This is a guest post from Kiah Imani. Enjoy. Dear new developer, There are a lot of things that I wish I had known during my first year as a software developer. If I could go back and give my younger self some advice, here is what I would tell her. Join a developer community … Continue reading No developer is an island: Getting help as a new developer
Dear new developer, I thought this article nicely laid out three principles to guide a developer's career. They were: follow your taste find community take risks Each of these really resonated for me. The first because the wide world of software can lead to analysis paralysis, so you should really have some way of deciding … Continue reading Three principles for guiding your development career
This is a guest post from Dave Mayer. Enjoy. Dear New Dev- After 22 years of 'production level' experience in the real world, I'm writing to share three mantras that have led to more happiness and more success for us. To be clear, these are DAILY mantras. Not weekly, not monthly, not annually. Daily. They … Continue reading Three Mantras to Live By
This is a guest post from Rylan Bowers. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, 'You get what you give' isn’t just a late '90s catchy pop song set in a late '90s mall that gives me late '90s cringe (and nostalgia, but those go hand-in-hand, eh?). It’s also a great way to approach your career! This is … Continue reading ‘You get what you give’
This is a guest blog post from Rick Manelius. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Can you name all 50 US states? How about their capitals? Every city in the US? Every town? Could you list the GPS coordinates of every coffee shop? Of course, you can’t, wouldn’t, and don’t. It would be absurd to spend the … Continue reading Avoid The Impossible Goal of Being a Know It All
Letters To A New Developer 