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@danaciocan

Dana Ciocan

@danaciocan

Sharing my experiences as a software engineer

Birmingham, UKJoined October 2023

About

Read my raw unfiltered thoughts about tech - all posts written by a human (me) with no help from AI

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I currently have multiple mentees so I am not available for mentoring. I will update this if and when this changes!

Dana Ciocan's blogs

Dana's {dev}adventuresdanaciocan.com41 posts

About

Read my raw unfiltered thoughts about tech - all posts written by a human (me) with no help from AI

Available for

I currently have multiple mentees so I am not available for mentoring. I will update this if and when this changes!

Dana Ciocan's blogs

Dana's {dev}adventuresdanaciocan.com41 posts

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AI: is there a middle ground?

This post has been brewing in the back of my head for a little while and I think it's time to commit this to (virtual) paper. I've been having some spicy thoughts about AI, and not the ones I thought

7h ago·10 min read

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AI fatigue is real, probation news and why being wrong is a good thing

😴 AI is making me tired I’ve found myself being pretty tired the last few weeks. Ever since I started my new job, I’ve actually felt energised and have been enjoying feeling more vital and being able

1d ago·4 min read

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There is no shame in taking a step down

I’ve been wanting to write this article for some time now. I’ve had several drafts in several forms sitting here, unfinished, as I couldn’t figure out how to say what I wanted to say. Here’s hoping th

4d ago·5 min read

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Feature flags, technical writing and how much should we trust AI?

I had another busy week this week and another day in London, which as I’ve mentioned before, seems to speed up time by a factor of five or so. I had a good week, but I’m quite tired now, so I’m looking forward to a weekend of rest and relaxation. Let...

Feb 13·5 min read

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Releasing new features can be easy, context switching sucks and a bit of impostor syndrome

I have mainly spent this week coding frantically (and watching the new season of Bridgerton, a show which I love, much to my own surprise!) on a new feature that has just been given to me to work on. While it has been nice to have a singular focus (s...

Feb 6·5 min read