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
This is a guest post from Jay Miller. Enjoy. Dear Developer, I just wrote this 300 word unintentional brag piece for you trying to convince you that putting yourself in the right places in front of the right people would have a spinoff effect of more important people knowing who you are. I decided not … Continue reading Make It Impactful or Fun (or Both)
Dear new developer, As a new developer, you have a lot of flexibility when looking for a job. This is great in some ways, but makes it difficult to hone in on particular a job opportunity. What should you do when you are looking for a position? After all, if you are open to any … Continue reading What should you look for in a job?
This is a guest post from Ben Greenberg. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, Welcome to the wonderful and exciting world of software development! You may have chosen this field for any combination of innumerable reasons. No matter the reasons that brought you into this space, I am so delighted you are here. You are embarking on … Continue reading Principles Over Syntax
Dear new developer, It's a crazy market right now for developer talent. But I still see plenty of new developers struggling. I also see some mid and senior developers struggling. "What? I thought senior developers had it made!" you might be saying to yourself. Unfortunately, one can fall into the trap of the expert beginner. … Continue reading What To Change If You Aren’t Getting The Offers You Want
Dear new developer, Caching is a common architectural pattern that helps with performance and scalability. Spending some time learning about this will help you build better systems and understand existing architectures. What is a Cache? At the most fundamental level, a cache is a secondary store of a set of values which pulls values from … Continue reading Learn caching
This is a guest post from Dan Walkes. Enjoy. Dear developer, I was thinking this week about my Great Uncle, Bob Van Gerpen, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2011. Bob was my Grandma’s youngest brother and similar in age to my Dad. He was a big part of my parent’s life as they experienced … Continue reading Uncle Bob’s Ski School
This is a guest post from Jerrin Samuel. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Software development is a field that evolves quickly and constantly. These changes keep things exciting and interesting, but can also make you feel like you are falling behind all the time. Engaging in continuous learning is one of the solutions you can look … Continue reading Why Developers Should Engage in Continuous Learning
This is a guest post from Adam Steel. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, Getting your first developer job can feel like a big accomplishment. And it is! It can feel so big and you can feel so relieved to have any job at all that you might start to develop your worldview around that one job. … Continue reading Take jobs that help you grow
Dear new developer, One thing I love about software development is that you'll always be learning. This is because of two things. First, there's better and different hardware. It is possible that this pace will subside sometime, but looking at the variety of new computing hardware, sensors and components that have been created over the … Continue reading You’ll always be learning
Letters To A New Developer 