Devansh Ranjan

Devansh Ranjan

ContralContral
Building @contral.ai
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I’m Devansh Ranjan, building Contral, a learning-first coding IDE for CS undergrads, grads, and early devs who are tired of “vibe-coding” and want real skill. It keeps the VS Code/Cursor vibe, but adds structured learning + checkpoints + project-based progress so you don’t just ship code, you understand it, debug it, and grow fast. I build product-first software at the intersection of AI, full-stack engineering, and design, and I love high-pressure execution (hackathons, MVP sprints, shipping in public). I’m a Smart India Hackathon (SIH’25) finalist and a Codeforces Pupil, so I care about both fundamentals + speed. Open to collaborating with builders/designers, connecting with mentors in dev tools/edtech, and onboarding early users for Contral.

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  • Contral
    ContralThe agentic IDE which teaches while you build.
    Mar 2026
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    Joined Product HuntJanuary 21st, 2026

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15d ago

1 month since launch on ProductHunt

One month ago we launched Contral on Product Hunt and hit #1 Product of the Week. Here's what happened since.

500+ developers downloaded the beta. We didn't expect that number this early honestly. The feedback has been wild, some stuff we expected people to love (the teaching layer) and some stuff we didn't expect at all (Defense Mode became the most talked about feature by far, people genuinely love being quizzed on their own code which was surprising).

We started conversations with a few universities about running Contral as a pilot in their CS programs. The idea of students learning to code inside an actual IDE instead of switching between a tutorial and an editor resonated hard with the professors we spoke to. Nothing signed yet but the conversations are real and moving.

Bug reports have been humbling. Our early users don't hold back and thats exactly what we needed. We've shipped fixes almost daily since launch based on real user feedback. The product today is genuinely better than what we launched with a month ago.

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