This is a guest post from Landy Simpson. Enjoy. Dear new developer, This year has put everyone’s mental and physical health to the test, including yours truly. There’s the ongoing pandemic, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the 2020 American elections, the End Sars movement; the list goes on. This year, I’ve dealt with an … Continue reading My experience with burnout
Dear new developer, https://twitter.com/saronyitbarek/status/1255278961250185218 I thought this was a great tweet. It's worth clicking through and reading the responses. I wrote my own tweet in response, but thought I'd write about it a bit more here. First, it's worth acknowledging that the term "senior developer" means different things in different places and times. Certainly the … Continue reading When do you feel like you’re “senior”
Dear new developer, I just had a conversation with my boss. I said "Hey, sometimes I can be overly direct and it comes off like an a**hole. I've been told I've been condescending by co-workers. I'm working on being more empathetic but if you see behavior like this from me, please let me know." A … Continue reading Admit your weaknesses
Letters To A New Developer 