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Dr Milan Milanović
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Chief Roadblock Remover and Learning Enabler | Coach | Building great products, building great teams! Author of Tech World With Milan Newsletter
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I share one actionable insight with 400,000+ software engineers every week.

Topics:

🔹 Software engineering (patterns, principles, practical tips)
🔹 Tech leadership (real-world lessons, not theory)
🔹 Career growth (strategies, mental models, moves)

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An API is any defined contract for interaction between software components
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟲𝟰𝗞 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟯 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀

I've just released a new 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 breaking down exactly how I built a LinkedIn audience from scratch.

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November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What purchase under $1000 has significantly improved your life?
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I've just launched my first digital course, where 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟲𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 and turned it into paid sponsorships, consulting offers, and newsletter revenue

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November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲

Where are you on the cycle?
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
History of the C# language
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Most engineers would rather debug a race condition than sit through their weekly 1:1.

Here's what nobody tells you: It's not supposed to be your manager's meeting

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November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There are no hacks in life

Great things take time and effort

I wish you a great week ahead 👋
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗤 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

The latest InfoQ report shows DevOps entering a consolidation phase. The focus has shifted from adopting more tools to integrating what's already in place.

Here are the key insights:

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November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Backend survival kit. 👇
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 are a cornerstone of object-oriented programming that guide developers in creating maintainable, scalable, and robust software architectures.

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November 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In software, legacy means it makes money
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀

𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 is the process of defining the architecture, components, modules, and interfaces of a software system 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

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October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

If you want to learn about Software Architecture, you can start with the book: 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 (amzn.to/4nfBWHd) by Mark Richards and Neal Ford.

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October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The AI developer tools market is split into two layers.

Most teams miss it.

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October 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Friday Developers Fun 🤣

Managers have been vibe coding forever
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀?

When we choose programming languages, we usually decide based on their syntax, performance, or even learning curve.

Portuguese researchers benchmarked 27 popular programming languages for runtime, energy use, and peak memory.

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October 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Winter will be hot 🔥!
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

In their book "Framework Design Guidelines," Krzysztof Cwalina and Brad Abrams, who created a set of design principles on how to design frameworks at Microsoft in the early days of .NET development.

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October 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

No single metric captures programming language popularity perfectly. We track Google searches, job postings, and developer surveys to understand what's actually being used.

Based on these indices and surveys, here's the 2025 ranking:

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October 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘆 Postman

Postman surveyed over 5,700 developers, architects, and executives about how APIs are evolving in an AI-driven world. This year's report reveals a gap: developers are AI-native, but most APIs aren't built for AI agents yet.

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October 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Google’s monolithic repository provides a common source of truth for tens of thousands of developers worldwide. They use it for 95% of their source code, leaving Google Chrome and Android on their specific ones.

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October 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗣𝗜?

An API is a contract between software systems 🤝. It defines how one application requests data or actions from another, using structured payloads (JSON, XML, Protobuf) over secure transport (HTTPS/TLS).

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October 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹

Most developers use these terms interchangeably. That's a mistake.

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October 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
One AI year is seven Internet ones

We never saw technology which was spread so fast in the history
October 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM