My life as a programmer

What happens if a 10x tester and 10x dev work together?

10 Feb 2024

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What happens if a 10x tester and 10x dev work together?

Are there things you can't catch with automated test?

09 Feb 2024

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Are there things you can't catch with automated test?

How do you figure out the right tool for the job?

08 Feb 2024

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How do you figure out the right tool for the job?

How do you know why devs are calm under pressure?

07 Feb 2024

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How do you know why devs are calm under pressure?

Do mediocre software devs slow down good devs?

06 Feb 2024

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Do mediocre software devs slow down good devs?

Is your job as a software dev fulfilling enough?

05 Feb 2024

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Is your job as a software dev fulfilling enough?

Do you feel embarrassed if someone boast about your coding skill?

04 Feb 2024

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Do you feel embarrassed if someone boast about your coding skill?

Do senior devs see patterns when they solve problems?

03 Feb 2024

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Do senior devs see patterns when they solve problems?

How to know when to stop adding abstractions?

02 Feb 2024

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How to know when to stop adding abstractions?

How do architect who do not code add value to a software team?

01 Feb 2024

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How do architect who do not code add value to a software team?

How to avoid feeling inferior to other devs?

31 Jan 2024

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How to avoid feeling inferior to other devs?

Should one try to adopt new tech to their stack?

30 Jan 2024

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Should one try to adopt new tech to their stack?

What about starting a SaaS business?

29 Jan 2024

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What about starting a SaaS business?

Do you help your struggling coworkers?

28 Jan 2024

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Do you help your struggling coworkers?

What about job hopping in a recession?

27 Jan 2024

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What about job hopping in a recession?

Are the first years where a software dev improve most?

26 Jan 2024

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Are the first years where a software dev improve most?

Does switching programming job get easier with time?

25 Jan 2024

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Does switching programming job get easier with time?

What about the sentient AI in Google?

24 Jan 2024

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What about the sentient AI in Google?

Are the best devs self managing?

23 Jan 2024

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Are the best devs self managing?

Are the best tech managers also the best contributors?

22 Jan 2024

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Are the best tech managers also the best contributors?

Are you fit to be a software manager if you are able to find areas of improvement?

21 Jan 2024

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Are you fit to be a software manager if you are able to find areas of improvement?

Should I be happy working with smarter devs than me?

20 Jan 2024

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Should I be happy working with smarter devs than me?

Do many CS student never fully understand pointers and recursion?

19 Jan 2024

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Do many CS student never fully understand pointers and recursion?

Should daily deployment be the goal for software teams?

18 Jan 2024

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Should daily deployment be the goal for software teams?

Is is true that you need at least 1 hour to evaluate a software dev?

17 Jan 2024

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Is is true that you need at least 1 hour to evaluate a software dev?

What is the most important thing to evaluate with a software developer candidate?

16 Jan 2024

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What is the most important thing to evaluate with a software developer candidate?

Does worrying help you code better?

15 Jan 2024

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Does worrying help you code better?

What about avoiding dev work that hurts your career?

14 Jan 2024

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What about avoiding dev work that hurts your career?

How do you choose your opportunity as a software dev?

13 Jan 2024

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How do you choose your opportunity as a software dev?

How can software companies help new devs with onboarding?

12 Jan 2024

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How can software companies help new devs with onboarding?

Are software devs ok with other devs refactoring their code?

11 Jan 2024

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Are software devs ok with other devs refactoring their code?

Why is outsourcing gaining traction?

10 Jan 2024

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Why is outsourcing gaining traction?

How to find a balance between software standards and choice?

09 Jan 2024

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How to find a balance between software standards and choice?

Will working with Vue harm my market value?

08 Jan 2024

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Will working with Vue harm my market value?

What are the root causes of poor software development?

07 Jan 2024

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What are the root causes of poor software development?

What are you guiding principles in software development?

06 Jan 2024

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What are you guiding principles in software development?

What are some well known traps software devs fall in?

05 Jan 2024

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What are some well known traps software devs fall in?

Do software engineering managers look at contribution graphs?

04 Jan 2024

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Do software engineering managers look at contribution graphs?

Should software devs measure twice and cut once?

03 Jan 2024

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Should software devs measure twice and cut once?

What is the advantage of building software in small increments?

02 Jan 2024

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What is the advantage of building software in small increments?

Why is it uncool to be process oriented?

01 Jan 2024

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Why is it uncool to be process oriented?

Do software devs trust hackers?

31 Dec 2023

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Do software devs trust hackers?

Process oriented vs result oriented developers?

30 Dec 2023

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Process oriented vs result oriented developers?

Are coding interviews broken?

29 Dec 2023

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Are coding interviews broken?

Do top tech company engineering blogs influence IT?

28 Dec 2023

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Do top tech company engineering blogs influence IT?

Do you expect your software team to work overtime in a crisis?

27 Dec 2023

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Do you expect your software team to work overtime in a crisis?

How to identify committed software devs?

26 Dec 2023

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How to identify committed software devs?

How to ask good questions when asking my coworkers for help?

25 Dec 2023

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How to ask good questions when asking my coworkers for help?

How do you explain technical challenges to non technical stakeholders?

24 Dec 2023

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How do you explain technical challenges to non technical stakeholders?

Do the type of dev you are change over time?

23 Dec 2023

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Do the type of dev you are change over time?

Do you copy paste code to get started on a problem?

22 Dec 2023

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Do you copy paste code to get started on a problem?

Should software devs be ok with admitting they don't know something?

21 Dec 2023

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Should software devs be ok with admitting they don't know something?

How do you tell what direction tech is moving in?

20 Dec 2023

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How do you tell what direction tech is moving in?

Do brilliant jerks get their way in IT?

19 Dec 2023

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Do brilliant jerks get their way in IT?

Can mistakes in a no blame culture still end with you being blamed?

18 Dec 2023

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Can mistakes in a no blame culture still end with you being blamed?

Is the lead software devs success measured by how well the team does?

17 Dec 2023

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Is the lead software devs success measured by how well the team does?

Is the servant leadership style the best style of leading in IT?

16 Dec 2023

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Is the servant leadership style the best style of leading in IT?

Is it a zero sum game for a tech lead to praise devs?

15 Dec 2023

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Is it a zero sum game for a tech lead to praise devs?

Should you test in production?

14 Dec 2023

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Should you test in production?

Is code a cost?

13 Dec 2023

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Is code a cost?

Should software devs be willing to remove code?

12 Dec 2023

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Should software devs be willing to remove code?

Is it bad when software devs don't think things through fully?

11 Dec 2023

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Is it bad when software devs don't think things through fully?

How can a new software dev get a sense of belonging?

10 Dec 2023

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How can a new software dev get a sense of belonging?

How can a software company combat gate-keeping?

09 Dec 2023

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How can a software company combat gate-keeping?

What should a software dev intern ask their CEO?

08 Dec 2023

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What should a software dev intern ask their CEO?

How does the demand for senior devs grow?

07 Dec 2023

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How does the demand for senior devs grow?

Do you ever use knowledge from other areas in programming?

06 Dec 2023

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Do you ever use knowledge from other areas in programming?

How can a software dev get back in to the market?

05 Dec 2023

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How can a software dev get back in to the market?

Do good software devs do dedicated learning outside of work?

04 Dec 2023

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Do good software devs do dedicated learning outside of work?

How to identify areas of improvement in a flawless developer?

03 Dec 2023

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How to identify areas of improvement in a flawless developer?

Are ORM's a best practice?

02 Dec 2023

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Are ORM's a best practice?

How important is onbarding in IT companies?

01 Dec 2023

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How important is onbarding in IT companies?

What happens in a big IT company when you get older?

30 Nov 2023

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What happens in a big IT company when you get older?

What is your biggest complaint about being a tech lead?

29 Nov 2023

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What is your biggest complaint about being a tech lead?

Should a great software dev also be a leader?

28 Nov 2023

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Should a great software dev also be a leader?

Should software companies hire for culture fit or culture add?

27 Nov 2023

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Should software companies hire for culture fit or culture add?

Why do some managers discourage working from home for software devs?

26 Nov 2023

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Why do some managers discourage working from home for software devs?

How do you deal with high pressure situations?

25 Nov 2023

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How do you deal with high pressure situations?

Can I become a good software dev with work life balance?

24 Nov 2023

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Can I become a good software dev with work life balance?

What about being fired from your software job?

23 Nov 2023

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What about being fired from your software job?

Can saying the wrong things in a culture fit interview make you lose the job?

22 Nov 2023

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Can saying the wrong things in a culture fit interview make you lose the job?

What if a software dev lies in the culture fit interview?

21 Nov 2023

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What if a software dev lies in the culture fit interview?

How do you inject yourself in your software devs project?

20 Nov 2023

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How do you inject yourself in your software devs project?

How do software devs view older devs?

19 Nov 2023

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How do software devs view older devs?

Does pair programming work when it is enforced?

18 Nov 2023

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Does pair programming work when it is enforced?

Do you take a break between software jobs?

17 Nov 2023

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Do you take a break between software jobs?

Is a top university an indicator of the software devs skill?

16 Nov 2023

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Is a top university an indicator of the software devs skill?

What do you do each day to improve your coding skill?

15 Nov 2023

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What do you do each day to improve your coding skill?

How can a software dev improve if their manager have no feedback?

14 Nov 2023

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How can a software dev improve if their manager have no feedback?

Do software devs get annoyed when reviewers keep adding issues to a pull request?

13 Nov 2023

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Do software devs get annoyed when reviewers keep adding issues to a pull request?

Do software devs treat their mind like a computer?

12 Nov 2023

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Do software devs treat their mind like a computer?

As a tech lead, do you have a framework for leadership?

11 Nov 2023

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As a tech lead, do you have a framework for leadership?

How much DevOps knowledge is enough?

10 Nov 2023

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How much DevOps knowledge is enough?

Should software devs focus on their personal brand?

09 Nov 2023

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Should software devs focus on their personal brand?

What is the best way for a software team to manage their application inventory?

08 Nov 2023

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What is the best way for a software team to manage their application inventory?

How can devs avoid feeling ignored when a rock star joins the team?

07 Nov 2023

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How can devs avoid feeling ignored when a rock star joins the team?

If an interviewer asks who I find it difficult to work with, what are they looking for?

06 Nov 2023

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If an interviewer asks who I find it difficult to work with, what are they looking for?

How do remote dev teams follow the agile face to face principle?

05 Nov 2023

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How do remote dev teams follow the agile face to face principle?

How do you get stakeholders to attend team sprint reviews?

04 Nov 2023

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How do you get stakeholders to attend team sprint reviews?

How do software teams determine the value of a feature?

03 Nov 2023

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How do software teams determine the value of a feature?