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Specialist vs Generalist ⚒️
Should I become a specialist or a generalist? This question gets asked quite a lot but are there only these 2 options?
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Software Engineering Promotions: Increase Your Chances of Getting to the Next Level 🚀
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Engineering Manager vs Tech Lead 🧑🏻‍💻
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Focus on Creating instead of Consuming
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Engineering Manager vs Tech Lead 🧑🏻‍💻
What does it really mean to be an engineering manager and are you actually working two roles for the price of one?
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When is the Right Time to Quit Your Job? 🚪
Sometimes you just want to quit. Before you throw your laptop out the window, lets see if it is the best option.
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health as a Software Developer 🧠
A lot of developers secretly suffer from mental health issues hopefully this issue will help.
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How to Break a Monolith into Microservices
Breaking a monolith into microservices can be daunting for any team but it easier if you take the write approach.
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Software Engineering Promotions: Increase Your Chances of Getting to the Next Level 🚀
There is a structured approach that you can take to increase your chances of a promotion. Don't leave your career to chance.
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Don’t Build Your House on Someone Else’s Land
With all these AI tools built off the back of OpenAI, it makes you wonder how sustainable they are.
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Life Lessons Learned from the Stoics
I love reading wisdom from the Stoics, some knowledge is just timeless and is helpful even today.
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