Yeah I know, money isn’t everything. But it’s something right? I’ve been broke and not-so-broke. I prefer not being broke any day of the week. In a little under 8 years I’ve successfully 5x’ed my salary. It wasn’t by learning a dozen programming languages. I didn’t make it to FAANG…

I met a junior developer with 7 years experience. His resume actually looked pretty good. When we started the interview though… oof.

I’m going to show you how to make your React codebase more flexible and less complex by leveraging a little known pattern for React components: The Compound Components pattern. Implementing the Compound Components pattern gives you the ability to create components that can be reused in different ways, without adding…

Earlier this year I decided to start a business coaching software developers. One problem — I had no clue how to start a business. I tried promoting on Instagram… crickets. Paid ads on Facebook — 👎 Google Ads banned me before I could start… wtf I paid thousands for coaches…

Let’s explore 3 ways you can approach writing code that will increase your skill as a developer and move you closer towards senior level. As junior developers much of our work centers around thinking of ways to make a function work or a unit test to pass. You start off…

We’re going to go through a bullet proof study plan to get you prepared for 90% of interviews that require data structures and algorithms. Besides passing interviews, the benefits of learning data structures and algorithms are: increased problem solving ability exposure to fundamental computer science concepts confidence Unfortunately, most people…

Everyone and their mother is telling you, as a software developer, to do 2 things on LinkedIn: Learn in public Network They’re not wrong. These strategies have been proven to work when it comes to landing new roles. I “networked” my way to my current role. I also got referrals…

A few years ago I paid a lot of money for an intensive interview prep course mostly made up of senior developers preparing for FAANG interviews. …

Sure, you can take on the “easy” assignments, keep your head down during meetings and be rewarded with a 3% increase each year to stave off inflation and hope you aren’t cut when the economy goes through a rough period. I did this for the first 3–4 years of my…