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# [A month in my developer life: Episode 1 - May 2021](https://blog.kieranroberts.dev/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

👋 Hi everyone and welcome to a new series here on my blog all about reflecting on my experiences each month as a developer new to the industry. This will mostly be a rambling of my thoughts reflecting on the previous month. If that sounds good to y...

Jun 16, 2021 · 8 min read · blog.kieranroberts.dev  
Updated Jun 17, 2021  
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## Written by

[Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)

@kieran6roberts · Galway, Ireland

  
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Software Engineer | Ex Hashnode

## Responses 12

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[Gaurang](https://hashnode.com/@gsdev)

[Sep 3, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/613224285b12102f2987c1f0)

Hey [Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts) I find this extremely helpful, and love the concept of sharing your learning and growth in this way. I might have to implement something like this to document my process as well.

Also wanted to share this with you which greatly helps with getting up and moving around at a regular interval: [https://buddymove.app/](https://buddymove.app/)

[Andrew Baisden](https://hashnode.com/@andrewbaisden)

[Jun 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60d4839f5ed303057ace9583)

Really good read happy to see your journey progressing well.

[Varun Joshi](https://hashnode.com/@codebrewer)

[Jun 19, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ce26fdc6377540dd2386f9)

What tech Stack Do you work on?

[Piyush Sinha](https://hashnode.com/@sinhapiyush)

[Jun 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60cb0f3402579c1f3477ad33)

I used to check everything twice & thrice before creating a merge request. First week is kind of scary... But it gets better ❤️... All the best!

[Savio Martin](https://hashnode.com/@saviomartin)

[Jun 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60cad8bf02579c1f3477a6ad)

That was a great read! Thank you [Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts) for the amazing read! I hope you'll have an amazing time ahead! Wishing you all the best! 🙌

[Tapas Adhikary](https://hashnode.com/@atapas)

[Jun 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60cac76602579c1f3477a333)

[Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts), Great first month! All the very best.

[Victoria Lo](https://hashnode.com/@victoria)

[Jun 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ca9f5302579c1f34779eeb)

Thanks for sharing your experiences [Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)! What an amazing journey so far! Can't wait to read more from this series 😃😃

[Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)

[Jun 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ca9f5302579c1f34779eeb#reply-60cc413437952431a170fee7)

Thanks [Victoria Lo](https://hashnode.com/@victoria), looking forward to writing it also!

[Victor Ikechukwu](https://hashnode.com/@VickyIkechukwu)

[Jun 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ca97a502579c1f34779eba)

Really nice article [Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts). Looks like you've had an amazing journey 😄. Thanks for sharing :D

[Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)

[Jun 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ca97a502579c1f34779eba#reply-60cc416237952431a170feee)

Happy to! Thank you for reading [Victor Ikechukwu](https://hashnode.com/@VickyIkechukwu)

[Tina](https://hashnode.com/@TinaBrien)

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ca0b16212fea1a6a2a6f84)

That's a really interesting read, Kieran! Thanks for shining some light on the real day to day stuff of a new dev job.

I've worked from home a long time and my best tip is get a smart watch that buzzes you if you haven't moved for an hour. My body _and_ brain work better after a stretch or a quick trip upstairs.

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60ca0b16212fea1a6a2a6f84#reply-60ca3fe102579c1f34779b9c)

Happy to [Tina](https://hashnode.com/@TinaBrien), thanks for reading. I definitely need some kind of trigger to move around. I'll try some kind of alarms, thanks for the tip!

[Yogesh Chavan](https://hashnode.com/@myogeshchavan97)

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60c9ee5e896a741a43a70e52)

Great write-up. Thanks for writing [Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)

[Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60c9ee5e896a741a43a70e52#reply-60ca3f148ce4491f0f2973cf)

Thanks for reading as always [Yogesh Chavan](https://hashnode.com/@myogeshchavan97) 🙏

[Maxi Contieri](https://hashnode.com/@mcsee)

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60c9e31f896a741a43a70cb5)

Nice Article!!!

[Kieran Roberts](https://hashnode.com/@kieran6roberts)

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60c9e31f896a741a43a70cb5#reply-60ca3e9602579c1f34779b7a)

Thank you [Maxi Contieri](https://hashnode.com/@mcsee)!

[Kirill Inoz](https://hashnode.com/@kirillinoz)

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60c9ccb7e3f3df185f8c6552)

I feel you, I dislike video & phone calls as well (especially spontaneous ones)... 😅

Overall, what an awesome idea for a blog series! I'm looking forward to the next "episode". 😄

[Jun 16, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-month-in-my-developer-life-episode-1-may-2021/60c9c189e3f3df185f8c62f0/comment/60c9ccb7e3f3df185f8c6552#reply-60c9d9db212fea1a6a2a6808)

Thanks [Kirill Inoz](https://hashnode.com/@inkuantum)! Anytime someone tries to call me on my phone it makes me jump and I say something like 'why is someone calling me?' 😅. It's funny how things change