My life as a programmer

Should new devs pick a language with a large community?

02 Nov 2023

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Should new devs pick a language with a large community?

How can a tech lead avoid being the single point of failure?

01 Nov 2023

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How can a tech lead avoid being the single point of failure?

How do you tell a dev that their idea is bad without demotivating them?

31 Oct 2023

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How do you tell a dev that their idea is bad without demotivating them?

How do you spot a philosopher programmer in a software team?

30 Oct 2023

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How do you spot a philosopher programmer in a software team?

How to get over the fear of getting in to programming?

29 Oct 2023

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How to get over the fear of getting in to programming?

What about the current tech bubble?

28 Oct 2023

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What about the current tech bubble?

Do software candidates ask questions for the sake of asking questions?

27 Oct 2023

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Do software candidates ask questions for the sake of asking questions?

How can a software manager help with a software devs career progression?

26 Oct 2023

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How can a software manager help with a software devs career progression?

Do devs make the mistake of thinking it is their managers job to help their growth?

25 Oct 2023

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Do devs make the mistake of thinking it is their managers job to help their growth?

How can a software manager fix a team that is writing bad code?

24 Oct 2023

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How can a software manager fix a team that is writing bad code?

How do you spot when a dev lied on their CV?

23 Oct 2023

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How do you spot when a dev lied on their CV?

How to lead your dev team?

22 Oct 2023

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How to lead your dev team?

Should devs focus on learning languages or techniques?

21 Oct 2023

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Should devs focus on learning languages or techniques?

How can you learn to emotionally detach from your code?

20 Oct 2023

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How can you learn to emotionally detach from your code?

Do software devs focus too much on becoming 10x devs?

19 Oct 2023

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Do software devs focus too much on becoming 10x devs?

Have you ever given uncomfortable feedback to your software developers?

18 Oct 2023

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Have you ever given uncomfortable feedback to your software developers?

How can a dev figure out what a customer needs when they don't know?

17 Oct 2023

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How can a dev figure out what a customer needs when they don't know?

What does "documentation for different complexities and domains" mean?

16 Oct 2023

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What does "documentation for different complexities and domains" mean?

How can I get better at expressing my thoughts to senior devs?

15 Oct 2023

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How can I get better at expressing my thoughts to senior devs?

How are frequent issues handled in a blameless office culture handled?

14 Oct 2023

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How are frequent issues handled in a blameless office culture handled?

How do you keep your development projects organized?

13 Oct 2023

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How do you keep your development projects organized?

What to do when a developer rewrites other devs code?

12 Oct 2023

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What to do when a developer rewrites other devs code?

Is the primary job of a software dev to deliver value?

11 Oct 2023

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Is the primary job of a software dev to deliver value?

Will all IT systems eventually suck?

10 Oct 2023

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Will all IT systems eventually suck?

How do you help a dev team to stop doing things in an old way?

09 Oct 2023

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How do you help a dev team to stop doing things in an old way?

Should a experienced dev always have an opinion on how to build things?

08 Oct 2023

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Should a experienced dev always have an opinion on how to build things?

Is looking after data quality improve software development speed?

07 Oct 2023

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Is looking after data quality improve software development speed?

Is data quality one of the biggest challenges in IT companies?

06 Oct 2023

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Is data quality one of the biggest challenges in IT companies?

Should time tested legacy systems be replaced?

05 Oct 2023

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Should time tested legacy systems be replaced?

Do quiet devs get labeled as ignorant?

04 Oct 2023

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Do quiet devs get labeled as ignorant?

Should software devs write documentation to improve communication skills?

03 Oct 2023

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Should software devs write documentation to improve communication skills?

When do software devs stop caring about their work?

02 Oct 2023

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When do software devs stop caring about their work?

How effective are software interviews?

01 Oct 2023

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How effective are software interviews?

How do to ace my software interview?

30 Sep 2023

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How do to ace my software interview?

If system design about making trade offs?

29 Sep 2023

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If system design about making trade offs?

How is coaching as a tech lead different from a engineering manager?

28 Sep 2023

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How is coaching as a tech lead different from a engineering manager?

Are there times when the tech leads have to decide against the team?

27 Sep 2023

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Are there times when the tech leads have to decide against the team?

How do large companies test their API's?

26 Sep 2023

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How do large companies test their API's?

How should a software dev learn a new concept that is hard to understand?

25 Sep 2023

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How should a software dev learn a new concept that is hard to understand?

How do you rewrite a old system to new tech?

24 Sep 2023

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How do you rewrite a old system to new tech?

How do you handle regular sprint overflow?

23 Sep 2023

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How do you handle regular sprint overflow?

Why do IT companies promote internal mobility?

22 Sep 2023

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Why do IT companies promote internal mobility?

What are some growing pains of IT startups?

21 Sep 2023

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What are some growing pains of IT startups?

Are software best practices just dev preferences?

20 Sep 2023

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Are software best practices just dev preferences?

How do you build a team of motivated devs?

19 Sep 2023

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How do you build a team of motivated devs?

What is the most time consuming part of software projects?

18 Sep 2023

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What is the most time consuming part of software projects?

How do you stay calm when fixing a production problem?

17 Sep 2023

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How do you stay calm when fixing a production problem?

Do you repeat yourself to junior devs?

16 Sep 2023

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Do you repeat yourself to junior devs?

How can devs avoid distractions?

15 Sep 2023

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How can devs avoid distractions?

How fast do software devs who do not code lose their skills?

14 Sep 2023

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How fast do software devs who do not code lose their skills?

What makes software devs feel bad about themselves?

13 Sep 2023

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What makes software devs feel bad about themselves?

How can you change a software team who only write test to get better coverage?

12 Sep 2023

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How can you change a software team who only write test to get better coverage?

Do you offer unsolicited advice to other dev teams?

11 Sep 2023

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Do you offer unsolicited advice to other dev teams?

What does it mean to be a multiplier tech lead?

10 Sep 2023

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What does it mean to be a multiplier tech lead?

What is the saddest part about being a programmer?

09 Sep 2023

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What is the saddest part about being a programmer?

Are there too many new frontend devs?

08 Sep 2023

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Are there too many new frontend devs?

Why do people pay more for western devs instead of Indian ones?

07 Sep 2023

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Why do people pay more for western devs instead of Indian ones?

How do you structure sprint demos to get more user feedback?

06 Sep 2023

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How do you structure sprint demos to get more user feedback?

What does backend scaling mean?

05 Sep 2023

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What does backend scaling mean?

When working remotely what country do I base my salary expectation on?

04 Sep 2023

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When working remotely what country do I base my salary expectation on?

Should I put my salary expectation on my CV?

03 Sep 2023

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Should I put my salary expectation on my CV?

Can you give examples of good answers to interview questions?

02 Sep 2023

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Can you give examples of good answers to interview questions?

How do you handle bad coding standards at a new job?

01 Sep 2023

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How do you handle bad coding standards at a new job?

What makes software devs quit their job?

31 Aug 2023

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What makes software devs quit their job?

Is the difference between good and mediocre software devs their CS knowledge?

30 Aug 2023

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Is the difference between good and mediocre software devs their CS knowledge?

How do you balance easy and complex code?

29 Aug 2023

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How do you balance easy and complex code?

Should devs try to take on the hardest jobs?

28 Aug 2023

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Should devs try to take on the hardest jobs?

Why are programmers so well paid when the job is so easy?

27 Aug 2023

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Why are programmers so well paid when the job is so easy?

What do software get that most don't?

26 Aug 2023

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What do software get that most don't?

Is it important that software devs understand the big picture?

25 Aug 2023

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Is it important that software devs understand the big picture?

How can a junior convince a senior dev to use OOP?

24 Aug 2023

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How can a junior convince a senior dev to use OOP?

Do software devs care too much about how pro their code is?

23 Aug 2023

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Do software devs care too much about how pro their code is?

What type of software dev has the best work life balance?

22 Aug 2023

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What type of software dev has the best work life balance?

How do you strive to make an impact as a software dev?

21 Aug 2023

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How do you strive to make an impact as a software dev?

Do devs need to know how to reduce infra cost?

20 Aug 2023

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Do devs need to know how to reduce infra cost?

Can you ask if continuous learning is part of a job?

19 Aug 2023

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Can you ask if continuous learning is part of a job?

How to find a job in a stack I have not worked in?

18 Aug 2023

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How to find a job in a stack I have not worked in?

Why is encapsulation good?

17 Aug 2023

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Why is encapsulation good?

How do you spot a junior, mid and senior dev?

16 Aug 2023

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How do you spot a junior, mid and senior dev?

What is the bitter truth about software development?

15 Aug 2023

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What is the bitter truth about software development?

How do you tell a senior dev that his code is bad?

14 Aug 2023

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How do you tell a senior dev that his code is bad?

How do you know if the software you develop is helping the company?

13 Aug 2023

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How do you know if the software you develop is helping the company?

How will the DevOps role grow?

12 Aug 2023

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How will the DevOps role grow?

Why is so hard to find a dev co founder for my startup?

11 Aug 2023

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Why is so hard to find a dev co founder for my startup?

How do you write scalable css?

10 Aug 2023

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How do you write scalable css?

What is the problem with devs not caring about their domain?

09 Aug 2023

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What is the problem with devs not caring about their domain?

Is backend development going to become obsolete?

08 Aug 2023

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Is backend development going to become obsolete?

How to point out bugs in other developers code?

07 Aug 2023

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How to point out bugs in other developers code?

Is coding challenge homework critical when hiring a senior dev?

06 Aug 2023

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Is coding challenge homework critical when hiring a senior dev?

Why do devs work on boring apps?

05 Aug 2023

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Why do devs work on boring apps?

What is the point of a CS degree if it does not prepare you to be a programmer?

04 Aug 2023

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What is the point of a CS degree if it does not prepare you to be a programmer?

Do you log off work only after you achieved your daily coding?

03 Aug 2023

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Do you log off work only after you achieved your daily coding?

Why do companies give fake deadlines to devs?

02 Aug 2023

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Why do companies give fake deadlines to devs?

How to explain your programming job to someone who doesn't work in IT?

01 Aug 2023

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How to explain your programming job to someone who doesn't work in IT?

What are some things no one tells you about a career in programming?

31 Jul 2023

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What are some things no one tells you about a career in programming?

How do you figure out if a programmer is the real deal?

30 Jul 2023

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How do you figure out if a programmer is the real deal?

How to become a good software dev in any programming language?

29 Jul 2023

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How to become a good software dev in any programming language?

Why are programming forums so hostile?

28 Jul 2023

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Why are programming forums so hostile?

What is the longest a programmer who could not code stayed at a job?

27 Jul 2023

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What is the longest a programmer who could not code stayed at a job?

Are there too many software devs?

26 Jul 2023

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Are there too many software devs?