How to stop growing: Comparison I used to look at software developer peers and not understand anything they were talking about and automatically assume they were better developers than me. I measured their expertise based
happiness Goodbye, Instagram I have given myself until the end of the year to stop using Instagram. I think 2023 will be the year I swear off all forms of social media except
happiness Goodbye, Twitter This blog will still be about career development for software engineers, but I thought I'd share a personal update in case anyone was curious. Stopping the use of TwitterSometime in
career paths Find your footing If you started a new job or joined a new team, it takes about 3-4 months of showing up daily to find your footing. This is what I've observed in
happiness When your "why" has died I think after the 3rd year of being a software developer, I thought about quitting software development every day. The luster of being in tech extinguished around the time my
happiness Never feeling good enough It's so easy to forget that you are a work in progress, eh? Can you realistically reach a level of "enough" or "full" or "complete"? We live in a world
career paths So your dream company offered you a role... Multiple interviews later and they call you with an offer.... GASP! What...what do you do?!?!
career paths So your dream company rejected you... You're 4 interviews in and they suddenly said NO THANKS. Now what?
career paths What to expect in your tech interview Interviewing sucks. But you need a job! So here we are.
career paths You're a senior developer when... Titles are misleading. You're a senior developer when you're not a jerk and you help others be the best they can be.
communication "I fell into it" is not an inspiring story When someone asks you how you got into web development, you need to emphasize deliberate action.
career paths 5 ways to thrive in coding bootcamp Coding bootcamps move fast. Learn what you need to do to maximize your experience and catapult your way into a career in web development.
happiness Comparing yourself to other developers Do you feel like your peers are more successful than you, starting at the same point you did, and suddenly they're VP of Engineering? Here's how to block that noise.
communication Developers guide to onboarding remotely Getting onboarded remotely for a dev job? Here's how to communicate what you need to do your best job.
happiness Losing the spark and joy for coding Are you some years into your web development career and losing steam? Feeling uninspired or burnt out? Learn how you can get that spark back.
career paths Finding your first developer job So you've completed bootcamp and now you're searching for your first developer job. Here are 5 tips to nabbing that entry level role.
career paths 5 steps to shifting your career to web development 5 steps to shifting your career to web development
