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What these recent tech developments mean for your future coding career — and what to do about it. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Note: As we approach year’s end, I’ll be taking a little hiatus from

Return to Office (RTO) is a topic of debate these days. Here’s why you should be happy to see more of it in the future. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Last week, I caught up with

Even new developers need cloud skills to stand out. Here’s how to get there — one step at a time. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Note: This is the last of the cloud series. We’ve already

Cloud skills are non-negotiable in modern software development. Here’s how developers across the industry are using the cloud. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Note: In case you missed it, my last post explored the basics of

Want to become a successful developer in 2024? You need to understand the cloud. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. The tech landscape experiences a major paradigm shift every few years. When I started my career in the

Learning conditionals was an “aha” moment for me. I hope it’ll be the same for you. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Imagine this: It’s an autumn morning, and you’re about to leave the house.

Spoiler: You probably already have these skills… whether or not you know it! This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. I’m going to say something that might sound controversial: The best developers aren’t necessarily the best coders.

Why problem-solving is the first step to ensuring your long-term success This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Note: This post is adapted from a blog I originally wrote over on educative.io, called The 1 piece of coding

Great developers don’t write good code: they write good tests. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. In light of the CrowdStrike fiasco, I discussed how proper testing could’ve prevented the massive software outage. Today, I’ll

Spoiler: Even if you don’t know how to code, you already know a few algorithms! This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Algorithms are at the heart of the technology we see around us. They generate your social