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urn:li:activity:7292228098740101121 | Last night, I was working with a mentee at Parsity who just started an internship at a start up.
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด! ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ?โ
Pro-tip: Donโt.
Hereโs how I approach it:
... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 3,862 | 3,862 | 57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.019938 | null | 2025-02-03 09:11:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7292228098740101121 |
urn:li:activity:7291556388982468608 | Likes ain't cash or job offers.
This is what so many people get wrong about learning in public.
I break down 3 reasons you should learn in public, especially if you're trying to break into software and why likes might be the worst metric for you to look at. | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 9,330 | 4,336 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.006752 | null | 2025-02-01 12:41:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7291556388982468608 |
urn:li:activity:7291129678256328704 | Hiring is broken and the only winner is LinkedIn.
On one side we have candidates spamming job postings with AI.
On the other, we have companies filtering out candidates with AI.
The result:
- 7 round interviews because trust is at an all time low
- Interviews that might not be better than flipping a coin (seriously... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 13,131 | 13,131 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.006169 | null | 2025-01-31 08:26:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7291129678256328704 |
urn:li:activity:7290048599890006016 | Here is what I learned after spending 12 months sitting between the 2 best developers in my company:
- Clean up the code even if you didnโt write it.
- Code isnโt magic. Figure out why things work the way they do.
- Itโs ok to say โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธโฆ. ๐ฎ๐๐ฉโ.
- Running towards critical issues is good for your car... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 12,866 | 12,805 | 123 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.010959 | null | 2025-01-28 08:50:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7290048599890006016 |
urn:li:activity:7289665189572919296 | At first people laughed.
Now, I'm more convinced this is true.
As ChatGPT keeps eating search engines, expectations will change.
Users increasingly want intuitive ways to navigate a site and it's data.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: even more pressure falls on full-stack and FE devs to integrate AI into existing products.
... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 20,577 | 20,514 | 159 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0.008845 | null | 2025-01-27 07:26:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7289665189572919296 |
urn:li:activity:7288656541124108288 | Worst way to spend your weekend?
Completing a take home coding project that was supposed to take 4 hours but really takes 2 full days.
I know some people like this interview format.
I am not one of them.
If you MUST participate in these kinds of interviews there are 2 ways you can stand out:
1. Write documentation... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 28,016 | 27,999 | 105 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0.004997 | null | 2025-01-24 12:38:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7288656541124108288 |
urn:li:activity:7287506406377693184 | I didnโt take my own advice and nearly bombed the interview.
Iโm such a hypocrite ๐ฌ.
I passed the technical portion of the interview and was feeling pretty damn good.
Then I got hit with a question Iโve told you to prepare for 100 times over.
โ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 66,667 | 66,637 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.001215 | null | 2025-01-21 08:28:42 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7287506406377693184 |
urn:li:activity:7287155546833534976 | One thing I'm genuinely curious about when it comes to the conversation about AI replacing junior and mid-level devs - who will replace the senior devs?
More AI?
And who will maintain the AI? Fix critical issues? Review it's code?
More AI?
๐ค
Why are we scaring off our talent pipeline with speculation and hype? | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 2,985 | 2,985 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.01407 | null | 2025-01-20 09:14:31 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7287155546833534976 |
urn:li:activity:7287153228956286976 | Iโve spoken with about 700 developers in the last 12 months. I wonโt be doing many more 15 minute chats in the foreseeable future.
But the truth is, most beginners ask the same 3 questions:
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ?
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต?
๐๐ฐ๐ธ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 100,705 | 100,636 | 170 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.001897 | null | 2025-01-20 09:05:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7287153228956286976 |
urn:li:activity:7286059819348738050 | How old is too old to learn to code and change careers?
According to the internet - itโs 40.
Imagine if Dicky Kitchen Jr had listened to those geniuses.
I met Dicky a couple years ago through Instagram.
He had good, practical content and was building cool sh*t. His journey from working in physical therapy to softw... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 9,714 | 9,714 | 65 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.009059 | null | 2025-01-17 08:40:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7286059819348738050 |
urn:li:activity:7285679838349156352 | โย Get a job you love and youโll never work a day in your life.
Look, I love to write code and mentor people. It's why I work as a developer and teach others at Parsity.
But thereโs so much more to software development than writing code and pair-programming.
Some of the non-sexy stuff youโll do as a developer:
- mee... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,361 | 5,361 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.01399 | null | 2025-01-16 07:30:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7285679838349156352 |
urn:li:activity:7284615671479492608 | The dirty secret about coding interviews:
No one knows what the hell theyโre doing.
We all think we have THE way to find the right candidates.
Iโve spoken with many of you who are devastated after failing an interview. You believe this is a signal that you are not talented and lack fundamental skills.
It may be tru... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 38,048 | 38,048 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.003548 | null | 2025-01-13 09:01:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7284615671479492608 |
urn:li:activity:7283549792947916801 | Solving problems is tough. Solving them without a strategy is tougher.
The pattern I share in this article isn't a silver bullet but it's how I approach most coding problems from interviews to my daily work.
Hope you find it useful. | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 10,851 | 5,416 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.008386 | null | 2025-01-10 10:26:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7283549792947916801 |
urn:li:activity:7283218924760932352 | Well this is it, Iโm getting fired.
The engineering manager and I were sitting in a small room, frantically trying to fix a program I had released to production that was breaking spectacularly.
The code was on a large monitor for us investigate.
โWhat is this code supposed to do?โ he asked.
I froze.
That code had ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 62,335 | 62,247 | 400 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0.007027 | null | 2025-01-09 12:31:47 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7283218924760932352 |
urn:li:activity:7282444807354904576 | A look back at software engineering in 2024 (according to social media):
- First, Chat Gippity took your job.
- Next, Devin AI made programming obsolete.
- Applications to McDonald's skyrocketed. Mostly CS grads.
- All hiring stopped in software. A total of 0 positions opened up.
Reality was more boring:
- Hiring c... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 32,431 | 32,388 | 242 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.007955 | null | 2025-01-07 09:15:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7282444807354904576 |
urn:li:activity:7282059903991508994 | Well, this is awkward.
As some of you know, I own an online coding school, Parsity.
I firmly believe that mentorship is a tried and true way to get into tech. It's a path I used myself.
I also know it's not the ONLY path.
Recently I sat down with 2 self taught developers, Wilfredo Diaz and Vanessa Vun who break dow... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 3,707 | 3,707 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.01133 | null | 2025-01-06 07:46:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7282059903991508994 |
urn:li:activity:7281022611940089856 | I lured Alex Lau with a box of donuts into coming on my podcast. What are some spicy questions I should ask him about coding careers in 2025? | SHARE | Brian | Jenney | 1,073 | 1,073 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.013048 | null | 2025-01-03 11:04:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7281022611940089856 |
urn:li:activity:7280984712091766784 | How does it feel to be the worst developer on a team?
I had the unpleasant experience of holding this title when I worked at a small startup.
I had more technical growth in the short time I was there than at any other company Iโve worked since.
Youโve probably heard the advice โ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 171,989 | 171,802 | 342 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0.002145 | null | 2025-01-03 08:33:49 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7280984712091766784 |
urn:li:activity:7280654922797211648 | Most developers would benefit more from reading โHow to Win Friends and Influence Peopleโ than โCracking the Coding Interviewโ.
Here's the thing:
Technical skills can get your foot in the door.
Soft skills open up the rest of the house.
Knowing how to navigate human dynamics, to empathize and connect, articulate y... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 9,962 | 9,959 | 82 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.010239 | null | 2025-01-02 10:43:21 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7280654922797211648 |
urn:li:activity:7279934062356508673 | I don't like that this is true but it is:
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น.
When I realized this, I really sucked at interviews.
- my nerves would get to me (I had a literal panic attack during 1 interview)
- I thought LeetCode was the solution to nailing the coding challen... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,445 | 8,445 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.012433 | null | 2024-12-31 10:58:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7279934062356508673 |
urn:li:activity:7279548506367737856 | 10 years of workout and diet advice in 2 minutes:
- shave your body hair to look 5 pounds thinner
- forget fad diets - track your calories
- buy a small scale and weigh your food - that cup of rice was never a cup amigo
- lift until failure instead of counting reps
- there are 3500 calories in a pound
- shirtless pics... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 9,328 | 9,328 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.009541 | null | 2024-12-30 09:26:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7279548506367737856 |
urn:li:activity:7278478121337561088 | Iโve been writing online for a long time.
Iโm making more video content going forward and Iโm not looking to make money from YT.
What the hell kind of content do early career coders need to watch?
Whatโs most useful?
What wouldโve helped you at step 0? | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 2,964 | 2,964 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.015182 | null | 2024-12-27 10:33:31 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7278478121337561088 |
urn:li:activity:7277364583026081792 | I once worked at a coding bootcamp where a student didn't know how to open their file explorer.
I wondered how in the hell they were supposed to keep up with the other students who had CS degrees or worked in QA as we powered through the curriculum.
The answer is obvious: they didn't.
Zubin Pratap and I were discuss... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 175,025 | 175,025 | 145 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0.001131 | null | 2024-12-24 08:48:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7277364583026081792 |
urn:li:activity:7275551421146558464 | 10 years of coding advice in 60 seconds:
- use a debugger
- you canโt cheat time in the saddle - get used to making mistakes
- interviewing is the highest paying skill
- itโs easier to switch jobs than get a large raise
- do stuff that makes you nervous
- build something outside work to keep your skills relevant
- oth... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 589,279 | 589,279 | 5,110 | 369 | 356 | 0 | 0.009902 | null | 2024-12-19 08:43:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7275551421146558464 |
urn:li:activity:7274808667479191552 | Ok maybe I was wrong about unit testing.
I took a team from 0 - 40% test coverage when I first joined a few years ago.
It was an arbitrary threshold.
The most recent project I'm working on has no threshold or many tests but itโs objectively more complex.
Itโs also more stable than the previous project with higher c... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 29,105 | 29,105 | 61 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.00323 | null | 2024-12-17 07:32:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7274808667479191552 |
urn:li:activity:7274441682450812928 | 99% of the interview advice you read ONLY applies to the top 1% of tech companies.
A few mentees at Parsity have interviews coming up. None of them involve traversing a tree or linked lists.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐:
... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 32,876 | 32,876 | 117 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0.004198 | null | 2024-12-16 07:14:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7274441682450812928 |
urn:li:activity:7273795622766292993 | Not gonna lie - this tweet hit a little close to home ๐
| VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 19,946 | 7,619 | 175 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.010027 | null | 2024-12-14 12:26:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7273795622766292993 |
urn:li:activity:7273379583805034496 | The best interview prep is free, apparently.
A couple nights ago, some mentees at Parsity and I tackled day 1 of Advent of Code.
AoC is 31 days of coding challenges based on the trials and tribulations of a group of elves.
These little knuckle heads get themselves in all sorts of issues that can only be solved with... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 4,817 | 4,817 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00955 | null | 2024-12-13 08:53:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7273379583805034496 |
urn:li:activity:7266496348646981632 | There is a valuable skill that will set you apart from most developers.
It will go from a nice-to-have to a requirement if you want to move into leadership:
๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
If youโre like me, maybe you think you can just hide in your code hole and never speak.
I tried this method for a few years ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 2,540 | 614 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0.030315 | null | 2024-12-12 16:05:10 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7266496348646981632 |
urn:li:activity:7273015070853345281 | Nearly a decade ago I started my first day as a developer.
The night before the first day, I was barely able to sleep.
- Would I be found out as a fake developer and fired immediately?
- Would they give me a task I couldnโt figure out?
- How long before they realized they made an error in their hiring process?
Well,... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 3,963 | 3,963 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.012617 | null | 2024-12-12 08:45:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7273015070853345281 |
urn:li:activity:7272623260884692992 | Maybe you think you can just hide in your code hole and never speak.
I tried this method for a few years and it sorta worked.
- I didnโt get fired.
- I also couldnโt get promoted or make much of an impact.
As an engineering manager, my job was a lot of coding but it also involved a lot of speaking. To get over my fe... | SHARE | Brian | Jenney | 1,896 | 1,896 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.015295 | null | 2024-12-11 06:48:24 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7272623260884692992 |
urn:li:activity:7272297762203791360 | If I was a recent bootcamp grad, frustrated with the job market or just wanting to take a faster path towards that first role, hereโs what Iโd do:
1. Go back in time, enroll in Parsity and take advantage of our amazing career services.
2. Enroll in David Roberts VIP course for job seekers.
2 is probably easier than 1... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,686 | 8,686 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.007368 | null | 2024-12-10 09:14:59 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7272297762203791360 |
urn:li:activity:7269368598647705600 | โย You will be replaced by AI.
โย You will be replaced by someone using AI to do your job.
โ
ย You will be replaced by someone who doesnโt need to use AI but is using it to do your job. | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,475 | 5,475 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.010228 | null | 2024-12-02 07:15:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7269368598647705600 |
urn:li:activity:7268315169208860672 | I've spent thousands of dollars on courses, books and mentorship over the last 10 years.
Here are some of the best investments I've made in no particular order:
- Kyle Simpson YDKJS book series - particularly his book on FP
- CodeCrafters.io (YC S22) - I don't want to watch a tutorial at this stage. I just want to b... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 31,656 | 31,656 | 122 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.004675 | null | 2024-11-29 09:29:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7268315169208860672 |
urn:li:activity:7267570612766728192 | 69 minutes and 132 wtfs later I finally got a Lambda deployed on AWS via GitHub actions.
The final result is a 7 minute video for students at Parsity and members at JavascriptProsApp[dot]com to enjoy.
When you see those polished 100 hour tutorials where the speaker is just getting things to work on the "first try" - ... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 3,877 | 3,877 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.016508 | null | 2024-11-27 08:10:58 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7267570612766728192 |
urn:li:activity:7267219349432606720 | You donโt need to contribute a single line of code to open source to benefit from it:
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ญ - find a library you actually use and like
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ - get it running on your machine
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ - break, extend or re-write a feature
Eอxอaอmอpอlอeอ:
Clone everyoneโs favorite state management library, ReduxJS, an... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,994 | 11,994 | 104 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.009505 | null | 2024-11-26 08:55:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7267219349432606720 |
urn:li:activity:7266834160609046529 | Very predictable, boring advice that most developers donโt follow:
- ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ - build something on your own, get stuck and learn
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ before diving into frameworks like React, Angular or Vue
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 10,814 | 10,814 | 93 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.011004 | null | 2024-11-25 07:24:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7266834160609046529 |
urn:li:activity:7265767158758985729 | Diving into an unfamiliar codebase can be scary.
As a new developer, I was intimidated by just how many files, services and docs were associated with an app.
Some mentees at Parsity have started new positions and are having a similar experience.
Hereโs how we navigate a new codebase:
- Get it working locally
- ๐๐ผ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 2,732 | 2,732 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.015007 | null | 2024-11-22 08:44:42 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7265767158758985729 |
urn:li:activity:7264660761388449794 | The recipe for an amazing side project when you donโt know what to do:
1. Pick an API - OpenAI, Binance, RapidAPI are the first places Iโd check.
2. Ideate - what are the features of this API you can build something around? Perhaps a stock tracker that integrates with OpenAI to give targeted trading advice.
3. MUP - w... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,530 | 8,530 | 103 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.013482 | null | 2024-11-19 07:28:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264660761388449794 |
urn:li:activity:7264336443458629632 | Iโve spoken with about 643 developers in the last 18 months.
Most beginners ask the same 3 questions:
- Whatโs wrong with my resume?
- What should I build for a side project?
- How do I get hired?
So I want to answer them for free:
1. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐น... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 23,129 | 23,129 | 128 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0.006572 | null | 2024-11-18 09:59:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264336443458629632 |
urn:li:activity:7262864954087628801 | I've had 15 minute chats with 600 developers in the last 2 years. Here are 3 (and a half) mistakes I see way too often when it comes to learning to code. | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 5,200 | 4,132 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.010577 | null | 2024-11-14 08:32:22 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7262864954087628801 |
urn:li:activity:7262516939732713472 | My mom got turned down for a job at Starbucks as a barista.
Sheโs retired after 30 years working her way up the ladder in corporate America.
They donโt care.
And why would they?
What does working in a bank have to do with being a successful barista?
Switching careers isnโt just difficult for people trying to break... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 33,557 | 33,557 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.00295 | null | 2024-11-13 09:29:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7262516939732713472 |
urn:li:activity:7261769886337572864 | My favorite mental models for computer science concepts:
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป - Russian dolls: Each doll holds another, representing a function calling itself.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ - Train cars: Each train car is linked to the next, just like each node points to the next node in a linked list.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ - Stack ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 6,027 | 6,027 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0.021404 | null | 2024-11-11 08:00:58 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7261769886337572864 |
urn:li:activity:7260437739324473345 | If becoming a software developer was as easy as learning the "๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐" technology, then YouTube wouldn't be overrun with videos of coding boot camp grads talking about how hard it is to get hired.
Your technology stack is still important, obviously.
Donโt think so?
Learn Fortran, COBOL and BrainF*ck and please te... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,359 | 8,359 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00981 | null | 2024-11-07 15:47:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7260437739324473345 |
urn:li:activity:7259588652907810816 | ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ:
- Looks outside the LinkedIn bubble for opportunities
- Has faith that opportunity will present itself
- Re-calibrates their approach when needed
- Makes coding and learning a routine
- Applies consistently and broadly
- Has 1 or 2 comple... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 6,529 | 6,529 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.010109 | null | 2024-11-05 07:33:31 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259588652907810816 |
urn:li:activity:7259250246084382720 | You canโt get hired because you have no experience. You have no experience because you canโt get hired.
Letโs change that.
Reach out to your cousin, aunt or that friend trying to launch their music career and offer to build a website.
For free.
Make them buy a domain. Or buy one for them - f*ck it.
Sketch out the... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 10,760 | 10,760 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0079 | null | 2024-11-04 09:08:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259250246084382720 |
urn:li:activity:7258156409710628865 | Excellent question!
After learning barely enough to build something, I would build something.
That something would be publicly available, solve a problem that I'm familiar with and inform what I write about online, which I'd do 2-3x per week on LinkedIn.
I would try my best to get customers for this thing and also ... | SHARE | Brian | Jenney | 5,603 | 5,603 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.006961 | null | 2024-11-01 09:42:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7258156409710628865 |
urn:li:activity:7257413162256244738 | Quintessential junior dev move:
Wasting hours solving a problem a co-worker couldโve helped you figure out in minutes.
You are ultimately judged on the work you complete, not your ability to slog through problems in solitude. When you bump your head against your technical depth, acknowledge it and ask for help.
But ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 61,212 | 61,212 | 345 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0.006665 | null | 2024-10-30 08:28:54 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7257413162256244738 |
urn:li:activity:7256765058410504194 | LinkedIn Sucks.
Itโs full of:
- cringy posts from LinkedIn lunatics
- fear-mongering
- toxic positivity
- do you agree?
Itโs also full of:
- strangers willing to lend you a hand
- quality content you can learn from
- inspiring stories
- opportunity
LinkedIn, like most social media platforms, will do its best to fe... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 14,284 | 14,284 | 180 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.014492 | null | 2024-10-28 13:33:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7256765058410504194 |
urn:li:activity:7255612733314772992 | If youโre hell-bent on learning data structures and algorithms please donโt JUST do 100 LeetCode problems.
Try this instead:
- learn common data structures like trees, graphs, linked lists, stacks and queues
- write these structures from scratch
- learn common techniques to sort and traverse data in these structures
... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 14,905 | 14,905 | 131 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0.010802 | null | 2024-10-25 09:14:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7255612733314772992 |
urn:li:activity:7254877418811768832 | โย Get a job you love and youโll never work a day in your life.
Look, I love to write code and mentor people.
But thereโs so much more to software development than writing code and pair-programming.
Some of the non-sexy stuff youโll do as a developer:
- meetings
- on-call shifts
- writing documentation
- maintainin... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 15,952 | 15,952 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.004764 | null | 2024-10-23 08:32:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7254877418811768832 |
urn:li:activity:7254519140244221953 | No one will hire you without experience. But you can't get experience without getting hired. โพ๏ธ
Let me make this very simple for you:
- Build an app you might actually find useful and deploy it.
- Connect with people who show interest.
- Write about this experience online.
- Try to get users for your app.
- Work for ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 26,468 | 26,468 | 160 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0.00699 | null | 2024-10-22 08:49:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7254519140244221953 |
urn:li:activity:7254165594042687488 | I had the chance to interview Rahul Pandey recently.
He said something I respectfully disagree with:
"He was lucky."
Something interesting I've noticed about "lucky" people is that they share many of the same traits:
- grit
- optimism
- consistency
- they work their a** off
Funny how many "lucky" people I've met f... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 16,800 | 16,800 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.005238 | null | 2024-10-21 09:24:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7254165594042687488 |
urn:li:activity:7253070973665452033 | Every few months, someone roasts the tech interview.
๐โ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ฏ โ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆโ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ด๐ข๐บ.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ โ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅโ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ!
People cheer in the comments.
And nothing changes.
The reality is that youโre way less likely to encounter da... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 6,099 | 1,931 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.006722 | null | 2024-10-18 08:54:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7253070973665452033 |
urn:li:activity:7252718611096616962 | "๐๐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฃ!"
"๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ 2024!"
"๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ?! ๐๐ข, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ 2015."
Do these click bait titles sound familiar?
I've gone down the YouTube rabbit hole of doom and gloom videos about the tech job market an... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 24,654 | 24,654 | 98 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.004989 | null | 2024-10-17 09:34:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7252718611096616962 |
urn:li:activity:7251983808344784896 | My biggest coding hack?
Well, I used to be an addict.
Maybe I still am?
You see, over a decade ago, my life looked a lot more like a music video for a local rapper than an episode of Silicon Valley.
Nearly 2 years after my son was born, I had an ultimatum: give up my ridiculous lifestyle or lose my family. I quit [... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 9,311 | 9,311 | 142 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.017184 | null | 2024-10-15 08:54:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7251983808344784896 |
urn:li:activity:7251617572641546241 | There is a valuable skill that will set you apart from most developers.
It will go from a nice to have to a requirement if you want to move into leadership:
Public speaking.
If youโre like me, maybe you think you can just hide in your code hole and never speak.
I tried this method for a few years and it sorta work... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 14,660 | 14,660 | 66 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.005662 | null | 2024-10-14 08:39:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7251617572641546241 |
urn:li:activity:7250521003137609729 | My podcast actually makes negative money.
I don't offer paid spots, sponsorships or money for shouting out products, people or services.
It's not that I'm against any of this at all.
Last I checked, we live in a capitalist society.
The real reason I don't offer any advertisement slots is because I'm already promot... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 9,146 | 9,146 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.008747 | null | 2024-10-11 08:01:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7250521003137609729 |
urn:li:activity:7250265616186531840 | A decade of brutal code reviews did not prepare me for what Iโve read on TikTok, IG and Reddit about coding.
Apparently:
- no one should ever use JS. Like ever.
- AI is for sure taking over all our jobs... just you wait!
- learning to code is a waste of time. Be a wind turbine technician.
- You can make 1.5 mil a ye... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 55,846 | 55,846 | 177 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0.003778 | null | 2024-10-10 15:07:06 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7250265616186531840 |
urn:li:activity:7249793994208010247 | Most stressful scenarios you will encounter as a software developer:
- code you just deployed causing a critical error
- demoing some code that breaks apart in front of an audience - when it just worked on your machine
- notification from GitHub that your code review has 100+ comments
- getting a PagerDuty alert on... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,159 | 5,159 | 55 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.015313 | null | 2024-10-09 07:53:02 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7249793994208010247 |
urn:li:activity:7249463605690036228 | Let's call him Don.
First off, this guy was a genius.
I could tell because when we went out to eat on the first day of work with the CEO and CTO - this guy used his hands to eat a salad.
Next, he asked if he could go home early because he was tired.
He slept on the couch in the office in the middle of the day.
Onl... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 12,104 | 12,104 | 135 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.013219 | null | 2024-10-08 10:00:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7249463605690036228 |
urn:li:activity:7249070525740711936 | Weโve all heard the myth: it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill.
The reality is, you donโt need to become a master to be functional or effective.
In fact, research shows that 20 hours of focused learning can get you up and running with learning a new instrument, language or coding.
Itโs not about grinding endless... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 9,555 | 9,555 | 102 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.012768 | null | 2024-10-07 07:58:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7249070525740711936 |
urn:li:activity:7247627778122997760 | Bootcamps love the MERN stack.
Professional developers love the SERN stack.
Honestly, SQL is more intuitive than MongoDB and yet so many new developers don't learn it.
Here's a dead simple challenge you can copy and paste into ChatGPT to set up your first SQL database and learn in a hands-on way:
1. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 10,184 | 10,184 | 72 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0.010016 | null | 2024-10-03 08:25:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7247627778122997760 |
urn:li:activity:7246525531641274368 | You cannot simply be a like-able yet terrible coder and expect to get promoted (but I have seen it happen).
The best way to get better at coding is to:
1. Write a lot of bad code.
2. Read good code and steal what makes sense (no, not by copy-pasting but "stealing" the patterns and styles of better coders).
3. Read u... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 26,611 | 26,611 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.00481 | null | 2024-09-30 07:25:20 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7246525531641274368 |
urn:li:activity:7245463369602785280 | The problem with developers in general and content creators specifically:ย
We use too much anecdotal experience to draw wild conclusions.
This creates an echo chamber online which makes you think that certain things are truer than they probably are:
- Most devs donโt work for big tech
- Youโre more likely to work ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 12,780 | 12,780 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.005477 | null | 2024-09-27 09:04:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7245463369602785280 |
urn:li:activity:7245094445707091970 | One of my biggest struggles as an engineering manager was keeping my tech skills sharp.
I went from writing code for most of the day to:
- leading meetings
- JIRA management
- 1 on 1s
- sitting in on sales pitches
- obsessing over the images in my presentations (the right meme can really make or break it ๐
)
Sitting... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,901 | 5,901 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.005592 | null | 2024-09-26 08:38:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7245094445707091970 |
urn:li:activity:7244392411307655168 | Can we all agree that snapshot tests are pointless 99% of the time?
They somehow sneak into our test suites with good intentions.
Inevitably they result in false alarms and are ignored.
Unit tests are concerned with confirming expected functionality. We make sure that clicking a button actually results in an event h... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 13,170 | 13,170 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.003797 | null | 2024-09-24 10:09:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7244392411307655168 |
urn:li:activity:7244004446437851136 | How old is too old to learn to code and change careers?
According to the internet - itโs 40 ๐
Imagine if Dicky Kitchen Jr had listened to those geniuses.
I met Dicky a couple years ago on Instagram. I enjoyed his content and what he was building. His journey from working in physical therapy to software engineer was... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 37,521 | 37,521 | 89 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0.003465 | null | 2024-09-23 08:27:27 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7244004446437851136 |
urn:li:activity:7242925058602508289 | Before you make that TODO app, or watch a 100 hour YouTube video where you basically type what someone else types, try this: | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 12,282 | 4,964 | 185 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0.017017 | null | 2024-09-20 08:58:20 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7242925058602508289 |
urn:li:activity:7238041938392686592 | Something I've learned from speaking with a few hundred of you out there:
No one really has a "traditional" path into... anything.
Tech is not a magical bullet to solve your problems and changing careers into software is difficult. But it's possible.
I'm a little sick of the negativity I read online about coding and... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 5,619 | 1,530 | 49 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0.019576 | null | 2024-09-18 14:55:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7238041938392686592 |
urn:li:activity:7241808386047025152 | "You DoNt UndeRStanD hoW BaD the mArkEt is BrOooOooO!"
You're right.
What do I know?
Not like I got laid off and hired this year or learned to code at 30 or helped 100+ developers get hired over the last 10 years.
But maybe you're tired of hearing my advice.
I recently hosted ๐พ Aaron Cordova on my podcast and he... | SHARE | Brian | Jenney | 4,894 | 4,894 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.010012 | null | 2024-09-17 07:01:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7241808386047025152 |
urn:li:activity:7241471974147850240 | No one, and I mean no one, uses JS on the backend.
Except:
NASA
Netflix
Uber
LinkedIn
Trello
Walmart
PayPal
Seriously, donโt use JS on the backend, itโs a recipe forโฆ disaster. | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 101,519 | 101,519 | 585 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 0.006935 | null | 2024-09-16 08:44:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7241471974147850240 |
urn:li:activity:7239653769263595523 | No one is going to pay you thousands of dollars to build a website.
But they might pay you to:
- improve SEO
- get more clients
- sell more products
- boost their conversion rates
- increase awareness of their brand
Sometimes, a website can do 1 or all of these things.
Itโs just about how youโre selling it.
Solut... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 15,172 | 15,172 | 122 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0087 | null | 2024-09-11 08:19:24 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7239653769263595523 |
urn:li:activity:7238938762062221313 | ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ต:
My podcast about learning to code and creating a solid career in tech is good, BUT
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐:
- finish that side project
- become a software developer
- figure out why that error on line 420 is crashing your TODO list app
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐บ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,837 | 4,837 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.011991 | null | 2024-09-09 08:58:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7238938762062221313 |
urn:li:activity:7237860486656995329 | Iโm not optimistic because Iโm foolish or naive.
Iโm optimistic because itโs the most practical strategy Iโve found to get through life and create luck.
The photo below is me 4 years ago, getting taken to the hospital in an ambulance on the second day of my new job with a heart condition.
I didnโt know if I would co... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 9,839 | 9,839 | 145 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.017786 | null | 2024-09-06 09:33:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7237860486656995329 |
urn:li:activity:7237492492168769536 | Junior developers are inherently risky (in every industry, not just tech btw).
"๐๐ถ๐ต... ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ", you say.
Yeah, I get it, I get it, just bare with me here.
The word "junior" is so subjective that it's nearly meaningless. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 359,301 | 359,301 | 571 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0.001829 | null | 2024-09-05 09:11:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7237492492168769536 |
urn:li:activity:7237138697131847683 | You ever feel like youโre basically coding the same few features over and over and over?
Sometimes your current role doesnโt prepare you for the next role.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น-๐ฟ๐ผ๐โ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ:
1. CodeCrafters.io (YC S22) - finally... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 19,872 | 19,872 | 125 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.006995 | null | 2024-09-04 09:45:24 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7237138697131847683 |
urn:li:activity:7236745316878667778 | null | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 2,681 | 1,126 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.018277 | null | 2024-09-03 07:42:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7236745316878667778 |
urn:li:activity:7236742436859846656 | โ๐๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ต๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐งโ
โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ดโ
โ๐โ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑโ
I wonโt tell you how many of these quotes are directly from me (๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต: ๐ช๏ฟฝ... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 7,938 | 7,938 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.011212 | null | 2024-09-03 07:30:49 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7236742436859846656 |
urn:li:activity:7235285713192153088 | Worst way to spend your weekend?
Completing a take home coding project that was supposed to take 4 hours but really takes 2 full days.
I know some people like this interview format.
I am not one of them.
If you MUST participate in these kinds of interviews there are 2 ways you can stand out:
1. Write documentation... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 12,867 | 12,867 | 116 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.01057 | null | 2024-08-30 07:02:19 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7235285713192153088 |
urn:li:activity:7235083322987552769 | 500 15 minute conversations with developers around the world later and Iโm convinced that most of us need a sympathetic ear as much as we need career and coding advice.
Hereโs the thing: coding is fun.
It can also be:
- lonely
- stressful
- tedious
- confusing
Donโt wrap too much of your identity in the code you wr... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,649 | 4,649 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.012691 | null | 2024-08-29 17:38:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7235083322987552769 |
urn:li:activity:7234570728459616256 | Recipe for terrible 1 on 1โs:
Manager: โAnything to discuss this week?โ
You: โNah, Iโm chillingโ
Manager: โNice. Talk to ya next time ๐โ
1 on 1โs can devolve into weekly status updates, which is why I think a lot of people like to skip them.
I asked 3 engineering leaders how have 1 on 1โs that donโt suck:
Nick ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 45,514 | 45,514 | 104 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.002724 | null | 2024-08-28 07:41:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7234570728459616256 |
urn:li:activity:7233898727084605440 | Ex-con, ex-cashier, ex-addict, ex-whatever.
I've interviewed so many amazing people over the last year and spoken to literally hundreds of you over the phone.
Recently ๐พ Aaron Cordova reached out to share his story on the Develop Yourself podcast. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,300 | 5,300 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.01434 | null | 2024-08-26 11:10:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7233898727084605440 |
urn:li:activity:7232424588524105728 | Shocking and not so shocking takeaways from the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey:
1. Javascript is STILL the most popular programming language - take that haters
2. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ - learn it like a pro.
3. Bootcamps love MERN - ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ก. Thereโs never be... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 91,134 | 91,134 | 217 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0.003029 | null | 2024-08-22 09:33:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7232424588524105728 |
urn:li:activity:7232029662187511809 | Developers universally hate deadlines.
Businesses love them.
They NEED to know when to expect that button on the "About Us" page. It's going to be a game changer!
Learn how to estimate and deliver your work on time and you will be in a small class of developers.
I'm still trying to get there myself. ๐
There are ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 21,678 | 21,678 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.003275 | null | 2024-08-21 07:23:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7232029662187511809 |
urn:li:activity:7231338419505819648 | How old is too old to learn to code?
According to the internet, that age is 40.
I think that's silly.
I am fully aware that bias exists. Humans are... human. I also know that in the last 10 years, I've worked with amazing developers of all ages. On my first team, a couple of the devs were over 70. At a small startup... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 10,126 | 10,126 | 88 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0.013332 | null | 2024-08-19 09:37:10 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7231338419505819648 |
urn:li:activity:7229630369275293696 | The reality of the advice you read on social media:
Nearly all of it will work, but not necessarily for you.
Hereโs how you cut through the noise to pick out the gems in a sea of trash:
- Has the person achieved the outcome you want?
- Do you have anything in common with this person?
- Do they seem happy?
If the an... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,692 | 4,692 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.009165 | null | 2024-08-14 16:30:00 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7229630369275293696 |
urn:li:activity:7228912680705650688 | Besides being a professional yapper on LinkedIn, I also write code for cool startup thatโs hiring (non-eng position)
Check it out below ๐ | SHARE | Brian | Jenney | 2,287 | 2,287 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005684 | null | 2024-08-12 16:58:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7228912680705650688 |
urn:li:activity:7228769748447059968 | A few years ago I crashed an app by promoting the wrong branch to production after pretending I knew what was being asked from the lead developer.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 57,098 | 57,098 | 135 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.00268 | null | 2024-08-12 07:30:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7228769748447059968 |
urn:li:activity:7227704891417223168 | Creating a side project is draining.
Here's my cheat sheet so you'll never run out of side project inspiration.
4 easy ways to generate quality side project ideas:
1. ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. Check out sites like WellFound to see what small startups and 1 person businesses are building for inspiration. If t... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 30,327 | 30,327 | 258 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0.009398 | null | 2024-08-09 08:58:50 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7227704891417223168 |
urn:li:activity:7227319056956096514 | Well, this is kinda weird.
According to Stack Overflow's 2024 Survey, more respondents identify as students than front end developers.
What gives?
I don't think front end isn't dying, it's just less "front end" than it used to be.
Front-end basically translates to Javascript Developer in many places.
"๐๐ฉ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 16,069 | 16,069 | 102 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.007094 | null | 2024-08-08 07:25:40 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7227319056956096514 |
urn:li:activity:7226952669423132672 | All side projects are not created equal.
I asked 3 of your favorite LinkedIn tech creators what kind of side project you should be making to be more hire-able.
Here's what they said:
Nick Cosentino ๐
As a hiring manager, I am personally not looking for people that launched a million dollar app with thousands of dow... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 21,547 | 21,547 | 100 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0.005894 | null | 2024-08-07 07:09:46 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7226952669423132672 |
urn:li:activity:7226608741494796288 | Imagine trying to get in shape watching fitness videos on YouTube. This is what many developers end up doing.
If you want to learn about promises, closures and ๐๐๐๐ then you need to get your hands dirty.
Watching videos or reading can teach you what to do, but without action, the knowledge is worthless.
So yes, ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 7,185 | 7,185 | 73 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0135 | null | 2024-08-06 08:23:07 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7226608741494796288 |
urn:li:activity:7225147897166659585 | The recipe for an amazing side project when you donโt know what to do:
1. ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐ - OpenAI, Binance, RapidAPI are the first places Iโd check.
2. ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น - what are the features of this API you can build something around? Perhaps a stock tracker that integrates with Ope... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 15,598 | 15,598 | 152 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0.011925 | null | 2024-08-02 07:38:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7225147897166659585 |
urn:li:activity:7224777291363401729 | Seriously, stop with the certificates.
No one cares.
If you are a dev ops engineer then by all means, get AWS certs or whatever your team requires.
For the rest of you JavaScript developers out there - just stop.
Learning how to deploy, roll back and automate code going from your machine out to the world is an actu... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 96,606 | 96,606 | 310 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0.003716 | null | 2024-08-01 07:05:36 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7224777291363401729 |
urn:li:activity:7223693118171213825 | William Ray didn't take my advice and it worked out pretty damn well for him.
Years ago, William slid into my DMs after I posted about my struggles with addiction and crime.
I waited 8 years to share this part of my life online. I was scared what others might think. I still am honestly.
I projected these fears on Wi... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,599 | 11,599 | 82 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.008535 | null | 2024-07-29 07:17:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7223693118171213825 |
urn:li:activity:7221921496489766915 | You wonder, โ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด?โ
- A new JS framework comes out.
- The coding pattern you used for years becomes antiquated.
- Some term gets thrown around in a meeting youโve never heard.
As a software developer, you will come face to face with the limits of your knowledge on a regular... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,906 | 5,906 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.012191 | null | 2024-07-24 09:57:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7221921496489766915 |
urn:li:activity:7221188030861066243 | What does one of the top 1% career coaches on UpWork think about my career advice? ๐
I sat down with Megan Elizabeth Dias to get schooled on the tech job market in 2024 and what she's learned from working with hundreds of software developers at different stages in their careers.
- why you might want to ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,158 | 4,158 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.010101 | null | 2024-07-22 09:23:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7221188030861066243 |
urn:li:activity:7220148884159807488 | 3 lessons I learned after getting laid off, hired, quitting and hired again in the last couple months!
1. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐๐ต. Can you believe that US workers actually have longer tenures now?! That being said, nothing is truly stable. I got the axe with a lot of smart peeps at a big fortune 100 compan... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 19,019 | 19,019 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.006152 | null | 2024-07-19 12:33:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7220148884159807488 |
urn:li:activity:7219352034779512832 | LinkedIn or Twitter fame is a silly goal if youโre building in public to land a role.
Your real goal is to demonstrate technical depth and showcase your work.
You want the right eyes on your profile. You donโt want sympathy for the 1000th rejection youโve had (or maybe you do, I dunno actually)
Instead of fishing fo... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 23,472 | 23,472 | 166 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0.008095 | null | 2024-07-17 07:47:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7219352034779512832 |
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