"Every great developer you know got there by solving problems they were unqualified to solve until they actually did it." - Patrick McKenzie

My 2023 advice for all young engineers: Respect a running system. There are reasons it works that way, most of which will be uncovered when you try to replace it. Make incremental changes, don't burn the building down. No one way doors. Never be unable to rollback.

Is critical thinking the most important skill for knowledge workers? My first blog post (not newsletter!) in a very long time. blog.pragmaticengineer.com/critical-think…

This exciting article shares Figma's journey as they tackle the challenges of scaling databases while ensuring seamless collaboration and performance for millions of users. #Database #scaling #performance figma.com/blog/how-figma…

"Rarely is anyone thanked for the work they did to prevent the disaster that didn’t happen." – Mikko Hypponen

Have you tried out Monday Workforms? I gave it a shot but didn't find anything particularly special besides conditional questions. Anybody else feel the same? #MondayWorkforms #ProductivityBoost

If you’re a react native developer, I really recommend you to dive into the future and watch talk at App.js Conf 🗓️ 27-29 May 2026 Can’t wait it all to be done 🤞🏽

🚢Ship code responsibly, and make a positive impact! This must-read article highlights the importance of communicating effectively with PMs. Let's build excellent products while maintaining trust and delivering excellence. #Engineering #ProductManagement blog.staysaasy.com/p/how-to-be-an…

What a nice surprise to see a project you’re working on in another’s talk demo! Thank you Saad Najmi for this great talk at App.js Conf 🗓️ 27-29 May 2026, it was really inspiring to see how easily #ReactNativeCalendars can be integrated into a macOS application! 📆➡️💻

As a 41 year-old software developer do you know how many times I've had to manually implement QuickSort? Zero. Maybe we should test for more useful skills like taking a slow SQL query and optimizing it.

Working on a project that still utilizes the cls-hooked package, despite its lack of maintenance and the presence of a security vulnerability. What is the simplest solution in this case? I have been unable to find any projects that address the security issue. #nodejs #javascript

Keep changes small, why? Because if there is a bug, no need to roll back, make a fix and roll forwards 🚀

Smaller changes add more value! Why? Because they get merged sooner!

Great article by Camille Fournier. Seen it many times: teams constantly rewrite and refactor code, neglecting new feature development. Refactors become never-ending, leaving devs stuck maintaining old code. skamille.medium.com/avoiding-the-r…

Teams with a high quality bar for code reviews are great places to grow professionally. But this same high quality bar can feel intimidating when being a recent joiner. Empathetic engineers pay additional attention for new joiners when doing the first few code reviews:

Software design is preparation for change.

So many devs waste time fixing bugs in multiple spots when what they really need is the right abstraction

Hey Augment Code, there's no support and your WebStorm, a JetBrains IDE extension keeps freezing. No restart, upgrade or cache reset solves it reliably. Really frustrating.

Got introduced to Wix Nano recently and have been exploring what it can do ... really impressed with how quick it is to build interactive experiences Sharing a small game built on Nano – fun and super simple to try 👇🎮 app.wixnano.com/join/f6b43de0 #פידטק #WixNano #GameDev #NoCode