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What happens if a 10x tester and 10x dev work together?

10 mins; February 09, 2024

Are there things you can't catch with automated test?

10 mins; February 08, 2024

How do you figure out the right tool for the job?

10 mins; February 07, 2024

How do you know why devs are calm under pressure?

9 mins; February 06, 2024

Do mediocre software devs slow down good devs?

11 mins; February 05, 2024

Is your job as a software dev fulfilling enough?

11 mins; February 04, 2024

Do you feel embarrassed if someone boast about your coding skill?

10 mins; February 03, 2024

Do senior devs see patterns when they solve problems?

11 mins; February 02, 2024

How to know when to stop adding abstractions?

10 mins; February 01, 2024

How do architect who do not code add value to a software team?

14 mins; January 31, 2024

How to avoid feeling inferior to other devs?

14 mins; January 30, 2024

Should one try to adopt new tech to their stack?

12 mins; January 29, 2024

What about starting a SaaS business?

12 mins; January 28, 2024

Do you help your struggling coworkers?

10 mins; January 27, 2024

What about job hopping in a recession?

11 mins; January 26, 2024

Are the first years where a software dev improve most?

11 mins; January 25, 2024

Does switching programming job get easier with time?

8 mins; January 24, 2024

What about the sentient AI in Google?

11 mins; January 23, 2024

Are the best devs self managing?

9 mins; January 22, 2024

Are the best tech managers also the best contributors?

11 mins; January 21, 2024

Are you fit to be a software manager if you are able to find areas of improvement?

9 mins; January 20, 2024

Should I be happy working with smarter devs than me?

10 mins; January 19, 2024

Do many CS student never fully understand pointers and recursion?

11 mins; January 18, 2024

Should daily deployment be the goal for software teams?

11 mins; January 17, 2024

Is is true that you need at least 1 hour to evaluate a software dev?

9 mins; January 16, 2024

What is the most important thing to evaluate with a software developer candidate?

8 mins; January 15, 2024

Does worrying help you code better?

9 mins; January 14, 2024

What about avoiding dev work that hurts your career?

13 mins; January 13, 2024

How do you choose your opportunity as a software dev?

9 mins; January 12, 2024

How can software companies help new devs with onboarding?

7 mins; January 11, 2024

Are software devs ok with other devs refactoring their code?

9 mins; January 10, 2024

Why is outsourcing gaining traction?

9 mins; January 09, 2024

How to find a balance between software standards and choice?

10 mins; January 08, 2024

Will working with Vue harm my market value?

10 mins; January 07, 2024

What are the root causes of poor software development?

10 mins; January 06, 2024

What are you guiding principles in software development?

12 mins; January 05, 2024

What are some well known traps software devs fall in?

11 mins; January 04, 2024

Do software engineering managers look at contribution graphs?

11 mins; January 03, 2024

Should software devs measure twice and cut once?

9 mins; January 02, 2024

What is the advantage of building software in small increments?

10 mins; January 01, 2024

Why is it uncool to be process oriented?

12 mins; December 31, 2023

Do software devs trust hackers?

7 mins; December 30, 2023

Process oriented vs result oriented developers?

9 mins; December 29, 2023

Are coding interviews broken?

12 mins; December 28, 2023

Do top tech company engineering blogs influence IT?

9 mins; December 27, 2023

Do you expect your software team to work overtime in a crisis?

6 mins; December 26, 2023

How to identify committed software devs?

10 mins; December 25, 2023

How to ask good questions when asking my coworkers for help?

11 mins; December 24, 2023

How do you explain technical challenges to non technical stakeholders?

11 mins; December 23, 2023

Do the type of dev you are change over time?

11 mins; December 22, 2023

Do you copy paste code to get started on a problem?

9 mins; December 21, 2023

Should software devs be ok with admitting they don't know something?

10 mins; December 20, 2023

How do you tell what direction tech is moving in?

13 mins; December 19, 2023

Do brilliant jerks get their way in IT?

15 mins; December 18, 2023

Can mistakes in a no blame culture still end with you being blamed?

10 mins; December 17, 2023

Is the lead software devs success measured by how well the team does?

9 mins; December 16, 2023

Is the servant leadership style the best style of leading in IT?

11 mins; December 15, 2023

Is it a zero sum game for a tech lead to praise devs?

12 mins; December 14, 2023

Should you test in production?

8 mins; December 13, 2023

Is code a cost?

7 mins; December 12, 2023

Should software devs be willing to remove code?

10 mins; December 11, 2023

Is it bad when software devs don't think things through fully?

10 mins; December 10, 2023

How can a new software dev get a sense of belonging?

9 mins; December 09, 2023

How can a software company combat gate-keeping?

10 mins; December 08, 2023

What should a software dev intern ask their CEO?

9 mins; December 07, 2023

How does the demand for senior devs grow?

12 mins; December 06, 2023

Do you ever use knowledge from other areas in programming?

13 mins; December 05, 2023

How can a software dev get back in to the market?

12 mins; December 04, 2023

Do good software devs do dedicated learning outside of work?

10 mins; December 03, 2023

How to identify areas of improvement in a flawless developer?

13 mins; December 02, 2023

Are ORM's a best practice?

8 mins; December 01, 2023

How important is onbarding in IT companies?

8 mins; November 30, 2023

What happens in a big IT company when you get older?

7 mins; November 29, 2023

What is your biggest complaint about being a tech lead?

13 mins; November 28, 2023

Should a great software dev also be a leader?

9 mins; November 27, 2023

Should software companies hire for culture fit or culture add?

15 mins; November 26, 2023

Why do some managers discourage working from home for software devs?

11 mins; November 25, 2023

How do you deal with high pressure situations?

12 mins; November 24, 2023

Can I become a good software dev with work life balance?

12 mins; November 23, 2023

What about being fired from your software job?

12 mins; November 22, 2023

Can saying the wrong things in a culture fit interview make you lose the job?

10 mins; November 21, 2023

What if a software dev lies in the culture fit interview?

11 mins; November 20, 2023

How do you inject yourself in your software devs project?

11 mins; November 19, 2023

How do software devs view older devs?

11 mins; November 18, 2023

Does pair programming work when it is enforced?

11 mins; November 17, 2023

Do you take a break between software jobs?

11 mins; November 16, 2023

Is a top university an indicator of the software devs skill?

9 mins; November 15, 2023

What do you do each day to improve your coding skill?

11 mins; November 14, 2023

How can a software dev improve if their manager have no feedback?

10 mins; November 13, 2023

Do software devs get annoyed when reviewers keep adding issues to a pull request?

12 mins; November 12, 2023

Do software devs treat their mind like a computer?

11 mins; November 11, 2023

As a tech lead, do you have a framework for leadership?

14 mins; November 10, 2023

How much DevOps knowledge is enough?

15 mins; November 09, 2023

Should software devs focus on their personal brand?

12 mins; November 08, 2023

What is the best way for a software team to manage their application inventory?

12 mins; November 07, 2023

How can devs avoid feeling ignored when a rock star joins the team?

10 mins; November 06, 2023

If an interviewer asks who I find it difficult to work with, what are they looking for?

9 mins; November 05, 2023

How do remote dev teams follow the agile face to face principle?

11 mins; November 05, 2023

How do you get stakeholders to attend team sprint reviews?

12 mins; November 04, 2023

How do software teams determine the value of a feature?

11 mins; November 03, 2023

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