I’ve gotten thousands of DMs over the years from people telling me about their problems. Here’s one interesting pattern/cluster I’ve noticed, which I’d loosely describe as “anxious self-flagellating ambitious guy who desires greatness but refuses to learn from his mistakes”

still haven’t fully conveyed the absurdity of it like guy: how do you accept that you haven’t done anything great? ☹️ me: how do you accept that you haven’t done ANYTHING?? because that’s what you’re doing!!! 😭

Software engineering feels like an anxious race. Doesn’t it? In a world where new technologies emerge daily, we software engineers get more anxious to understand, learn and acquire them. This is so we can get better or out of fear that others might and get better than us. As a

Hey Arpit Bhayani, after hiring, may you please share some submissions that were really good, just so we can have a look at what good code looks like?

If you are physically away from tech hubs, listening to highly technical podcasts is the best thing you can do to have a sense of how experienced people think. Have been listening to Scaler Pod while travelling and I'm ecstatic on being able to relate to stuff.

Adithya Venkatesan They're only expensive if you aren't in love.

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Had an absolutely, absolutely amazing time here. It's amazing listening to folks who have a lot of experience. Their insights are worth their weight in gold. Left with a lot of things to think ruminate upon.

For software engineers, this shows up very clearly once you’ve climbed a few real skill trees. Early on, everything feels flat. You “learn Java” or “learn backend” or “learn cloud” as if they’re single skills. But in reality, engineering skills are brutally hierarchical. - You

Two things are simultaneously super important 1. Develop AI skills (agents, subagents, their prompts, contexts, memory, modes, permissions, tools, plugins, skills) 2. Develop traditional SWE skills. 1/2

Much of the work moving forward will be reviewing code. This skill will be in super high demand. If you can do both of these. You'll be an animal.

This is the most fun moment to be a developer in years. The AI tools are imperfect, the patterns are still emerging, and there's genuine room for experimentation. Roll up your sleeves and build something. The earthquake is further opening up what's possible. The best news

Solid advice. An educated person can reach expert status in a niche in a ridiculously compressed timeline if they put in the work. Do not plan for world collapse scenarios. Planning won’t help you there.

early 20s feels like being thrown into the world full of opportunities late 20s feel like the doors are starting to close, slowly and eventually it's the point when the fear of 'lost potential' kicks in, and you've to make a choice whether to live with the idea of infinite

“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.” — Søren Kierkegaard

The level of a man is what he says yes to. Remember this when you say yes to things that aren't aligned. But for that you need to know what you want. That's a whole other ball game.