List: Insights from the life of a software developer | Curated by xeladu

Nov 4, 2024
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Insights from the life of a software developerWe are all humans :)
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Why A Mac Mini As Self-Hosted Build Agent Makes SenseAlthough it’s a pricy initial investment, you will benefit in the long run.
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
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Why Eliminating NULLs From Your Code Will Not Make Your App BetterThrowing out nulls is neither good nor bad. It’s just a design decision.
Oct 13, 2024
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Oct 13, 2024
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How I Tricked A Web Tool With JavaScript To Save TimeTurning a 2-hours task into 20 minutes with simple JavaScript.
Sep 6, 2024
Sep 6, 2024
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What To Expect When Becoming A Lead EngineerThe transition from a senior to a lead position is a huge change. You don’t deal with code that much but rather with people.
Aug 22, 2024
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Aug 22, 2024
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When Developers Are 10x More Productive With AI…At least that’s what they claim. But are they really? I am not. Are you?
Jul 25, 2024
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Jul 25, 2024
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JetBrains Shut Down Space Exactly When I Started Using ItClosing down a service and not offering a replacement might be a reasonable business decision but their timing is horrible for me.
Jul 25, 2024
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When Automation Stops Your BusinessMy company had trouble with a bill and a service provider. Although there was communication, the worst case happened: We couldn’t work…
Jun 8, 2024
Jun 8, 2024
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I Talked To A Google Developer Expert About FlutterEveryone dies eventually. The question is just when…
May 23, 2024
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May 23, 2024
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How A WordPress Plugin Broke My Automated Flutter NewsletterWhat a stupid mistake!
Apr 28, 2024
Apr 28, 2024
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The Struggle With Flutter Packages In Private GitHub RepositoriesOr how I overengineered a nonexisting problem.
Apr 25, 2024
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Apr 25, 2024
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Is it still worth publishing how-to guides with the arrival of ChatGPT?Will AI make our jobs obsolete? Or is there still a niche for us to survive?
Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023
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Dart Null Safety must be improved!I don’t see the benefits and get angry about the downsides. It needs to be improved asap.
Dec 22, 2022
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Dec 22, 2022
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Will Windows ever be finished?Or is it too big to be entirely revamped?
Aug 6, 2022
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Aug 6, 2022
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.NET MAUI released as stable … but it absolutely isn’tMicrosoft’s .NET MAUI was released as a stable version just recently. I evaluated the latest version last week and here is my opinion.
May 25, 2022
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May 25, 2022
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Code examples that will make you lose faith in humanityIn this article, I want to present some code “gems” that I collected over the years. All examples are from vital production systems.
Apr 8, 2022
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Apr 8, 2022
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How bad hardware can ruin a software developer’s workdayI recently got a new notebook from my employer because my old one was getting slow. It’s uncanny how much my happiness level increased.
Mar 14, 2022
Mar 14, 2022
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Checklist to consider before jumping into a new technologyHere are some thoughts about what languages and frameworks to learn and when to learn them as a software developer
Jan 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022
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5 important things I learned in my first years as a Software DeveloperHere are some examples of things I learned in my first years as a software developer. It’s about documentation, writing code and mindset.
Jan 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022