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Cold Hard Truths About Software Engineering I Understood After 9+ Years

Jan 17, 202112 min read

Software engineering is not a magical place where everyone has a six-figure salary, works on projects they like, and changes the world. Like any job, software engineering has its good, bad, and ugly sides. Today I'm going to talk about the ugly sides...

How I Effectively Overcame Impostor Syndrome As A Software Engineer

Dec 31, 20209 min read

Feel like you a fraud? Not good enough? Not deserved your job position or salary? Worry that other people will find these out? This is called an imposter syndrome. And you are not alone. Even successful people like Neil Armstrong and Michelle Obama f...

How To Write Cover Letter To Get More Interview Invites Than Ever (For Software Engineers)

Dec 24, 20208 min read

"I'll just email them my resume, they'll look at it and give me a call." Are you sure? This is a very common misconception and this is what most developers don’t understand about cover letters. Many of the developers I have spoken to think that a cov...

How I Easily Code For 8+ Hours Without Feeling Tired (My Productivity System)

Dec 19, 202015 min read

I've been coding wrong my whole life. I thought it was okay to just sit down at my desk, open my laptop, take a task from my to-do list, and code it until I felt tired. But in reality, this style of work always killed my productivity levels after 2-4...

One Big Disadvantage Of Junior Software Developers

Dec 13, 20208 min read

What is the biggest disadvantage of a junior developer? That every employer doesn’t like. That every senior-level developer doesn’t have. That often becomes the number one reason why junior developers are not invited to the interview. What’s that? No...

How do you get the footer to stay at the bottom of a web page? (HTML/CSS)

Dec 5, 20202 min read

You have a problem You want to get the footer to stay at the bottom of the page in all browsers. Example of your situation: https://codepen.io/bulljsdev/pen/KKgzMEP Here's how to do it. Solution Here's how to make your footer stay at the bottom of bo...