I originally started writing this post at the end of 2022 but never finished it. Originally titled “Why LowCode/NoCode both excites and terrifies me!”, with the buzz around ChatGPT over the last months, I decided to 1) finish the post, and 2) update it to include AI tools like CoPilot and ChatGPT. So here, finally, is the update. Also a little different to my usual style. I didn’t like it. ...
… why developers should focus more on code than how much they make. Been meaning to do this myself for a while as a discussion post, but haven’t gotten around to it. I’m busy reading Masters of Doom, which has been on my “to read” list for a long time, but after watching the 5+ hour interview between Lex Fridman and John Carmack, I decided it’s time. And in there I was reminded of a quote attributed to Carmack about his motivations for getting into development. ...
A while back I posted my first blog post, and the key take-away it seems people had from that was that “intentional learning” is key growing in your career and profession. The discussions I had following this made me think of another conversation I had with a new developer I recently hired. He noticed on my LinkedIn that I have a LOT of completed courses, and asked how I go about learning this much and if what I learn sticks. I gave him a brief overview, but thinking about things over the last week, I figured I could probably share more. ...
Intro I see a lot of videos and blogs these days about “how I would learn to code if I started over”, and “do these X things to get hired by FAANGs”. I see free and paid courses and tutorials on various platforms ranging from horrendous to amazing. I see people with zero experience spewing opinions with no real basis as facts, and people knowing less than them eating it up (or worse, arguing with people who actually know). ...