mlakshman.hashnode.dev🚀 From College Student to Staff Engineer: Your AI-Era Roadmap (Episode #2)Previous post - https://mlakshman.hashnode.dev/from-college-student-to-staff-engineer-your-ai-era-roadmap-episode-1 Episode #2 – The Power of Communication When preparing for jobs, most students focus heavily on technical skills. But in reality, co...Aug 31, 2025·3 min read
mlakshman.hashnode.dev🚀 From College Student to Staff Engineer: Your AI-Era Roadmap (Episode #1)We’re living in a time where AI tools are reshaping the workplace at lightning speed. The way we code, design, collaborate, and even interview is evolving rapidly. This shift isn’t just for working professionals—college students also need to pay clos...Aug 24, 2025·3 min read
mlakshman.hashnode.dev🎨 Building a Scalable UI Style Guide: A Developer’s BlueprintIn modern web applications, consistency is king. Whether you’re working on multiple products within an organization or scaling a single platform, a UI Style Guide acts as the foundation for reusable, maintainable, and elegant interfaces. In this blog...Aug 17, 2025·3 min read
mlakshman.hashnode.dev🧠✨ First Impressions of GPT-5 – A Quantum Leap for Developer Productivity🌟 1. The Spark: A Developer Dad's Delight My very first impression of GPT-5: absolutely awesome! Within seconds, it built a fully functional web app, tailored for my 3-year-old’s love of flashcards. From alphabets to animals, in categories like Alph...Aug 10, 2025·2 min read
mlakshman.hashnode.devCursor Review: What Surprised Me After 30 Days of UseI’ve been using Cursor—the AI-powered code editor—for over a month now, and it has quickly become my go-to tool for intelligent coding assistance. After evaluating it alongside GitHub Copilot Business, I’ve found Cursor to be more versatile and conte...Aug 3, 2025·3 min read
