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Some valuable lessons I’ve learned from a 10x programmer, years ago. #developers #programmers #lessons

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Top lessons learned from working with a 10x developer

Developers with 10 times the productivity

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Have you ever had a great job and watch it implode?

#SoftwareDevelopment #Career #DreamJob #Nightmare

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The Day My Dream Job Became a Nightmare

And has haunted me years after

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December 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM

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“If ‘agile’ were still a meaningful word, not a capitalist religion.”

#SoftwareDevelopment #agile #Productivity

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We Had No Issue Tracker

Each story was a sticky note. Each bug was an automated test.

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December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM

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From the “I did it the hard way, so everyone else is invalid” crowd. Break the cycle.

#SoftwareDevelopment #programming #elite #Gatekeepers

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Elitism in Software Development

11 things I’ve encountered, on one side of it or the other

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November 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM

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Writing about software development has helped me understand it, and myself, a little better.

#softwaredevelopers #programmer #writing

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How Writing About Programming Has Changed Me

In good, bad, and unexpected ways

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November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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If I can only teach you one SOLID principle, it would be SRP…so long as you test.

#SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment #TDD

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SOLID Skeptic? Learn SRP and Unit Testing

And other best practices will follow

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November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM

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An honest reflection on C++ from a polyglot developer.

#SoftwareDevelopment #cpp #programmer

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Going back to C++ was hard

I had to rediscover patience after using faster-paced languages

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November 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM

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Working late or extra has long been normalized in software development. How do you feel about work-life balance?

#programmer #SoftwareDevelopment #overtime #addiction

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Confessions of a Workaholic Software Developer

Dreams, deadlines and invisible overtime

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October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM

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End-user test automation ensures your software behaves as designed. BDD focuses on clearly defining user scenarios of software behaviour so that it can be measured.

#Development #TestAutomation #BDD

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A Senior Developer was nearly offended by this take on test automation

What if it were the norm for feature developers?

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October 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM

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Can AI guess how much my Software Developer salary is?

#developer #salary #LLM

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I Asked AI How Much My Software Development Experience is Worth

It was flattering and nearly realistic

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October 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM

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Middle-aged developers contribute differently than their younger selves. Or, at least that’s true for me.

#SoftwareEngineering #programmer #CareerDevelopment

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I’m a middle-aged developer, and my time to shine has sunset

How I move forward, long past my prime

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October 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM

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Why developers leave software companies.

#developer #Careers #quitting #change #movingon

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Reasons Good Developers Leave Software Companies

Knowing your value and walking away

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September 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM

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Parental leave passes by so quickly.

#parenting #parentaeave #paternityleave #family #firsttimeparent

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How I Wish I Spent My Parental Leave

What I’d do again and what I’d do better.

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September 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM

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It’s going to cost an arm and a leg to raise our daughter in Vancouver, but there are many perks.

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#housingcrisis #vancouver #newparent

How much is a good childhood worth?

The sky-high cost of a North American dream

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September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM

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Getting to know cycling in Vancouver? Here are my go-to routes, and my opinions on them.

#bicycle #cycling #RoadCycling #vancouverbc #yvr #UrbanPlanning

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Beloved Vancouver Cycling Routes and Greenways

My cycling staples in and around Vancouver

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August 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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How working from home for 5 years affected me. The good, the bad, and the hybrid.

#wfh #workfromhome #career #softwaredevelopment

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Ways I’ve Changed After Years of Working From Home

And still going strong, 5 years after the start of the pandemic

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August 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM

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I'm learning new things about my infant daughter and her world every day.

#girldad #baby #newparent #parenting #growth

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I Didn’t Expect This Before Becoming a Parent

You can prepare, but you’re never fully ready.

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August 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM

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Working mostly inside our heads, Software Developers can’t always be the best communicators. When we become self-aware of our misgivings, we can promise ourselves to do better.

#SoftwareDevelopment #Programmer #communication #careergrowth

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