Episode 6 - 9 insights about software development that took me 20 years to figure out

In this episode I share 9 pieces of advice about our industry that took me 20 years to figure out.

During the past 20 years, I've had the privilege of working in many roles. Yes, I have worked as a developer, but also as a team lead, a manager, even recently as a DevRel. And in this episode I'm sharing my biggest lessons.

The items covered in this episode are:

1. How to deal with ego as developers.
2. Languages are just tools.
3. It's less about memorizing algorithms and more about learning to use Google.
4. You'll be always learning as a developer.
5. "Working is better than perfect"
6. Make it work first, then optimize.
7. The last 10% of a project takes 90% of the time.
8. If you're doing it more than once, you probably need to abstract it.
9. Side projects as a developer aren't required, but they definitely help!

If you'd like more details about these points, I've actually written a whole book on this topic. I published it during 2022 with Manning, and it's called "Skills of a Successful Software Engineer".  If you're just getting started in your career, I highly recommend you check it out!

Interesting links

• The recommended book "7 languages in 7 weeks"

Get in touch!

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