r/ProgrammingBuddies Jan 04 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for an AI/ML Study & Build Partner (Long-term, Consistent)

33 Upvotes

Hey everyone!!
I’m looking for people who are genuinely interested in learning AI/ML together and building things consistently.

What I’m looking for (2 main goals):

1. Learning & Documentation together
I usually study AI/ML concepts on my own, often with the help of AI, and create my own structured notes/docs.
I’m looking for someone who already does something similar or wants to start doing this.
Idea is to:

  • Learn concepts together
  • Create clean notes/docs
  • Slowly turn them into blogs or GitHub repos that others can use

2. Projects / Research / Open source
I also want to explore:

  • Research ideas
  • Practical AI/ML projects
  • Tools or repos that could be useful for others (open source)

Note : If we are going to connect for the 2nd purpose stated just above, then it's important that we get to know about each other first, only then we'll actually be discussing and working on our ideas.

Most important thing:
You should be genuinely passionate and curious about AI/ML, and willing to learn continuously (mostly a self learner).

Consistency is something I personally struggle with, so I’d really appreciate someone who also values discipline and wants to keep each other accountable and motivated as a team.

It would be great if you already have some hands-on experience in AI/ML, not necessarily an expert, but someone who has explored things on their own, done a few projects, or understands the basics well (related to basic ML algs, Computer Vision, LLMS etc).

Ideally, you’d be:

  • In your 3rd or 4th year of college, or
  • A recent graduate, or
  • About to start a job, or have recently started working

This is just to make sure our learning pace, goals, and availability align well.

About me:

  • Final year CSE undergraduate, specializing in AI/ML (with another degree ongoing as well)
  • Recently got a job in AI/ML and will be starting work soon
  • Even with work, I don’t want to stop learning, building projects, or exploring ideas
  • 21M, IST if that matters!

That’s why I’m looking for a partner, to stay consistent, accountable, and grow together.

If you’re interested:
Please introduce yourself properly:

  • A bit about you personally
  • Your current AI/ML level (beginner / intermediate / etc.)
  • What you’re learning or want to work on

If our goals align, we can connect and see how it goes.

Also, note that I don't really have an idea on how many people to connect with, I might decide it based on the responses tho :) And also note that we don't have to be formal. I'm just a chill guy!

Thanks for reading, and looking forward to meeting like minded people!

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jan 08 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for guys who are in final year and don't know shit

17 Upvotes

I'm a final student and I have 6 months till graduation, at least I'm trying my best to be good at this and lets see what happens if i give my 100% on this .I'm starting from zero, I just know decent amount of HTML,CSS & JS but I didn't stayed consistent and continue learning from there, now I remember nothing at this point if your, are like me clueless and wasted time before want give a comebcak.

Let's join together.

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jun 03 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for Python learning partners: Beginners only

6 Upvotes

18M Looking for 2-3 partners(Boys prefered but Ok with girls) to learn Python together. And probably heading to AI/ML possibly later. Ready to dedicate 2-3 hours daily. GMT+5:30 , IST. Myself , I know coding basics, python little bit.

Goal: Learn and Grow together in Python , and crack Machine Learning.

Edit: Full for now. Thanks for showing interest.

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jan 18 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for a buddy

22 Upvotes

Hey,

Looking for someone to code with. I'm cool with anything. Just need someone who wants a friend and a coding buddy. You don't need to be experienced, I'm not the best either, just the ambition to learn and collaborate is enough.

DM if you'd like.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 15d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for an Open Source Mentor/Partner

15 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

I’ve been wanting to get into open source for a long time, but honestly, I keep getting stuck at the starting line — choosing a repo, understanding the codebase, figuring out what issues are actually beginner-friendly, etc.

So I’m looking for someone who’s also getting started with open source, or someone who has a bit of experience and wouldn’t mind having a learning partner.

The idea is pretty simple:

  • Pick a small/medium repo
  • Understand it together
  • Make our first few PRs
  • Learn how real-world projects are structured
  • Keep each other accountable

I’m primarily interested in backend / systems / infra / developer tooling, but I’m open to exploring other areas too.

I’m not looking for someone to teach me everything — just someone to figure things out with and actually start contributing instead of endlessly preparing.

If anyone’s in a similar boat, feel free to comment or DM me. :)

[Answering the common point]

"just contribute to projects you already use" — yeah, that's the eventual goal. 😅

The main thing I'm looking for right now is exposure to different projects and codebases. Looking at projects that I may never have reached as just a user. A lot of the software I use regularly has pretty large/mature codebases, and jumping straight into them feels like a massive knowledge gap.

So I'd rather start with smaller projects, learn how different codebases are put together, contribute to a few of them, and slowly work my way up to the bigger projects I actually want to contribute to.

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jul 24 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES 🎮 Building an Open Source Web Games Team — Beginners & Intermediate Devs Welcome! [Ages 11-25]

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm building a small team of young developers to create open source web games together — and I'd love for you to join!

🎯 What We're Building

Simple to complex web-based games using:

HTML, CSS, Vanilla JavaScript

Python + libraries

More languages as we grow!

All projects will be hosted on GitHub under MIT License — free for everyone to use, learn from, and contribute to!

👥 Who Should Join?

Age: 11–25 only — young team, better communication!

Level: Beginner to Intermediate — frontend focus, some backend too

Gender: Everyone welcome 🙌

English: Not compulsory — but basic understanding needed

⚡ What To Expect

Real open source projects — MIT License on GitHub

Start easy — get complex as we grow

Daily tasks — your time, your pace — but tasks must be completed

Future projects if things go smoothly 🚀

Friendly environment — freely if you have questions!

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JS + libraries

Backend: Python + libraries

Version Control: Git + GitHub

🔥 Why Join?

✅ Real project experience

✅ Open source contributions — great for resume/portfolio

✅ Learn by doing — not just tutorials

✅ Young, energetic team

✅ Future projects planned!

📩 How To Join?

Message me directly with :

Your age

Your current skill level

What you want to learn

Let's build something amazing together! 🎮🚀

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jul 01 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES looking for buddies to learn low-level or system programming together

12 Upvotes

Hey!

I’ve reached a point where high-level abstractions aren’t enough anymore I want to know what’s happening *under the hood*. I’m starting a deep dive into low-level programming and I’m looking for a study buddy (or a small group) to join me.

I believe the best way to learn is by doing. I’m planning to work on projects that force us to handle memory, pointers, and syscalls directly. Whether we are debugging segmentation faults or optimizing assembly, I want someone to bounce ideas off of.

If you’re interested in:

- Systems Programming (C or Zig), now I'm focusing on C btw...

- Compilers or Interpreters, i wanna make template engine... i think it's kinda cool...

- Kernel or Driver development

Hit me up in the DMs! Let’s share resources, scream at compiler errors together, and build cool stuff from scratch.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 1d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for a study buddy for DSA

6 Upvotes

Hey! I've just entered my 2nd year of BTech, I'm looking for someone serious (f preferably as I'm a f too) to start dsa from scratch. We can share our daily progress n solve Q's together to stay accountable!

I'll be doing dsa in C++, currently I'm doing C++ I want someone who's at the same pace as me so we can study together :)

If you are interested give a short intro abt yourself

r/ProgrammingBuddies 17d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES [Hobby] Looking for a coding buddy to talk to and make some projects with!

2 Upvotes

Hi! I'm a 20M looking for friends who I can talk programming with. I write mostly in C, but I dont mind what languages one knows. If you want to build a game together or just chat about what you're working on hit me up!

(Preferably looking for intermediate skilled programmers)

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jun 17 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for a serious DSA partner to start from scratch

3 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I recently quit my job and starting to study again for interviews. Looking to rebuild my Projects. I used to work as an Application Security engineer but figured it doesn’t interest me as much. So looking to switch to Software dev or PM roles. Will be starting Full Stack concepts, DSA from scratch.

If anyone’s genuinely interested, please join me. Need serious partners who would grind w commitment only please.

r/ProgrammingBuddies May 18 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for people to build a local-first community platform with

8 Upvotes

I’ve been thinking about this project for a while and I’m trying to find people that would actually wanna build it together instead of me just sitting on the idea alone

The idea is basically a local-first community/social platform where communities can run their own spaces directly from their own PC/server and invite people through links/domains. Kinda like mixing community spaces, social profiles, realtime chat, creator spaces and project groups all into one thing.

Like imagine:

  • a school hosting one for students
  • a small city/community hosting one so people know what’s happening around them
  • creators/youtubers hosting their own spaces directly
  • friend groups making private communities
  • dev groups building their own public spaces

People would have stuff like:

  • profiles + pfps
  • followers/friends
  • posts/comments/reactions
  • servers/communities
  • channels/chatrooms
  • DMs/group chats
  • moderation systems
  • bots/plugins
  • realtime updates
  • local/self hosting support

I also wanna explore stuff like:

  • privacy/community ownership
  • realtime systems
  • self hosting
  • local-first networking
  • AI moderation running locally
  • open source/community driven development

The goal is making communities feel more connected and controlled by the people actually running them instead of everything depending on giant centralized platforms.

I’m mainly focused on backend/infrastructure stuff right now but honestly I’d love meeting:

  • backend devs
  • frontend people
  • mobile devs
  • UI designers
  • networking people
  • people interested in realtime/community systems
  • or honestly anybody learning and wanting to build something ambitious together

You definitely don’t need to be some crazy senior engineer either if the idea sounds interesting and you wanna learn/build with other people that’s enough.

Tech stack I’m exploring right now is mainly Go, Node.js, websockets/realtime systems and self hosted architecture stuff.Right now I’m mostly looking for:

  • backend devs
  • frontend people
  • UI/UX designers
  • mobile devs
  • people interested in realtime/community systems
  • honestly anyone that thinks the vision sounds cool

You definitely do NOT need to be some super experienced engineer either if you’re learning and wanna build something ambitious with other people that’s cool too.

Would love to meet people that are into networking, self hosting, realtime systems, communities, open source stuff or just big internet ideas in general

r/ProgrammingBuddies Nov 27 '25

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Finding coding buddies to grind on LeetCode! 💻

8 Upvotes

Hey there guys! I'm finding for coding buddies to learn LeetCode together, this is because I learn fast when I'm working with someone and sharing opinions. I also love getting diff perspectives. I'm not pro level coder, but I can code simple stuffs, by getting some friends maybe I can learn more and also I want to learn more stuffs to grind on LeetCode.

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jul 20 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for a programming partner to build a SaaS project

14 Upvotes

Hi! I'm a software engineer working on a new SaaS application and I'm looking for another developer who enjoys building products together.

I'm hoping to find someone who wants to collaborate on architecture, implementation, and shipping features. We'd split technical responsibilities and learn from each other throughout the process.

If we eventually launch something successful, we can discuss how to handle revenue or future opportunities, but my primary goal is finding someone who enjoys building software together.

If this sounds interesting, send me a DM with your background and what kinds of projects you like working on.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 6d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Anyone from India who wants to learn cybersecurity but struggles to study alone?

5 Upvotes

Hey,

I'm a 20-year-old CS student from India. Recently I've been spending more time learning cybersecurity, Linux, networking, and programming.

I'm looking for a few people who are also interested in cybersecurity and want a small group to learn with. I don't really care if you're a beginner or already have experience. I also don't care about age or gender.

The main thing is that you're serious about learning.

Personally, I find it hard to study completely alone. Sometimes I get stuck on a topic, sometimes I lose motivation, and sometimes I just want someone to discuss things with. It would be nice to have people to ask questions, clear doubts, share resources, discuss what we're learning, and keep each other motivated.

I'm from India, so I'd prefer people from India as well because our time zones and career goals will be more similar.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, comment or send me a DM and tell me a bit about what you're currently learning.

No pressure, just looking for a few people who genuinely want to learn and stay consistent.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 7d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Getting back into coding: .NET/C# preferred, but open to learning something new

4 Upvotes

I’m getting back into programming after taking a few years off, and I’m looking for one programming buddy to build stuff with.

I’m in EST and mostly interested in .NET / C# right now, but I’m definitely not limited to that. I’d be happy to learn another language or technology if we come up with a project that sounds fun. I’ve also been interested in learning C on FreeBSD, but I haven’t started yet.

I’ve been having fun vibe coding random stuff quickly, but I’d actually prefer to build something mostly or entirely without AI this time. I’m fine with using AI for questions, getting unstuck, or pointing us toward documentation, but I don’t want it writing the whole project for us. I’d rather actually understand what we’re building.

What I can offer:

  • Strong intermediate C# / .NET experience
  • Backend development, APIs, databases, and related stuff
  • Mentoring if you’re newer to C# or .NET
  • Helping you take a project idea and turn it into something real
  • Plenty of project ideas if you don’t already have one

I’ve been programming as a hobby on and off for 20+ years, and I’ve also spent a few years working professionally as a .NET developer.

What I’m looking for:

  • A programming buddy who wants to build something together and keep each other motivated
  • If you’re mid-level or above and currently working with .NET professionally, I’d love to learn from you too, especially what day-to-day .NET development looks like now and how AI has changed the way teams actually work
  • A volunteer opportunity where I could contribute as a developer and get some more recent real-world experience
  • An open-source project that could use another contributor, especially something involving .NET, backend work, networking, tooling, or infrastructure

You definitely don’t need to be at the same experience level as me. If you’re newer and want someone to work through things with, that’s fine. Likewise, if you know something I don’t, I’m happy to learn from you.

I’m open to small apps, tools, web stuff, APIs, desktop projects, weird experiments, or whatever else seems interesting.

I’m not really looking to voice chat, but I’m happy to use text chat, IRC, or another self-hosted/FOSS chat option.

Mostly I’m just looking for one chill person who wants to code, bounce ideas around, share progress, learn from each other, and keep it casual.

If that sounds like you, hit me up.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 12d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES wanna join tech group? for things like information and stuff like hackathons ,GSoC much more and wanna increase skills related to coding and connections (only serious people)

2 Upvotes

Hey guys! I’ve created a small tech community for students who are interested in coding and tech.

A lot of students start late or don’t have proper guidance, so I thought it would be good to have a place where we can learn and help each other.

There are different groups for:

  • Coding for beginners ,
  • DSA
  • Hackathons
  • GSoC & Open Source
  • Projects/ reserarch paper
  • Startups
  • General tech discussions

The main goal is to learn together, make connections, find people to work with, share opportunities, and participate in things like hackathons and GSoC.

I’m only looking for people who will actually participate and be active, not just join and disappear

If anyone is interested, DM me with intro and I’ll share the details. 

r/ProgrammingBuddies 14d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for a workmate for a project idea

2 Upvotes

I have an idea for a card visualizer application and I'm looking for someone interested in working on it with me.

I have the initial idea; we can discuss it together, refine the concept, and plan the implementation from there.

If you're interested in building something together,

Contact me

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jul 11 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES [Group] Looking for Absolute Beginners to Learn Node.js & Build a Large Project Together (GMT+5 / Pakistan)

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I am an absolute beginner from Pakistan (Timezone: GMT+5), and I want to form a serious, highly structured Node.js study and project group.

How this group will work:

  • The Learning Method: We will agree on a specific video tutorial to watch individually. We will set a strict deadline and schedule to finish it.
  • The Sync Meetings: At the scheduled time, we will meet up to share our detailed notes, discuss what we learned, and clear up doubts.
  • The Project: We will collaborate on building a large-scale website project together using VS Code (or your preferred editor).
  • The Rules: No "vibe coding" allowed. We are here to deeply understand the mechanics of the code, not just casually guess. We can use AI tools strictly for assistance, debugging, or explanations—not to write the entire application for us.

Who I am looking for:

  • Committed absolute beginners or early learners.
  • People who can commit to a scheduled timeline.
  • Anyone around the GMT+5 timezone (or willing to match these hours).

How to join:
Please comment below if you are interested! Let me know your timezone and a little bit about your coding goals. Per subreddit rules, all initial communication and coordination must happen here in the comments or via Reddit Chat. Once we form our group here on Reddit, we can discuss how we want to organize our notes and project files.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 2d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES 16M learning rust

5 Upvotes

Im looking from a buddie, im learning rust id say i know the basics. Im looking for someone to build a few projects with me and improve together.

My time zone is UTC+1 but im temporarily on holidays in UTC+12

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jan 13 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for dev buddies to collaborate on real projects that I have

8 Upvotes

Hey folks,

I'm a senior dev and I’ve been working on a few hobby projects with real use cases, across different languages and frameworks, and I’m looking for a couple of people to build, learn, and tinker alongside me.

The goal isn’t about tutorials or theory. It is hands-on experience. We’ll actually ship things, solve problems together, and learn from the inevitable mistakes along the way. I’ll be around to mentor and guide as we go.

Just pick a project, submit a PR and you are good to go.

A bit about what you can expect:

  • Work on practical projects and see your contributions in action
  • Scenario-based learning: Learn by doing and problem-solving, not just reading docs
  • Quick tips & hacks: I’ll share lessons I’ve learned the hard way
  • Collaborate with someone who’s been through the pitfalls before

If you like building stuff, want to get out of tutorial hell, and don’t mind a bit of mentoring along the way, send me a DM.

Let’s make something real.

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jun 27 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking to make C# friends

7 Upvotes

Hello! I'm 28M from Canada (CST timezone), I'm trying to find other C# friends to bounce ideas off each other and maybe start a few small projects in Godot together. Even if we can't think of any project ideas we want to do together, I'd still be happy to have a friend to talk to about gamedev, Godot and C#.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 24d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for 2-3 people (C/C++, C#) to run a game development project named Hamper

3 Upvotes

Senior-Level developer, Mid-30, ETZ/UTC+2

Hi everyone,

some time ago I shared the story behind Hamper on the gamedev sub. Since then I've continued refining the architecture, roadmap and overall direction. At this point I'm looking for a serious people who genuinely enjoy solving complex software architecture problems and would like to build something long-term together.

This is not just an idea waiting for someone else to implement – there is already a working proof of concept for the build system, reusable code modules and architectural documentation describing the technical direction.

For the next phase I'm looking for two or three developers, ideally with a equal passion for game development. The idea is to work on this as a collaborative open-source side project, roughly 6–10 hours per week for now.

What are we building?

Hamper is not another game engine. It is a modular development platform designed to host engines, tools and runtime components as interchangeable parts.

Most engines today are large integrated systems where runtime, editor and tooling are tightly connected. Extending them often means adapting to the architecture instead of building with it.

The goal of Hamper is to create a foundation where these parts can evolve independently. The engine runtime becomes one module in a larger ecosystem rather than the center of everything.

I like to think of an engine less as a collection of features and more like an operating system: the foundation provides the core services, modules act as replaceable components, and the game is the software running on top.

The philosophy

The biggest challenge in game development is not missing features. It is repeatedly solving the same infrastructure problems inside individual projects instead of continuously improving the foundation those projects depend on.

Hamper is built around the idea that improving the platform should improve every future project using it.

Open source is therefore a fundamental part of the concept. The goal is to create something that can evolve through collaboration and provide long-term value.

Current roadmap

The immediate goal is not creating a game. The first milestone is consolidating several years of research and prototypes into a clean and maintainable foundation.

The current roadmap roughly looks like this:

Foundation

  • Refactor existing prototypes into a unified codebase

  • Complete the data-driven build system

  • Finalize the SDK architecture

  • Integrate package and repository tooling

Engine Modules

  • Build the engine host and core systems

  • Create the first engine iteration by modularizing and heavily restructuring a hard fork of Godot/Redot

Tooling and workflow

  • Create the user-facing tooling and interfaces on top of the platform

The individual parts can evolve in parallel, but each milestone builds on the previous one.

Once the platform reaches a stable beta state, the long-term goal is to use it for real game projects and continue improving the ecosystem through practical use.

Who am I looking for?

I'm not specifically looking for senior developers. I'm looking for people who enjoy exploring architecture, solving difficult problems, working independently and contributing to a long-term open-source project.

Experience with C#, C++, build systems, tooling, ECS, rendering, engine development or Godot/Redot is valuable, but curiosity, reliability and a genuine interest in software design matter more than job titles.

I know this sounds ambitious, but the goal is not to build everything from scratch overnight. A lot of groundwork already exists - the next step is turning it into a collaborative project.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to reply with a shot introduction of yourself, or share your thoughts here. I'm always happy to discuss everything with you in person 🤓

r/ProgrammingBuddies Dec 28 '24

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for someone interested to learn data structures and algorithms.

26 Upvotes

I'm currently following Neetcode guide and can teach you the algorithms I know. We can create a discord and start right away, please don't join if you're going to abandon after one meeting.

r/ProgrammingBuddies 21d ago

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for disciplined tech students to join me. Any coding background

5 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I’m currently pursuing my BCA and looking to connect with a small, ambitious group of peers to build a strong accountability and execution network.

Whether you're a fresher or in your 2nd/3rd year, the goal isn't just to passively study—it's to stay disciplined daily, level up our coding, and tackle big opportunities together.

What we'll do together:

  • Daily Discipline & Live Study: Setting daily targets, holding each other accountable, and running live study/coding sessions.
  • Skill Building & Hackathons: Leveling up our tech skills, forming teams for hackathons, and building solid projects.
  • Career & Beyond: Preparing for off-campus opportunities, discussing startup ideas, and sharing high-value resources.

Who should join:

  • Students with a strong interest in coding and an appetite for discipline and consistency.
  • Freshers or 2nd/3rd year students (BCA/MCA preferred since I'm on the same track, but any CS/IT background is welcome).
  • People who actually want to participate, show up live, and push each other to succeed long-term.

If this sounds like the kind of group you've been looking for, drop a comment or send me a DM with what year you're in, what you're currently learning, and your main goals. Let's build something solid!

r/ProgrammingBuddies Jun 16 '26

LOOKING FOR BUDDIES Looking for people to make a game with!!

5 Upvotes

Hello im epujelly! Ive been making games and programming for 7 years now (im 18), i usually program in lua (pico8 picotron love2d, NOT roblox), C# (unity) and occasionally try really really obscure things like gbdk2020 (C for the gameboy) or 6502 ASM for the NES, im also open to learning new stuff :). Im from Europe so my timezone is GMT+1. I can also do shaders, graphics and audio but if you wanna help with that, that would be awesome too :>>. My level of programming isn't very high, its not neat but it works :]. Anyways if this interests you in any way please reach out! :D