Weekly Recap - 2025-02-14
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Weekly Recap
Untapped Advantage: How To Network as a Software Developer
How can we improve our odds of landing jobs when it seems like every job opportunity is saturated with applicants?
Let's discuss networking.
Tracking Promotion Progress as a Software Engineer [360 Video]
As software developers, how can we make sure that we're tracking our progress toward promotion? What should we focus on?
Let's discuss!
Is AI ACTUALLY Increasing Your Productivity At Work? [360 Video]
It seems like every day there's a new hot AI tool that we need to be using as software developers but... Do you find AI is actually increasing your productivity?
Developer Intern Resume Review: Did They Nail It?!
This software developer is looking to land an internship! Let's see what awesome things they included on their resume and what areas they could improve on.
Why Does NOBODY Care About My Standup Updates As A Developer?
An interesting Reddit thread had someone asking about effectively using standup meetings... But was that the real issue? Or are they looking for recognition or understanding the impact of their work?
My Manager Has NO IDEA About My Impact As A Developer [360 Video]
When working towards promotions, it's important that your manager has clear visibility into the impact you deliver. What happens when your manager is new and doesn't understand the domain yet?
Advice For Junior Devs Who Aren't Quitting Because AI - Principal Software Engineering Manager AMA
There's a lot of doom and gloom around software engineering -- but what about the folks who are focused on moving forward as software developers? What can they focus on?
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Programmer Sayings: Keep The End In Mind, Go Line By Line
A viewer asked my thoughts on these phrases, but to be honest: I can't say for certain I've heard them.
Here's my interpretation of them for software developers.
Repository Design Pattern With Entity Framework Core
This video kicks off the series on the repository design pattern. We'll look at how you can set up EF Core in an ASP NET Core web API and wrap it up in a repository design pattern!
Software Engineering Is TOXIC: What's With Years Of Experience?!
A viewer asked about my perspective on toxic software engineering culture: why the big focus on company names and years of experience?
Let's discuss!
Manager Keeps IGNORING Us! Developers Are UNSUPPORTED!
What happens when you're working as a team of software engineers and your manager starts becoming absent? What can be done in this situation?
Tips For Navigating On Call Rotations As A Software Engineer
The dreaded on-call rotation! It's scary business being an OCE for the first time, so let's chat through some tips on how to get started.
Engineering Managers That Don't SUCK - What Traits Do YOU Look For?
Many of us have had a mix of both good and bad managers... but as a software engineer, what do you look for in a manager? What do you steer clear from?
Entity Framework Core Generic Repository: Blazor Blog Example
In this video, we'll move to a generic repository pattern around Entity Framework Core. We'll even see how this is actively used in a Blazor Blog Engine.
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Great roundup! Also, curious about the AI productivity one... is it actually helping, or just more hype?