My life as a programmer

Is it ok to just do the minimum at work?

20 May 2024

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Is it ok to just do the minimum at work?

Do all IT companies have leeches?

19 May 2024

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Do all IT companies have leeches?

Do I need to consider scalability for the resume projects?

18 May 2024

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Do I need to consider scalability for the resume projects?

In a top company would you still try to understand how the tech works under the hood?

17 May 2024

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In a top company would you still try to understand how the tech works under the hood?

Will a junior get promoted if they are better than a senior?

16 May 2024

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Will a junior get promoted if they are better than a senior?

How do principle engineers stay motivated?

15 May 2024

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How do principle engineers stay motivated?

Why are programmers big nerds?

14 May 2024

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Why are programmers big nerds?

What example of coaching software devs do you have?

13 May 2024

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What example of coaching software devs do you have?

Do you answer new team members questions or do you refer them to the docs?

12 May 2024

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Do you answer new team members questions or do you refer them to the docs?

Do principle engineers have the same coding skills as seniors?

11 May 2024

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Do principle engineers have the same coding skills as seniors?

Have you ever been forced to implement an architecture you did not agree with?

10 May 2024

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Have you ever been forced to implement an architecture you did not agree with?

Have you been a principle engineer?

09 May 2024

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Have you been a principle engineer?

Why to principle engineers go in to management?

08 May 2024

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Why to principle engineers go in to management?

How long does the onboarding of a junior take?

07 May 2024

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How long does the onboarding of a junior take?

When is a software dev a liability to the team?

06 May 2024

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When is a software dev a liability to the team?

What skills do you need to make your own dev tools?

05 May 2024

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What skills do you need to make your own dev tools?

When to let a software dev go?

04 May 2024

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When to let a software dev go?

How can desktop development come back?

03 May 2024

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How can desktop development come back?

When should a company revise the tech stack?

02 May 2024

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When should a company revise the tech stack?

How to have effective 1 on 1's with your manager?

01 May 2024

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How to have effective 1 on 1's with your manager?

Is creating reliable software hard?

30 Apr 2024

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Is creating reliable software hard?

Should dev teams be able to stop feature development to handle tech debt?

29 Apr 2024

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Should dev teams be able to stop feature development to handle tech debt?

When you have prod issues do you learn from your mistakes?

28 Apr 2024

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When you have prod issues do you learn from your mistakes?

Why are companies trying to reduce push-back bias?

27 Apr 2024

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Why are companies trying to reduce push-back bias?

What is it like working as a senior software dev?

26 Apr 2024

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What is it like working as a senior software dev?

How do senior devs feel when a junior deny their pull request?

25 Apr 2024

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How do senior devs feel when a junior deny their pull request?

Is it more satisfying to get a promotion than a new job?

24 Apr 2024

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Is it more satisfying to get a promotion than a new job?

How to avoid code review comments that add no value?

23 Apr 2024

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How to avoid code review comments that add no value?

What tone to use in pull requests when making suggestions?

22 Apr 2024

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What tone to use in pull requests when making suggestions?

Is tech debt inevitable?

21 Apr 2024

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Is tech debt inevitable?

If ageism is a problem in IT why do people give positive feedback on making the switch?

20 Apr 2024

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If ageism is a problem in IT why do people give positive feedback on making the switch?

How do you design your api's to handle soft deletes?

19 Apr 2024

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How do you design your api's to handle soft deletes?

How to keep up in frontend development?

18 Apr 2024

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How to keep up in frontend development?

Does programming ever stop feeling cool?

17 Apr 2024

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Does programming ever stop feeling cool?

Are people skills the most important skill for a senior software development?

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are people skills the most important skill for a senior software development?

What are realistic expectations when switching career to frontend development?

15 Apr 2024

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What are realistic expectations when switching career to frontend development?

How do you evaluate IT companies when applying for a job?

14 Apr 2024

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How do you evaluate IT companies when applying for a job?

Does development speed increase when you hire more people?

13 Apr 2024

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Does development speed increase when you hire more people?

Why do tech companies have a informal dress code?

12 Apr 2024

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Why do tech companies have a informal dress code?

Are QA's usually less geeky than software devs?

11 Apr 2024

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Are QA's usually less geeky than software devs?

Is a software dev constantly judged by the quality of their code?

10 Apr 2024

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Is a software dev constantly judged by the quality of their code?

What is the trait the best software devs have?

09 Apr 2024

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What is the trait the best software devs have?

Is it ok to ship software with bugs somtimes?

08 Apr 2024

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Is it ok to ship software with bugs somtimes?

What is the difference between elegant and clever code?

07 Apr 2024

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What is the difference between elegant and clever code?

Will AI take over writing website content?

06 Apr 2024

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Will AI take over writing website content?

Is it true that most software devs do not like testing?

05 Apr 2024

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Is it true that most software devs do not like testing?

Is software development process oriented?

04 Apr 2024

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Is software development process oriented?

How to contribute to more complex projects?

03 Apr 2024

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How to contribute to more complex projects?

Why is my company reinventing instead of using a library?

02 Apr 2024

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Why is my company reinventing instead of using a library?

Are you a senior when you stop being afraid of a problem that used to scare you?

01 Apr 2024

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Are you a senior when you stop being afraid of a problem that used to scare you?

Do you think through the solution immediately after getting the requirements?

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you think through the solution immediately after getting the requirements?

How requirements gathering evolved?

30 Mar 2024

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How requirements gathering evolved?

How do you keep your pull request small?

29 Mar 2024

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How do you keep your pull request small?

How do you do automated tests?

28 Mar 2024

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How do you do automated tests?

What if your best dev quits?

27 Mar 2024

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What if your best dev quits?

How do you commit to a idea?

26 Mar 2024

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How do you commit to a idea?

How do you reduce Microservice communication?

25 Mar 2024

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How do you reduce Microservice communication?

How can a software manager create a inclusive work environment?

24 Mar 2024

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How can a software manager create a inclusive work environment?

Are you happy that your manager wants to review your code?

23 Mar 2024

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Are you happy that your manager wants to review your code?

Are engineering manager good at creating high performance software teams?

22 Mar 2024

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Are engineering manager good at creating high performance software teams?

If you fail to meet OKR's does that mean that the team failed?

21 Mar 2024

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If you fail to meet OKR's does that mean that the team failed?

What skills do you need to form a software team?

20 Mar 2024

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What skills do you need to form a software team?

How can a friendly tech lead avoid getting taken advantage of?

19 Mar 2024

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How can a friendly tech lead avoid getting taken advantage of?

How to deal with a nice dev who doesn't produce?

18 Mar 2024

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How to deal with a nice dev who doesn't produce?

How do you progress when you find problems?

17 Mar 2024

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How do you progress when you find problems?

How can I have the confidence to switch companies?

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can I have the confidence to switch companies?

Is it best practice to provide a client library for Microservices?

15 Mar 2024

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Is it best practice to provide a client library for Microservices?

How important is a product manager for a software team?

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How important is a product manager for a software team?

What does exhibiting thought leadership mean for a software dev?

13 Mar 2024

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What does exhibiting thought leadership mean for a software dev?

What is your best software developer job experience?

12 Mar 2024

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What is your best software developer job experience?

How do mediocre software devs try to cover their tracks?

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do mediocre software devs try to cover their tracks?

What programming language can I use to build a social media app?

10 Mar 2024

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What programming language can I use to build a social media app?

Can you describe a over engineered super system?

09 Mar 2024

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Can you describe a over engineered super system?

What happens if I practice coding every day?

08 Mar 2024

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What happens if I practice coding every day?

How to deal with slow code reviews?

07 Mar 2024

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How to deal with slow code reviews?

How do you keep code reviews from taking forever?

06 Mar 2024

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How do you keep code reviews from taking forever?

How do you pick your tech project to advance your career?

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you pick your tech project to advance your career?

Do abstractions mean giving up flexibility?

04 Mar 2024

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Do abstractions mean giving up flexibility?

Are there any downsides to AI code generation?

03 Mar 2024

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Are there any downsides to AI code generation?

How do you get people skills?

02 Mar 2024

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How do you get people skills?

How does it feel to do well in a tech interview?

01 Mar 2024

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How does it feel to do well in a tech interview?

How do you view a code review without comments?

29 Feb 2024

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How do you view a code review without comments?

Would you be happy if your manager coded?

28 Feb 2024

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Would you be happy if your manager coded?

How do you pick a tech project?

27 Feb 2024

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How do you pick a tech project?

Do you follow tech for professional reasons?

26 Feb 2024

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Do you follow tech for professional reasons?

What can help devs recover from anti patterns?

25 Feb 2024

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What can help devs recover from anti patterns?

Are software devs known to use over technical jargon?

24 Feb 2024

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Are software devs known to use over technical jargon?

Should IT companies treat the customer as always being right?

23 Feb 2024

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Should IT companies treat the customer as always being right?

How to avoid getting stuck when programming?

22 Feb 2024

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How to avoid getting stuck when programming?

How to avoid over engineering?

21 Feb 2024

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How to avoid over engineering?

How to improve your craft as a software dev?

20 Feb 2024

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How to improve your craft as a software dev?

Why are tech companies creating tech first career ladders?

19 Feb 2024

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Why are tech companies creating tech first career ladders?

What does it mean to expect a software dev to be accountable?

18 Feb 2024

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What does it mean to expect a software dev to be accountable?

How long will it take a junior dev to become in demand?

17 Feb 2024

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How long will it take a junior dev to become in demand?

What is a waste of time in software development?

16 Feb 2024

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What is a waste of time in software development?

Are software devs payed in proportion to their productivity?

15 Feb 2024

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Are software devs payed in proportion to their productivity?

How could a manager understand a technical rabbit hole?

14 Feb 2024

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How could a manager understand a technical rabbit hole?

How to know if a company follows good software practices?

13 Feb 2024

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How to know if a company follows good software practices?

Why are there so few desktop apps?

12 Feb 2024

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Why are there so few desktop apps?

When do you run regression tests?

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When do you run regression tests?