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This does not apply to the typical software engineer. Rather this: > Code is secondary. People are first This is easily overlooked. Your social skills matter most. Leading, listeni…

Somewhat related but it is amazing how clear things become to me when I draw a diagram about something I have to learn or build. Make visual connections leads to an immediate deepe…

Chasing the "dream" of having my own business without realising what that actually requires. Then when it got difficult or boring, the next freelancing job is so much easier (and w…

Another "been there, done that". If I could give advice to my 30 year old self, without doubt, it'll be: #1. Focus on finding the right job that works for you and pays the bills. O…

This reflects badly on the developer who posted this. Though it is easy to sympathise, this is not professional behaviour. Learn from mistakes and move on focussing on finding good…

This route exists, it's called training and you can earn even more doing that. Absolutely doable, but it's a long road to get there (salary- and lifestyle wise).

Bitwarden is free and working better

You could use this as an opportunity to show you are capable to handle anything that is thrown at you. This is a highly valuable skill, way more valuable than your current tech sta…

Forget puzzles! Solve a real problem with code. Read only as little as necessary and then build something you care about. Before you know it you have become a programmer.

it's more than being "trump fanboy". It's his confabulating of abstruse theories like "master puppeteer" and all this gibberish talk. I find it irresponsible the opposite of what h…

Quite controversial but basically the blueprint of how I want to build the company I work for: "Why employees are always a bad idea"

I enjoyed Lake Success a lot.

I thought this book was quite good. I also used to enjoy Scott Adam's blog and ideas, that's why it was quite shocking to me when I revisited his site and found out what he has tur…

My favourite was Better Call Saul. Love the entrepreneurial spirit that shines through the episodes

Don't fabulate stories in your head that are not useful to you. There is nothing "wrong" with you. The reasons could be manyfold. You could try to figure out why you didn't land a …

Let me just re-iterate practise, practise, practise. After you have done this sufficiently often, following things happen 1-You'll notice how similar interviews are and develop a r…

This. I'm working in that space and I can tell you it is very much alive. It all comes down to ease-of-use and cost of sensors. 2018 has seen especially some fantastic progress. Th…

Holiday season approaching with some time available for reading, please provide your recommendation, fiction and non-fiction (though personally prefer fiction)

I recently took a new role and talked to a couple of companies that offered "unlimited holidays". After talking to them I came to the conclusion this is something that looks nice o…

I had a similar experience, travelled a lot, many different jobs, changing relationships - but I see myself as a success, would not want to change that experience for anything. In …

I found that routines have limited effect on my productivity. Some hacks can be useful (pomodoro for example) but only get me so far. What really matters is to have a clear underst…

I don't believe you can learn this from a book. It's a highly personal journey, depending on you, your family and your kids. Your kids educate you as much as you educate them, you …

Please get all the courage you can muster and seek professional therapie.

You need to establish yourself as an expert and build an audience if you want to make serious money selling your expertise. It doesn't matter how you transfer your knowledge, be it…

Any tips on how to find an AWS contractor who can do this?