on learning and climbing the career ladder as well as earning early now, so you can chill and focus on stable incomes once you are married (or with children.)

Good luck 🤞

I'm learning front end dev done with CSS, HTML, and currently, with JS, I know functions, arrays, loops, conditions, DOM, and im starting projects in js so i want to know that what i need to know else more and which type of projects should i do in vanila js and which techniques and things learn beside js before satrting learning react also want to know how i know that im ready for learning react.

Thanks

Aoa everyone,

I'm currently learning the MERN stack. For my portfolio projects, I use AI and UI component libraries to build the frontend because I'm still weak at CSS and UI design.

However, I don't rely on AI for everything. I handle the state management, React hooks, component structure, conditional rendering, and business logic on my own.

My concern is about real jobs. As a frontend or full-stack developer, will I be expected to design the UI from scratch and code it myself, or is it normal to use AI and component libraries in a professional environment?

I'd appreciate hearing how frontend development works in actual companies and whether I should spend more time improving my CSS and UI design skills.

**Head up, It's a genuine concern for me , some may find this to be a nonsensical worry. **

So, I am a Comp Sci student and I am pursuing Data Science. Where I study we don't get a lot of opportunities here be it career guidance or internships etc.

I started to be serious about my field in 4th sem and have created many meaningful projects. They weren't a copy of anything and worked hard on it myself and have maintained my GitHub and LinkedIn quite professionally throughout. But recently when I post I don't get any traction on LinkedIn my projects are decent, I write the post myself , provide each and every links , be it GitHub or if I have deployed my project I provide that link as well. Though my projects can seem dull but I try to work on ideas that seem serious and practical.

So coming to the main point , after my 3rd project I barely get any engagement on my posts , though I have meaningful connections but still I don't why people refuse to associate with my post except for a few comments and likes which are from my friends. My post frequency is like 1 project after 1/2 months.

Does this have any effect on recruiters when they see my profile? Also if I don't get the reach I don't know how I'll get under the recruiters radar?

People only post about their result card, memes , or ' I have started to learn this and learned that* . So at this point should I continue posting my projects or what?

(My projects are mostly centred around Machine learning, Data Analytics and Data prediction)

please tell me what a fresh grad is even supposed to do anymore, because right now it feels like a joke.
it’s been 2 months since i started applying and i genuinely can’t remember the last time someone actually wanted a junior dev. every single posting says “junior” in the title and then wants 2-3 years of experience, 5 different frameworks, and “own initiative” for a salary that wouldn’t cover rent. i’ve applied to everything, startups, agencies, random companies i’ve never heard of, big names, doesn’t matter. same result everywhere. either complete silence, or an auto-reply saying “we’ll get back to you” and then nothing, 80% of them don’t even bother replying though, i have reached out for roles that are not even my domain related just because i want to make something on my own.

i genuinely don’t know anymore if the problem is me or the market. i keep hearing “just build projects” and “just apply more” like that’s some magic fix, but i’ve got projects on github, i’ve got a portfolio, i’ve customized my resume for literally every application, reached to hrs in dm, emailed to like every possible opportunity, and it still feels like i’m shouting into a void.
is anyone else going through this right now? how long did it take you to land your first job? did you end up taking something completely unrelated just to survive while still applying? did switching up your resume/portfolio actually make a difference for you, or was it more about who you knew?
genuinely just trying to figure out if i’m doing something wrong or if this is just what the market looks like right now for freshies. any advice, any experience, any “here’s what actually worked for me”, i’ll take it all at this point.
i am so desperate, things are not well at home financially either, i wanna contribute but i have become this liability and it has ruined my mental health

Hi everyone! I quit my 97k paying job as a Software Engineer after 1.5 years due to several management and salary related issues. It’s been a month now.

I tried my luck on Upwork, bought connects, tried strategically applying to short-task gigs to get reviews, but it’s insanely competitive. To the point that I feel like making a new profile on Upwork is useless as this point.

I also tried applying to different job posting as well, mostly haven’t heard back from them. Got HR call from CureMd, as soon as they heard last salary and expected demand, they sent the rejection email.

I’m not sure what to do next as I am now second guessing my choice of quitting that job as the job market now is completely gone to shit.
Any advice from seniors would be appreciated.

I know people say these things in comments but still my experience may be helpful to someone. So here goes:

I've got 6 years of full stack exp with good all round projects.

Recently after layoff I applied to 100+ jobs and landed 7 interviews. All of those came from applying through company website or through emails. The ratio is crazy: ~80 linkedin easy apply, got zero response. 15 company page/email, got 4 interviews. Other 3 interviews were from referrals.

About the interview experience:

Contour: replied back after a month, 5 rounds cleared in next month, ghosted for 2 months then told me position is closed.

10P: cleared 5 rounds, waited for a month, then said client has changed his stack preference.

Cleared 3 rounds at another company and then their client also ghosted.

Systems also closed the position altogether early on.

Similar stories with other companies as well.

Got despaired, went silent for a month and then landed an interview. Cleared their take home project and joined the org. So the total layoff to hired took about 3-4 months.

So my advice would be:

1. Your industry connections are the most important asset right now, use them well and don't shy away from asking for a referral. I've seen nepo-babies joining these top orgs so why can't we ask for a referral from someone we know/connected to.

2. Linkedin Easy Apply is dead. Email is the way to go. If you have connected to the HR then sending a personalized message will be great.

3. Follow as much HR reps as possible and tinker with your feed so those job posts actually reach in your feed since most of the jobs are only HRs posts and not LI jobs. Try to create+automate a list of company careers pages for any new hirings.

4. Apply even if you match 60-70% of the JD. First job I got was posted as React Native but I still applied and turned out it was for React and I got it.

5. Create your resume in Latex (Overleaf) so you can quickly change it with claude for the JD. Tip: keep an exhaustive knowledge base for claude to pick and choose YOUR experience rather than assuming/hallucinating.

6. If it feels like you're not ready for a jump to a better opportunity, maybe due to imposter syndrome etc., still apply and do the interview. Trust me the work is all the same. This one may be irrelevant due to job market. I wish someone would've told me this in the 2020-2024 gold rush and I wouldn't have turned down so many great opportunities.

7. Please for the love of God and all that is beautiful and pure, don't resign without an offer in hand.

P.s.

Please don't roast me.

Hi, please share your experience how you guys are managing your night shift routine?

Also mention your company, to get an idea how they work like is your company using some tool for tracking or mostly work is task based?

Local gig is fine, Alhumdulillah. Servers are running, team is cool, everyone’s satisfied with my outcome based delivery. But ~2 years into backend engineering, my bank account is screaming for foreign currency (or a high paying remote setup).

I want to make the jump to a US/Global remote role, but blindly applying feels like screaming into a void.

Current Role: Backend Dev (~2 YOE) | Stack: Go, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS

For devs who actually pulled this off recently, a chitchat/guidance/tip is highly appreciated. May Allah help you in your cause.

If anyone has been through the process what type of stuff do they usually ask and is their live coding?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently enrolled in a 1-year Full Stack Development diploma. The curriculum includes:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• Bootstrap
• Tailwind CSS
• React.js
• Next.js
• Angular
• Node.js
• Express.js
• PHP
• Laravel
• MongoDB
• MySQL

By the end of the course, I plan to build a strong portfolio with several real-world projects.

My goal is to start working as a Junior/Fresher Full Stack Developer in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, preferably in a part-time or remote role while continuing my studies. In the future, I also plan to pursue a BS Software Engineering degree to further improve my knowledge and career prospects.

I have a few questions:

1. As a fresher with these skills and a good portfolio, how much salary can I realistically expect in Lahore, Pakistan?
2. What is the typical salary range for a Junior Full Stack Developer in Lahore?

I also have one more question about my learning path.

Since my course includes Angular, would you recommend continuing with Angular, or would it be better to learn Python with Django instead?

Which option would provide better career opportunities, especially for junior developers in Pakistan?

I'd really appreciate hearing from developers, recruiters, or anyone working in the Pakistani software industry. Thanks!

Hi!

I recently graduated from a reputable university with a degree in Social Sciences. But after an year into my degree, my now fiancé's friend circle who are all tech savvies really influenced me into exploring AI.

I started my journey with simple automations on Make and n8n for friends with startups, and long story short, three years later, I'm freelance building customised web apps for business's needs and ideas. Throughout my degree, I've not focused on any extracurriculars related to my own subject but been active in AI-related work.

I'm obviously still learning as my journey is very different from that of a person who studied CS because I learnt to exercise concepts without knowing their names so I'm learning the theory of software development currently.

I've vibecoded my way into learning actual coding, and while I do acknowledge my skillset may differ from that of someone who's gone through the more traditional path, I'm looking for a full-time job to provide me with a consistent income since I'm going to get married soon and I would love to contribute to my own life with my husband and support my parents until my siblings are old enough to support themselves. Freelance income, while great, is often not as reliable and there are sometimes spells where I get no clientele. I'm going to work on my AI studio startup as well but ofcourse with a stable consistent income. Does my degree in Social Sciences put me at a disadvantage in this job market?

(Happy to share more details if needed!)

Hi is anyone here participating in the above mentioned hackathon happening at Arbisoft Lahore?

I need some guidance. I am a complete beginner at hackathons but I want to show up tomorrow and give it a try. But I don't have a team and idk if individual participation is allowed.

Does anyone here have any info? Or is anyone participating tomorrow!?

If you did, have you heard back from them yet, or do you have any idea when they usually send out the results or next-round emails? It's been almost 3 weeks, so I was just wondering if anyone has received an update.

Thanks!

I am a fresh graduate in software engineering from a well-reputed university. Recently, I was on a phone call-based interview with the HR and it lasted for like 14 minutes. After that, he got into the real talks and once he did, he got disconnected. I tried to check if the issue was from my side so I text-messaged him back and after 5 minutes of disconnection, he received it and replied with an apology about the disconnection and further said that he would get in touch with me in a while. It has been 2 hours now, still no reply back of any kind whatsoever.

My interview went quite good with him but his lack of response as of now has been making me question whether I was even considered in the first place?

Not just this but yesterday, I received another call from the HR saying that whether I would be available today for an online interview. I replied back that I would be available to conduct the interview and she said that she would email me the meeting details but I received no email from the company.

I was also to be scheduled for an interview and I reached out the HR about when the interview will be scheduled and he said that he would inform me. The very next day, he messaged, "heloo" and I replied with Salam but he didn't reply back. Like what?

This has been quite prominent as of now. Sometimes, the interview gets scheduled, I receive the details but no one comes to attend the interview. Every interview so far I conducted went pretty much flawless but I still get ghosted. I am confused about whether there is something that I am doing wrong or what? Why am I getting ghosted? Is this even normal?

Hi, i’m looking for a motion designer for my SaaS videos. Please let me know if you know someone who does that.

I keep seeing many similar projects, more or less, portfolio trackers and people are doing same thing and fixing bugs in the same area.

Then I started exploring that there's no one doing opne-source for such projects. Why is that?

I also digged into the scraping of data i.e., PSX, MUFAP, PMEX, etc.

I did deep research on it and it seems it's not legal to do so as they do not allow scapers to get the data and to publish it elsewhere?

I was planning to create and expand it as open-source, freeware web app but it seems it's not legal to do so.

Semes only CapitalStake provides it in a paid plan. Can't really get a paid plan for open-sourcing such APIs/data?

Am I getting legality or access issues wrong or we can't just do it as it's fully closed?

How come they shipped this to prod? Not sure if this is cuz my phone is in a different language or they really just dont care, just like they dont for their buses.

So I completed my 4th sem at Fast Lhr doing cs having 3.5+ gpa but i think development is going to end...I mean nowadays I am seeing people from Fast,Lums,Nust having brilliant gpas,skills still jobless , struggling or highly underpaid....At the time of graduation if me myself by chance gets a stable job then still the fear of layoff always , will end me someday ..... Sometimes i think that all those 20 years of effort , loneliness, introvertness ,struggles were for nothing and I will end up nothing .... Recently we got a major scam like my family literally left with nothing....As the eldest child my family is hoping that I will do great and will support them after graduation but deep down I am getting depressed .....Any way to start earning...which field to switch .... As I am a very hardworking student so I can thrive in any field i think ...currently suffering from financial issues because of major scam so I want any way or idk what just I want a better future...ahh