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AI Hype? Software Engineering Doom or Productivity Boom? Everyone is talking about AI, and software engineers are put into a pretty awkward spot with all of the discussions. Are we in an AI bubble? Is it all just hype? Is AI stealing our jobs or making us better? Where do we…

Dealing with WRONG Feedback as a Software Engineer From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, the OP wanted to know how to deal with feedback from a manager that is not correct. Sounds like some lingering issues from their previous software engineering manager. Let's discuss! Watch…

Which Are You: Developer VS Engineer VS PROFESSIONAL Engineer Catch up on Code Commute! Get ready for a rant... It's not that bad, really. Just a recap of a discussion on people making irrational arguments about the fact that "Engineer" is a professional designation in some…

Dear Software Engineers: Try Not To Be Jerks Be kind. That's it. That's the post. And there's a video too, I guess. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=xWl8to…

Debating On Social Media VS Engineering Conflict Resolution Catch up on Code Commute! One will rot your brain. The other will further your career. One focuses on proving who is right and who is wrong. The other focuses on a goal moving forward, regardless of who is right and…

It's INEVITABLE! Software Engineers MUST Choose Manager or IC From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, the original poster asked about what seems like the inevitable scenario for all software developers: Do you stick to the IC path or go to management? But... is that the inevitable…

Working with DIFFICULT Software Engineers - What To Do?! Catch up on Code Commute! So you're working with a software engineer that's a pain in the butt. To make things worse, they're more senior than you. They've been around for a while. What should you do in this situation?…

Finding Alignment and Purpose as a Software Engineer A question from the comments! A viewer was asking, as a software engineer, how do you look at getting alignment with a company's mission? How do you factor that in with your goals and a sense of purpose? I'll share my…

Migrating My WordPress Blog Over To BLAZOR! Catch up on Code Commute! I've been talking about this on my @DevLeaderCa live streams, but I am SO close to getting my blog migrated away from WordPress. WordPress, we're officially breaking up. I can't stand you. It's not me, it's…

WTF! This Developer Rewrites Everything That They Touch! A poster from the ExperiencedDevs subreddit described a scenario where a less experienced developer has been causing friction by rewriting everything that they work on. Is this normal? How should we address it? Let's…

What's the BEST Way to Advance Software Engineering as a College Student? Catch up on Code Commute! I get asked this a lot through my primary social accounts and I've talked about this on @DevLeaderCa... A lot. I think "Best" is the wrong thing to be asking here because it's…

Who The HELL Needs Documentation?! (*YOU* might...) Catch up on Code Commute! You asked - I responded! What does documentation look like going into greenfield vs existing projects? What kinds of things need to be documented? What the heck are we supposed to do?! The reality:…

Entity Framework Core SUCKS! I got to go on the official dotnet community standup 🥳 Watch it here: youtube.com/live/ppaf8CZjR… p.s. I don't actually think it sucks.

YIKES! - Managing a Mis-Leveled Software Engineer (Part 2) Catch up on Code Commute! Thanks to the viewer who submitted the question and additional information! This isn't professional consulting, but this is my perspective on how to try and restore a seemingly broken work…

Can't Deal With It! This Software Developer Won't Follow Standards! A topic from Reddit for this video: How do we handle a developer who refuses to follow standards? Let's discuss how we can navigate this! Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=tbu5Ho…

My ULTRA Exciting Life Outside Of Software Engineering Catch up on Code Commute! Answering your questions: What the heck do I do besides software engineering? Short answer: Not a whole hell of a lot. Longer answer? Watch through and see! Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=rrsax0…

MAKE or BREAK? Does Your Major Matter For Software Engineering? A viewer wanted to know how much your major in post-secondary education matters when it comes to software development. As with all things software engineering... it depends! Let's discuss considerations for your…

DON'T Underestimate This When Building Your SaaS You have an awesome business idea. You can write the code. You can build the thing. But what's one of the most important parts that you might be underestimating? In this video, I recap failed and current attempts at building…

Exploring Free Tier SaaS Features In BrandGhost Catch up on Code Commute! We're giving it all away for free! Well... not quite. Just the parts that we feel everyone else is already doing. In this video, I talk about some of the thought process we put into tiering our SaaS…

What Can Burnout Look Like as a Software Engineer? A viewer asked about burnout... But specifically, they wanted to hear about two very different experiences that I've had. What caused burnout in each case? What were the symptoms like? How did I navigate it? Let's discuss!…