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Navigating the saturated market of entry-level developers can be challenging, but it's crucial to distinguish between competent candidates and those who fall short. In my experience, a significant num…
Did you notice that the most popular YouTube channels on productivity have one thing in common? They have at least one video on typing 150+ words per minute. Does it matter how fast you type or is it …
We ticked over into 2023 recently, and with that, I passed 2 years in my first role as a software developer. Towards the end of last year, I started to realise that my level of progress as a software …
Seed: A series about tech startup careers. Issue #1. In the Spring and Summer of 2022, I was underemployed in a job that was sucking the life force out of me. I had virtually zero challenges, a minusc…
In 1936(!), Dale Carnegie wrote in his book, How to Win Friends and Influence People about how important names are to most people. I personally learned this in another great book from Steve McConnell.…
After well over ten years of being employed and applying for jobs, I concluded that interview feedback has no value. It's a hot take: A lazy recruiter wants to tell you not to ask for feedback - but i…
Introduction Growing up, I fucking hated reading. It was boring and all I wanted to do was to play video games. My dad would give me money as a reward for every book I finished. What's funny here is t…
Welcome to the world of programming, where the power to shape technology and unleash its potential awaits. In this article, I invite you to join me on a personal journey, as I jump into the profound e…
For 7 years I happily played with web. For 6 months I was burning out. Next 2 quarters I tried to reassemble myself, looked for the meaning in life and fantasized how I would switch from SWE to AI on …
Tutorial hell is every beginner's worst nightmare. We've all been there: we watch tons of tutorial videos but find it difficult to build a project from scratch. It's not because one doesn't understand…
