My life as a programmer
By Fredrik Christenson
My life as a programmerMay 12, 2024
Is learning programming a constant cycle of impostor syndrome?
Is learning programming a constant cycle of impostor syndrome?
How do you memorize a huge codebase?
How do you memorize a huge codebase?
Is it ok to just do the minimum at work?
Is it ok to just do the minimum at work?
Do all IT companies have leeches?
Do all IT companies have leeches?
Do I need to consider scalability for the resume projects?
Do I need to consider scalability for the resume projects?
In a top company would you still try to understand how the tech works under the hood?
In a top company would you still try to understand how the tech works under the hood?
Will a junior get promoted if they are better than a senior?
Will a junior get promoted if they are better than a senior?
How do principle engineers stay motivated?
How do principle engineers stay motivated?
Why are programmers big nerds?
Why are programmers big nerds?
What example of coaching software devs do you have?
What example of coaching software devs do you have?
Do you answer new team members questions or do you refer them to the docs?
Do you answer new team members questions or do you refer them to the docs?
Do principle engineers have the same coding skills as seniors?
Do principle engineers have the same coding skills as seniors?
Have you ever been forced to implement an architecture you did not agree with?
Have you ever been forced to implement an architecture you did not agree with?
Have you been a principle engineer?
Have you been a principle engineer?
Why to principle engineers go in to management?
Why to principle engineers go in to management?
How long does the onboarding of a junior take?
How long does the onboarding of a junior take?
When is a software dev a liability to the team?
When is a software dev a liability to the team?
What skills do you need to make your own dev tools?
What skills do you need to make your own dev tools?
When to let a software dev go?
When to let a software dev go?
How can desktop development come back?
How can desktop development come back?
When should a company revise the tech stack?
When should a company revise the tech stack?
How to have effective 1 on 1's with your manager?
How to have effective 1 on 1's with your manager?
Is creating reliable software hard?
Is creating reliable software hard?
Should dev teams be able to stop feature development to handle tech debt?
Should dev teams be able to stop feature development to handle tech debt?
When you have prod issues do you learn from your mistakes?
When you have prod issues do you learn from your mistakes?
Why are companies trying to reduce push-back bias?
Why are companies trying to reduce push-back bias?
What is it like working as a senior software dev?
What is it like working as a senior software dev?
How do senior devs feel when a junior deny their pull request?
How do senior devs feel when a junior deny their pull request?
Is it more satisfying to get a promotion than a new job?
Is it more satisfying to get a promotion than a new job?
How to avoid code review comments that add no value?
How to avoid code review comments that add no value?
What tone to use in pull requests when making suggestions?
What tone to use in pull requests when making suggestions?
Is tech debt inevitable?
Is tech debt inevitable?
If ageism is a problem in IT why do people give positive feedback on making the switch?
If ageism is a problem in IT why do people give positive feedback on making the switch?
How do you design your api's to handle soft deletes?
How do you design your api's to handle soft deletes?
How to keep up in frontend development?
How to keep up in frontend development?
Does programming ever stop feeling cool?
Does programming ever stop feeling cool?
Are people skills the most important skill for a senior software development?
Are people skills the most important skill for a senior software development?
What are realistic expectations when switching career to frontend development?
What are realistic expectations when switching career to frontend development?
How do you evaluate IT companies when applying for a job?
How do you evaluate IT companies when applying for a job?
Does development speed increase when you hire more people?
Does development speed increase when you hire more people?
Why do tech companies have a informal dress code?
Why do tech companies have a informal dress code?
Are QA's usually less geeky than software devs?
Are QA's usually less geeky than software devs?
Is a software dev constantly judged by the quality of their code?
Is a software dev constantly judged by the quality of their code?
What is the trait the best software devs have?
What is the trait the best software devs have?
Is it ok to ship software with bugs somtimes?
Is it ok to ship software with bugs somtimes?
What is the difference between elegant and clever code?
What is the difference between elegant and clever code?
Will AI take over writing website content?
Will AI take over writing website content?
Is it true that most software devs do not like testing?
Is it true that most software devs do not like testing?
Is software development process oriented?
Is software development process oriented?
How to contribute to more complex projects?
How to contribute to more complex projects?