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Rapid iteration gets you hired in game dev.

As a hiring manager, I want devs who can test, adapt, and finish

This short explains why it matters so much.

#GameDev #GameJobs #RapidIteration #DevTips #CreativeCareers #HiringManager
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Degrees are fine...but portfolios get you hired.

This short shares why your portfolio matters more than your education in the game industry.

What’s one project that made your portfolio stand out?

#GameDev #PortfolioTips #GameJobs #CreativeCareers #DevTips #SkillBasedHiring
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The smartest way to grow in game dev?

Put your work out there. Get feedback. Iterate faster.

Have you used community and player feedback to improve your work?

#GameDev #DevTips #CreativeCareers #PlayerFeedback #GameJobs
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Passion got me in. I’m not sure that’s enough anymore.

This short reflects on how the games industry has changed and what today’s candidates really need to stand out.

#GameDev #CareerAdvice #GameIndustry #DevTips #CreativeCareers
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What makes a great game dev in 2025?

This short highlights the traits studios actually look for when hiring

Which one matters most to you?

#GameDev #CreativeCareers #GameJobs #DevTips #FutureSkills
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#JavaScript 💻

if (users[userName]) might log "User name found!" even for built-ins like toString 😬
Why? It checks the prototype chain 🔗

✅ Use Object.hasOwn(users, userName) to check only real keys 🔐
#CodeSmell #CleanCode #JavaScriptTips #WebDev #DevTips
October 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The games industry is full of opportunity, but it doesn’t always play fair.

What helped you stay in the industry?

#GameDev #CreativeCareers #GameIndustry #DevTips #MindsetMatters
October 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Demystifying Spring Dependency Injection — your guide to how Spring wires things behind the scenes, and how to use it effectively.
Dive in 👇🏻
@hashnode.bsky.socialnipunaupeksha.hashnode.dev/demystifying...
Medium → medium.com/javarevisite...
#Spring #Java #DependencyInjection #SpringBoot #DevTips
Demystifying Spring Dependency Injection 📦
🧬 Introduction
medium.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Studios don’t just hire talent, they hire team players.

This short explains how to highlight your collaboration and teamwork skills when applying to game jobs.

What’s one team project that helped *you* grow?

#GameDev #TeamProjects #DevTips #GameCareers #SoftSkills
September 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#devlog to start the week: This is from Lucas, Game Design, on Outerwilds:

#Godot #2.5D #design #indiegames #indiedev #pcgaming #rpg #callofelyndra #developer #devtips #gaming
September 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
After entering 4 game jams across just over a year, here are some of the main things I've learnt: 1/🧵

#gamejam #devtips #indiedev #solodev #godot
September 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Switch statements are a code smell. Replace them with polymorphism or strategy patterns for cleaner, scalable designs. #CleanCode #DevTips
January 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🐧 #TrucoLinux:

Pulsa `Tab` dos veces para autocompletar comandos o rutas en Bash.

🔍 ¿No sabes cómo se llama un comando? Escribe el inicio y presiona Tab dos veces.

#Linux #Terminal #Bash #CLI #Productividad #DevTips
June 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How do you stay creative when you're stuck in a coding rut?
#gamedev #indiedev #devtips
May 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Loading third-party JS with async? 🚫

⚠️ Looks non-blocking…. until it’s cached.

On repeat visits, it can block rendering, and Lighthouse won’t show it. 🕵️‍♂️

✅ Use defer for non-critical third-party scripts. Safer for #pagespeed.

#webperformance #javascript #SEO #devtips
June 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Feature flags are great… until they’re not. Mix them with core logic and your code becomes a minefield of edge cases. Ship fast. But don’t ship chaos. #DevTips #FeatureFlags #Engineering

https://posthog.com/newsletter/feature-flag-mistakes
Don't make these feature flag mistakes - PostHog
Here are two important, related facts: Product engineers succeed when they ship quickly, understand if a change is working, and iterate. You need…
posthog.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Been using React for a while but not sure how to level up?
We pulled together the best tips from the dev community to help you grow as a React dev in 2025. Read the post👇
svar.dev/blog/grow-as...

#LearnReact #DevTips #React #Reactjs #FrontendDev
July 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Tired of slow GroupBy queries in EF Core?

With LINQ GroupBy, EF Core 6+ now translates more groupings directly into SQL. No more pulling all the data into memory—just fast, efficient queries.

woodruff.dev/grouping-sma...

#EFCore #dotnet #LINQ #DevTips #DatabasePerformance
Grouping Smarter: LINQ GroupBy Enhancements in EF Core - Chris Woody Woodruff
Grouping data in Entity Framework Core (EF Core) used to feel a little… clunky. Sometimes, LINQ’s GroupBy() worked beautifully in-memory but got lost in translation when executing SQL queries. You’d w...
woodruff.dev
February 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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June 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🐧 #TrucoLinux destacado:

¿Quieres ver los 10 procesos que más CPU consumen?

Usa esto:

`ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,%cpu --sort=-%cpu | head`

📊 ¡Diagnóstico rápido sin abrir `top` ni `htop`!

#Linux #Terminal #CLI #Sysadmin #OpenSource #Procesos #DevTips #Shell #GNU
June 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I just published a new article on how to speed up Android & Flutter builds using gradle properties file. 🚀

👉 medium.com/@nicosnicola...

#AndroidDev #Android #FlutterDev #Flutter #Gradle #DevTips
Setup gradle.properties file for faster Android and Flutter Gradle build
In this article, we’ll take a quick look at the gradle.properties file — what it is and how it’s used, how you can configure it, and why…
medium.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Clear Names Create Clearer Code—And Clearer Code Leads to Better Software."
Great teams know this: the way you name things directly shapes how easy code is to understand, share, and evolve. #DevTips #CodeQuality #RockYourCode #MVPBuzz
September 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Takeaways:

• Use a decorator-factory pattern for flexible config
• Be friendly - add exponential backoff to avoid retry storms
• Don’t retry forever

Curious how you handle retries — do you build your own or rely on a library?

🔗 z2d.io/posts/produc...

#Python #DevTips
Retry — Production-Ready Python Decorators
Learn how to implement and use retry decorators in Python — from building your own exponential backoff logic to leveraging powerful libraries like Tenacity and Stamina.
z2d.io
October 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM