Read the description of a LeetCode problem, thought "Hmmm sounds like I need a priority queue" and *I WAS RIGHT*. 🥳🥳 I've struggled with identifying which strategies to use with LC problems, so figuring that out feels like a bigger win than actually getting the solution!

During a performance review I had 10 years ago, my manager at the time told me: "Not everyone is cut out for this. Have you considered other careers?" I was very new and impressionable But I only wanted to prove him wrong And 10 years later, I'm still a software developer

I spent almost 15 years painting cars before learning SQL and becoming a data engineer. I now manage a team of data engineers.

Qualifications xkcd.com/2756

Best pre interview anxiety tip I've EVER heard. Simply put - watch something that makes you laugh just before going in. You'll be laughing the nerves away! I just did it before my interview, and I went in with a big smile and felt happy rather than anxious! 😁

This is pretty encouraging: Despite all the layoffs, tech employment grew 3.2% in 2022. Granted, this doesn't take into account the layoffs this year, but certain skillsets like SWEs are still poised for growth. My take: keep your head up, you can still land that gig!

Leon Noel is the creator of #100Devs, an entirely free and remote full-stack software engineering bootcamp on Twitch.

I'm attending Vue.js Live 2023 portal.gitnation.org/badges/vuejs-l… #VueJSLive

Trying to get some React projects onto my portfolio, so I've recently been building a Twitter clone in Next.js. It's been surprisingly challenging! Getting comments to nest to an arbitrary level took some serious thought on DB design and a recursive component.

Worked on the Twitter clone again - another day, another recursive component. This one was to show and add comments on the homepage - this isn't how the Twitter feed works but I don't intend to make a 1:1 copy.

Getting your first job is one thing, but keeping it is a whole other story. Your first 3, 6 and 12 months of a new job are going to be crucial. It's important to understand what your manager wants from you. And more importantly how to ask for help when you need it.

We are hiring for a variety of different engineering roles at thirdweb right now including a role on my team as a Junior Developer Relations Engineer (intern). 👋😊 Apply via the links below. 👇

Being exposed to more technologies doesn't necessarily make you a better developer But being exposed to more problems always does

For anyone who's currently contributing to Community Taught, I've changed the way the database connection works. It now just looks for a single complete connection string. You'll need to update your .env, see example.env for details.

Happy New Year, everyone. Hope 2024 is your year! 🥰