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urn:li:activity:7219009049151877121 | Is copy/pasting really so bad?
Honestly, itโs how Iโve survived over the years as a developer.
Every new workplace where I went and every contract I completed, I took note of what the smarter developers were doing.
- what books had they read?
- I read their pull requests, even when I wasnโt the reviewer.
- I copied ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 15,826 | 15,826 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.005687 | null | 2024-07-16 09:04:39 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7219009049151877121 |
urn:li:activity:7218634891528134659 | "๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต."
Maybe getting on YouTube wasn't a great idea.
I recently dropped a video with some advice I think might be helpful for people trying to break into ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 43,988 | 43,988 | 70 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.002228 | null | 2024-07-15 08:17:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7218634891528134659 |
urn:li:activity:7217526060370808832 | Front end development stopped being easy a while ago.
Itโs a lot less:
- Move this a few px to the right.
-Make this button a little greener.
- Sprinkle a little JS to submit this form.
- Translate this design to HTML and CSS.
Itโs a lot more:
- Decrease the initial page load!
- Oh, you know JS? Can you help debu... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 11,957 | 4,643 | 148 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0.014301 | null | 2024-07-12 06:51:47 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7217526060370808832 |
urn:li:activity:7217157136299040768 | 4 developers I mentor or graduated from Parsity recently got hired. Now the real work begins:
- Exploring a new codebase
- Finding areas to make impact
- Learning the engineering culture and the boatload of jargon (CI/CD, TDD, SDLC, story points, sprints)
- Figuring out JIRA and the team's flavor of agile
- Using git... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 17,080 | 17,080 | 113 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.007787 | null | 2024-07-11 06:25:49 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7217157136299040768 |
urn:li:activity:7216525896097124352 | What you thought the interview was going to be:
- traverse this tree
- link this list... but backwards!
- optimize Djikstra
- buy and sell these stocks!
What you got:
- why do you want to work here?
- tell me about a time when...
- how many duplicates in this string?
- any questions for me?
Tomorrow I want to go ov... | EVENT | Brian | Jenney | 10,001 | 10,001 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.005099 | null | 2024-07-09 12:37:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7216525896097124352 |
urn:li:activity:7216065652346769408 | My tech interview 10 years ago:
- Why do you want to work here?
- Y u no have CS degree?
- LeetCode easy or coding trivia
- In person lunch to make sure youโre not crazy
- ๐ฐ
My most recent tech interviews:
- Pair programming with screen share
- Automated code challenge (LeetCode medium+)
- Take home assignment that... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 24,677 | 24,677 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.003647 | null | 2024-07-08 06:08:39 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7216065652346769408 |
urn:li:activity:7214995890095153152 | Unit tests are a waste of time.
Instead of taking minutes to write a test you can just:
- write your code
- manually replicate all the scenarios you want to test
- pray for the best and have your QA team ensure it all works
Now that it works, don't touch it! ๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐:
- tests enable ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 12,413 | 4,783 | 158 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0.015065 | null | 2024-07-05 07:17:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7214995890095153152 |
urn:li:activity:7213532867325308928 | This is me at 29.
Drunk, overweight and criminal.
Now, I'm 40.
Sober, 25 pounds lighter and a hell of a lot happier.
Here's a breakdown of what I learned along the way:
๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐๐ต.
- Getting sober, getting in shape and learning to code took more effort than I imagined. Way more. Sometim... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 26,094 | 26,094 | 249 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.011344 | null | 2024-07-01 06:25:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7213532867325308928 |
urn:li:activity:7212465424255344641 | Stuck on what to build for your next side project?
Hereโs the process Iโve been using for years to learn everything from Typescript to AWS Lambdas:
1. ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐ - this is important, you need some external data or functionality in order to build something interesting or youโll be mostly stuck with TODO or c... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,903 | 11,903 | 92 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.009409 | null | 2024-06-28 07:42:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7212465424255344641 |
urn:li:activity:7212190269708861441 | Help!
I have a podcast where I talk about learning to code, career development and technical advice for early career developers.
Here's the thing: it's been a decade since I first learned to code.
Right now, I'm struggling with running a business and my career direction as a technical person in people management. Th... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 4,602 | 4,602 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.01043 | null | 2024-06-27 13:29:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7212190269708861441 |
urn:li:activity:7211726722436595712 | 6 services I've used to improve my skills as a software engineer.
Anything out there I missed? | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 9,673 | 3,219 | 96 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.011682 | null | 2024-06-26 06:47:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7211726722436595712 |
urn:li:activity:7211393789599305728 | 5 of my biggest regrets about my coding career(so far):
1. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด. Itโs easy to get started with and a highly employable language. Learning Rust has opened my eyes to how easy Iโve had it working with such a high level language.
2. ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ. I ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 15,010 | 15,010 | 171 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.012925 | null | 2024-06-25 08:44:20 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7211393789599305728 |
urn:li:activity:7211002063919403008 | Everyone is telling you to just do freelance as a web dev. If only it were that simple.
I've done quite a lot of contract work over the years without ever using UpWork, Fiverr or any freelance site.
A few students at Parsity have supplemented their own experience with freelance jobs. When I ask them about their appr... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,692 | 11,692 | 109 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0.011803 | null | 2024-06-24 06:47:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7211002063919403008 |
urn:li:activity:7210330249199255554 | Outside of FAANG interviews, I have NEVER been asked to traverse a tree or reverse a linked list.
I did however once get asked to create a snake game with HTML, CSS and JS. I'm not sure how related it was to the role but it was pretty fun. ๐
Because I like you and you're probably a nerd if you're reading this - I've... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 13,147 | 13,147 | 69 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.007074 | null | 2024-06-22 10:18:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7210330249199255554 |
urn:li:activity:7209629445219913729 | I'm not teaching my kids how to code.
Not because I think that AI will take all the jobs or that the industry is too volatile. I think the exact opposite actually.
The reason I'm not teaching them to code is simply because they have other interests.
I enjoy this career and highly recommend it. I also don't have a lo... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 24,987 | 24,987 | 186 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.008404 | null | 2024-06-20 11:53:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7209629445219913729 |
urn:li:activity:7209270665051271168 | You won't get better at React/JS/TS/whatevs from watching someone else type. You might get better by doing this however ๐ | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 8,444 | 2,788 | 95 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.012672 | null | 2024-06-19 12:07:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7209270665051271168 |
urn:li:activity:7208912746719903744 | The job search can feel unrewarding, draining and shake what little confidence you have in yourself.
Itโs a game of both skill and chance.
You can be absolutely qualified and still โfailโ.
Rejection is rarely personal, itโs an inevitable consequence of many factors:
- ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 7,751 | 7,751 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.012256 | null | 2024-06-18 12:36:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7208912746719903744 |
urn:li:activity:7208499870192603139 | I bombed the interview so hard, I considered just walking out.
In my second round at the Google onsite 7 years ago, my interviewer was visibly frustrated. I was bumbling through a tree traversal problem using a for loop ๐.
"๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง-๐ต๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ด", ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 2,873,799 | 2,873,801 | 1,228 | 123 | 14 | 0 | 0.000475 | null | 2024-06-17 09:04:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7208499870192603139 |
urn:li:activity:7207387406784733184 | When I learned about this debugging "trick" it changed the way I investigated issues in my JS code.
It's odd that I see so few people using this method but hopefully it makes your life a little easier as you crank out bugs. | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 5,705 | 2,055 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.013672 | null | 2024-06-14 07:24:24 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7207387406784733184 |
urn:li:activity:7207029362993295363 | You want to build an amazing side project but you donโt know where to start.
โย TODO app?
โย Clone of that other app that you use?
โย Tutorial project?
When Iโm not sure what I want to build, I do this:
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ - what API can you use which may have some interesting information?
- ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,299 | 11,299 | 132 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0.014161 | null | 2024-06-13 07:41:40 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7207029362993295363 |
urn:li:activity:7206328329593888769 | I got paid a total of 0 dollars from doing 500 calls with software developers over the last 18 months.
It was a great investment.
I learned about what many of you are struggling with, met some amazing people, got some of you unstuck and a few of you even became customers of mine.
As much as Iโd like to continue thes... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 21,423 | 21,423 | 76 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.004808 | null | 2024-06-11 09:16:00 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7206328329593888769 |
urn:li:activity:7205954993273643009 | The problem with 99% of the technical interview advice you read is that it applies to the top 1% of companies out there.
I spoke with over 500 developers in the last couple years and now own an online coding school, Parsity where weโve rolled out mock interviews which reflect the reality of the non-tech job market.
๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 17,726 | 17,726 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.006713 | null | 2024-06-10 08:32:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7205954993273643009 |
urn:li:activity:7204539407033335811 | Grinding LeetCode !== Learning DSA
Most of your interviews won't involve trees, recursion or a whiteboard. You should still learn these things.
Here's how I went from zero to ๐ฒ in O(n).
I write to developers once per week about career, coding and sucking less at software: https://lnkd.in/gmEZY7K8 | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 29,603 | 13,249 | 211 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0.007905 | null | 2024-06-06 10:47:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7204539407033335811 |
urn:li:activity:7204494058562437123 | The interview started before you made it to the interview.
You turn on the camera to get prepared for the technical screening.
You spend 15 minutes on โtell me about yourselfโ and the interviewer is too polite to cut you off.
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐.
- You studied how to detect palind... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,610 | 8,610 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.009988 | null | 2024-06-06 07:47:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7204494058562437123 |
urn:li:activity:7203811513592168450 | There is a limit to the return on your technical ability.
I don't think every developer needs to be a mini-influencer but learning how to communicate your ideas is a suspiciously underrated skill in tech.
Public speaking goes from a nice-to-have to a must-have the higher up the engineering ladder you climb.
You don'... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 3,251 | 3,251 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.009536 | null | 2024-06-04 10:35:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7203811513592168450 |
urn:li:activity:7203780857063510018 | After nearly 4 years at Clorox, I was laid off.
The same month I was laid off, I secured an offer at a new company.
Here's 3 lessons from getting laid off and hired in the same month:
1. ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐: B... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 49,587 | 49,587 | 221 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0.005062 | null | 2024-06-04 08:33:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7203780857063510018 |
urn:li:activity:7203392450386624512 | ๐ As much as we like to dunk on recruiters, they can be your best resource on the job hunt.
I interviewed David Roberts, a software developer turned recruiter turned career coach. He schooled me on why most of us, especially bootcamp grads, are going about LinkedIn, GitHub profiles and ย job searching in the wrong way... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 18,237 | 18,237 | 119 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0.008225 | null | 2024-06-03 06:49:52 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7203392450386624512 |
urn:li:activity:7202333831591284737 | You donโt have a problem learning to code.
You have a time management issue.
Instead of spending marathon sessions where you cram on the weekend, try this:
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ - use a decision matrix to identify the most important task you can do
- ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป - tackle the most important thing in the morning
- ๐ฆ๐ฎ... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 5,534 | 5,534 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.012468 | null | 2024-05-31 08:43:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7202333831591284737 |
urn:li:activity:7201982845081329665 | I break down the 4 lessons I learned about starting a 5 figure side business as a software developer on this week's episode of Develop Yourself Podcast (link in bio).
Most people trying to start their own business focus on:
- landing page
- offer creation
- website
- email sequences
- social media
When they skipped ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 2,476 | 2,476 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.013732 | null | 2024-05-30 09:28:36 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201982845081329665 |
urn:li:activity:7201615514253602816 | My poor Git skills didn't really bite me until 3 years into my career.
I had just been hired as a developer for a cool tech startup. I volunteered to handle a code release, just like I've recommended in previous posts.
The lead developer was off that night and told me his process to merge a small change from one bra... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 14,639 | 14,639 | 161 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.012774 | null | 2024-05-29 09:08:58 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201615514253602816 |
urn:li:activity:7200895246665146368 | Could there be a worse time to learn to code?
I was 2 months sober, working a full time job while doing ride share on the side and had 2 kids at home.
I had negative time.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,137 | 8,137 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.011798 | null | 2024-05-27 09:26:52 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7200895246665146368 |
urn:li:activity:7199448204629716995 | Youโre right, whiteboard interviews are unfair, biased and don't resemble the kind of work you do on a daily basis.
Now what?
Do you limit yourself to companies that donโt ask these types of questions?
Sure. I tried this for a while myself.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 10,876 | 10,876 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.003126 | null | 2024-05-23 09:36:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7199448204629716995 |
urn:li:activity:7199080917921902594 | Eat / code / sleep is not a process for progress, itโs a recipe for burnout.
Iโve seen some of you trying out this method and Iโve yet to see it work.
Hell, I tried it myself.
It led to:
- anxiety
- less enthusiasm for my work
- decreased quality of thought
Counter-intuitively, the more I tried to cram in material... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,645 | 4,645 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.011841 | null | 2024-05-22 09:17:23 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7199080917921902594 |
urn:li:activity:7196913986578100224 | I got laid off at the end of March. I just verbally accepted an offer yesterday.
Here are some themes I noticed throughout my job searches, including this one:
โข ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐. All my interviews came from recruiters - basically none from cold applying.
โข ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป ๐ฒ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 68,761 | 68,761 | 424 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0.007053 | null | 2024-05-16 09:46:46 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7196913986578100224 |
urn:li:activity:7196535871054008321 | I donโt hate tutorials, I just don't like how most of you are using them.
Youโre probably making a lot of the same mistakes I did:
- Passive watching
- Falling down every rabbit hole
- No practical application
You watch a 10 hour video, sit down to code and realize you have no f*ckin clue what to do.
You hate to s... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 13,754 | 13,754 | 80 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.007416 | null | 2024-05-15 08:44:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7196535871054008321 |
urn:li:activity:7196183023761989632 | 4 little letters almost got me fired.
LGTM.
Looks good to me.
Later that day, I got a cryptic Slack message from the lead developer.
"๐๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ต"
๐ฌ ๐ ๐
Turns out the code I had barely reviewed blew up and was going to delay the feature from being released.
Whoops.
I was embarras... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 834,650 | 834,650 | 2,289 | 128 | 57 | 0 | 0.002964 | null | 2024-05-14 09:22:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7196183023761989632 |
urn:li:activity:7195816831251623937 | ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ:
- Makes coding and learning a routine
- Applies consistently and broadly
- Has 1 or 2 complex side projects
- Re-calibrates their approach when needed
- Has faith that opportunity will present itself
๐๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐จ๐ณ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 7,989 | 7,989 | 71 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.011766 | null | 2024-05-13 09:07:04 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7195816831251623937 |
urn:li:activity:7194369764574580736 | Here's how I'm actually doing my job search:
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
- 10% LinkedIn easy apply (you gotta play the lotto)
- Hired a resume writer and updated my LI profile with keywords
- Apply directly through the company site after finding them on Otta or Wellfound
- DM recruiters and hiring managers for positions I rea... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 14,228 | 14,228 | 103 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.008996 | null | 2024-05-09 09:16:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7194369764574580736 |
urn:li:activity:7194042345250512896 | Unit tests are a waste of time.
Instead of taking minutes to write a test you can just:
- write your code
- manually replicate all the scenarios you want to test
- pray for the best and have your QA team ensure it all works
Now that it works, don't touch it! ๐
When done correctly:
- tests enable refactoring with ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 28,162 | 28,162 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.003444 | null | 2024-05-08 11:35:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7194042345250512896 |
urn:li:activity:7193282825939308546 | ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด!
Except, maybe your abstraction is more clever than useful in this case.
๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ!
Or you know, TaDD (test after development is done). Or, perhaps manual QA can be enough.
๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 17,197 | 17,197 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.005233 | null | 2024-05-06 09:17:50 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7193282825939308546 |
urn:li:activity:7191835658225647616 | He created a full stack app that worked pretty well. It even looked nice.
But when I asked how it workedโฆ
Oof.
๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ. Too many people fall into the trap of looking at a tutorial, following along with the instructor and typing what they type.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ: a... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 20,836 | 20,836 | 106 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.006239 | null | 2024-05-02 09:27:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7191835658225647616 |
urn:li:activity:7191099996136443904 | Youโre having trouble coming up with solutions to problems as a software developer because youโre re-inventing the wheel.
As a junior developer, there are zero problems you will encounter that havenโt been solved a dozen times over. There are tried and true approaches for that feature youโre working on.
But you donโt... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,201 | 4,201 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.01214 | null | 2024-04-30 08:44:03 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7191099996136443904 |
urn:li:activity:7190738316160319489 | A few months ago, I wrote about a developer who bombed a mock interview because he tried to use a ReactJS API during a vanilla JS challenge.
I suggested he learn the fundamentals of JS before touching React.
Now, Iโm not so sure.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐?
... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,695 | 11,695 | 60 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.008294 | null | 2024-04-29 08:46:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7190738316160319489 |
urn:li:activity:7189657446359953409 | I'm not that smart but I know 2 things pretty well:
1. Coding
2. Getting in shape
I've talked enough about coding.
Here are 3.5 tips to help you get in shape, lose weight and spite your ex. Or get healthy. Whatever.
I got into the best shape of my life at 37 using these methods:
1. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ณ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 32,730 | 32,730 | 117 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.004736 | null | 2024-04-26 09:11:52 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7189657446359953409 |
urn:li:activity:7189291701511835648 | No 90 day plan.
No manager feedback.
You think you're doing well but the team is silently frustrated.
Your notice to leave the team comes out of the blue... to you at least.
Your manager isn't some sadistic bastard. In most cases at least. The reason they didn't confront you or offer feedback is because they are hu... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 6,249 | 6,249 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.010402 | null | 2024-04-25 08:58:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7189291701511835648 |
urn:li:activity:7188938151007068160 | โ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ตโ.
A co-worker told me this early in my career at a small start up.
It stung to hear. He was also right.
I resolved to suck less at JS.
I learned the basics including promis... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 5,177 | 5,177 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.013521 | null | 2024-04-24 09:33:39 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7188938151007068160 |
urn:li:activity:7188568858964770817 | Nothing is quite as embarrassing as code you wrote blowing up in production and someone asking you โ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธโ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ?โ and you respond โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ตโ ๐ฌ
This happened to me.
I ripped off some code for my first project at work tha... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 3,710 | 3,710 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.01186 | null | 2024-04-23 09:06:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7188568858964770817 |
urn:li:activity:7188204548505702401 | Vanessa Vun did everything wrong and still got hired:
- ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ using the pray and spray approach
- went the ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ route with the ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ก stack (I mean who still uses JS amirite ๐คท)
- did not stay 30 years old ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
Despite all this, sheโs now a software engineer.
Crazy, I know.
I... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 6,940 | 6,940 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.013401 | null | 2024-04-22 08:58:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7188204548505702401 |
urn:li:activity:7187096693249568768 | Iโve gained quite a lot more followers on here so I figure itโs time to out myself again:
12 years ago I was addicted to drinking and drugs and living a criminal lifestyle.
After an intervention, I promised to quit, unsure if I would actually be able to do it for more than a week (10 years later and Iโm going strong ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 12,227 | 12,227 | 173 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.015703 | null | 2024-04-19 07:36:21 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7187096693249568768 |
urn:li:activity:7186033201201479682 | Turns out that the scariest thing about Devin AI isn't the fact it will be replacing dev jobs anytime (too) soon.
The scary thing is that we collectively fell for it.
A YouTuber just revealed the truth behind the Devin AI demo that scared developers and kicked off a new wave of fear and hype around AI.
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,703 | 5,703 | 41 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.011222 | null | 2024-04-16 09:10:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7186033201201479682 |
urn:li:activity:7185672375873482752 | Look, no one can tell you how long itโs going to take to get hired.
One thing Iโve learned from working with dozens of developers last year and having literally hundreds of conversations with many of you here is that ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ.
My favorite myt... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 35,355 | 35,355 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.001895 | null | 2024-04-15 09:16:37 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7185672375873482752 |
urn:li:activity:7184956566079451136 | This is the kind of project I love to see.
Pranav Bindra took a suggestion I made on my podcast and ran with it to create something useful by leveraging AI that might help some of you nerds on the job hunt.
Well done ๐ | SHARE | Brian | Jenney | 3,975 | 3,975 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.011824 | null | 2024-04-13 09:52:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7184956566079451136 |
urn:li:activity:7184588391479398400 | Nearly a decade ago I started my first day as a developer. I knew HTML, CSS, Jquery and a little AngularJS.
The tech stack at the job included C#, SQL, DB2 and Apex. ๐
The night before the first day, I was barely able to sleep.
๐ช๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 22,482 | 22,482 | 150 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.00774 | null | 2024-04-12 09:29:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7184588391479398400 |
urn:li:activity:7183497722325336065 | Quintessential junior dev move:
Wasting hours solving a problem a co-worker couldโve helped you figure out in minutes.
No, this is not a long term solution to becoming an effective developer.
Also:
You are ultimately judged on the work you complete. When you bump your head against your technical depth, acknowledge ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 81,240 | 81,240 | 360 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0.005047 | null | 2024-04-09 09:15:19 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7183497722325336065 |
urn:li:activity:7183143532130435072 | Thereโs too much to learn.
- A new framework to replace the old one that you just learned.
- Obscure algorithms from dudes with too many letters in their last name.
- Everyone is switching to AI/ML now? Should you learn Python?
While you canโt JUST stick to the basics, if you chase every shiny new technology you will... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,957 | 8,957 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.009155 | null | 2024-04-08 09:47:54 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7183143532130435072 |
urn:li:activity:7182417009874288640 | Podcast is surpassing 10k downloads a month. My boring advice is getting some traction.
I've interviewed some amazing people who are much smarter than me.
Who should I beg to come on the show to talk about code stuff and self-improvement stuff?
If you're learning to code - what do you want to hear about? | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 8,756 | 8,756 | 109 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.015532 | null | 2024-04-06 09:40:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7182417009874288640 |
urn:li:activity:7182046620186730496 | 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 Acquire.com and WellFound to see what small startups and 1 person businesses are building for i... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 24,921 | 24,921 | 166 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0.007825 | null | 2024-04-05 09:09:10 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7182046620186730496 |
urn:li:activity:7181294435895320577 | Friendly reminder that you donโt need to start your own business or have a side hustle if you donโt want to.
Iโve been hustling since I was 10 years old.
- car washes
- painting houses
- selling mixtapes
- crime ๐คซ
As an adult, my side projects give me energy and purpose. Coding is my hobby and profession. It does... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 11,653 | 11,653 | 93 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.009096 | null | 2024-04-03 07:20:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181294435895320577 |
urn:li:activity:7180605456711663616 | We get it, networking is important.
But what the hell does that mean? Especially on a platform like LinkedIn?
Well, I can certainly tell you what itโs not:
- DMs to strangers asking them to look at your resume or for a job (๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ญ๐บ, ๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ข ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๏ฟฝ... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 8,489 | 8,489 | 87 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0.013429 | null | 2024-04-01 09:42:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7180605456711663616 |
urn:li:activity:7179497939101233153 | What is the 1 thing that separates developers who get hired vs those who donโt?
Iโve thought about this a lot, especially as Iโm now the owner of a coding bootcamp.
Iโve seen too many success stories (and failures) from unlikely people.
- The guy who could barely complete a for-loop? Hired before the bootcamp ended.... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 59,005 | 59,005 | 162 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0.003237 | null | 2024-03-29 08:21:37 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7179497939101233153 |
urn:li:activity:7178782008100233218 | Honestly, a lot of software development is just writing:
- JIRA tickets
- System design documents
- README docs
- Presentations
- Emails to the guy in marketing about why the button isn't working
- Explaining why that NPM package is breaking the build over Slack or Teams
- Medium articles on why TypeScript sucks or wh... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 39,337 | 39,337 | 352 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0.009991 | null | 2024-03-27 08:56:46 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7178782008100233218 |
urn:li:activity:7178421446963081216 | 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
- meetings to prepare for other meetings
- on-call shi... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 19,543 | 19,543 | 156 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.00962 | null | 2024-03-26 09:04:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7178421446963081216 |
urn:li:activity:7178062436967571458 | My biggest networking hack has been hosting a podcast.
I've met some of your favorite LinkedIn influencers (hit me up btw ๐) and people in software who are miles ahead of me.
One problem though:
These super stars have already "made it".
Most of my audience is in that messy stage between learning to code and gettin... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 4,746 | 4,746 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.013485 | null | 2024-03-25 09:17:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7178062436967571458 |
urn:li:activity:7176611482468581376 | Stability is a myth.
Which is one of the reasons I'm glad I'm grateful for the community I've made both on LinkedIn and at work.
[insert mass-layoff speech here, thank corporate overlords ๐]
With a little more time on my hands, Iโm excited to partner with ๐ป Anna Miller and ๐ Nate Hobi to be part of Code Career Ma... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 7,872 | 7,872 | 72 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.010798 | null | 2024-03-21 09:11:52 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7176611482468581376 |
urn:li:activity:7176256882255306753 | Something odd Iโve noticed about low performing software engineers:
They work really hard.
I would know. Iโve been one.
The irony is that working harder is rarely the solution. Hereโs why I was not making progress despite putting in long hours:
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐: Hard work without direction led to wasted eff... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 23,939 | 23,939 | 137 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.006893 | null | 2024-03-20 09:42:49 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7176256882255306753 |
urn:li:activity:7175882257335791616 | You cannot cheat time in the saddle.
Too many of the developers I speak to want to play it safe. I tried this too.
Goes something like this:
โ
ย Take on work you know exactly how to handle
โ
ย "LGTM" on another code review
โ
ย Stay silent in meetings
โย Wonder why you don't get promoted
Hereโs the thing: youโre going to m... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 6,882 | 6,882 | 68 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.013078 | null | 2024-03-19 08:54:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7175882257335791616 |
urn:li:activity:7175540449934245888 | White board interviews are biased, outdated and you will never use any DSA in "real life" as a developer.
Right?
Except:
- ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป than an iterative solution
- ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ from the database you're using to the DOM you're butche... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 5,919 | 5,919 | 55 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.012164 | null | 2024-03-18 10:15:58 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7175540449934245888 |
urn:li:activity:7174442191157702656 | 2 minutes into the interview and I already knew I failed.
I politely told my interviewer, "๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ต'๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ"
He was a bit shocked and even encouraged me to try. So I did.
The problem required recursio... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 11,658 | 3,798 | 131 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0.013296 | null | 2024-03-15 09:31:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7174442191157702656 |
urn:li:activity:7173715129526546437 | As a junior developer, most advice will probably work for you. You just havenโt stuck with it long enough to see any results.
Orย ย worse - youโre consistent and STILL donโt see any results.
You may have a different problem.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฒ.
Lemme explain:
Around 10 years ago I got sob... | TEXT | Brian | Jenney | 14,063 | 14,063 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.006755 | null | 2024-03-13 09:22:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7173715129526546437 |
urn:li:activity:7173381981760577537 | A decade of brutal code reviews did not prepare me for the hate I've received on TikTok, IG and Reddit for my coding opinions.
If youโre looking for civil discourse or to learn anything useful, I might stay away.
Go old school.
Read a couple books by people who took their time to articulate their thoughts and actual... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 33,096 | 33,096 | 117 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.004381 | null | 2024-03-12 11:27:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7173381981760577537 |
urn:li:activity:7172972628540960769 | I've bombed more interviews than I've beaten.
Here's a few mistakes I've made over the years:
- Only studying DSA (data structures and algorithms)
- Not asking ahead of time what questions will be asked
- Not researching on the company
- Not setting up my dev environment
Dicky Kitchen Jr is a dude I met through IG w... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 28,593 | 28,593 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.003113 | null | 2024-03-11 08:50:31 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7172972628540960769 |
urn:li:activity:7171906368021381120 | When you turn 40 in tech, you really only have 2 options:
1. Start a newsletter
2. Start a podcast
I did both ๐
.
Honestly, when I took over Parsity, it came with a podcast. At first I was nervous about it. I have mostly hidden behind a screen, typing bro-etry on LI.
Since Iโve started, itโs become one of my favori... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,879 | 8,879 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.010249 | null | 2024-03-08 08:51:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7171906368021381120 |
urn:li:activity:7171189894717927426 | No oneโs going to look at your portfolio.
You should still be building projects.
The real value of that Weather App, Movie Finder or Chat Bot isnโt that itโs unique or styled like a pro.
The real value is that it teaches you how to build and deploy an application.
It gives you something to talk about when they ask ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 19,677 | 19,677 | 159 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0.009808 | null | 2024-03-06 09:21:06 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7171189894717927426 |
urn:li:activity:7170836675756052480 | These things will ruin you as a software developer:
- Being too smart for frameworks ๐
- Avoiding data structures and algorithms
- Refusing to ask for help
- Online debates about why someone is dumb for using a certain stack/language
Avoid as many of these as possible. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,332 | 10,332 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.012485 | null | 2024-03-05 10:13:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7170836675756052480 |
urn:li:activity:7170432341604069376 |
According to Reddit, YouTube and too many influencers online:
- AI is the end of developers
- No one can get hired
Give up, hide in a bunker and maybe do drop-shipping. Or invest in Crypto.
I am over the fear-mongering online regarding AI and the job market for developers.
The reality:
- It's tough to get the fi... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 3,116 | 3,116 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.012516 | null | 2024-03-04 07:48:31 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7170432341604069376 |
urn:li:activity:7169383727167459328 | 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.
If you MUST participate in these kinds of interviews there are 2 ways you can stand out:
1. Write documentation
2. Write some unit tests
You donโt know how to write unit tests? Letโ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,962 | 5,962 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.010567 | null | 2024-03-01 10:12:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7169383727167459328 |
urn:li:activity:7169014305760247808 | This quote from Vercel's AI night is no doubt going to ruffle some feathers.
I would agree... except, I'd probably include us JS devs too ๐
.
Every company has basically been mandated to incorporate AI. We've seen some pretty ham-fisted approaches but also some amazing benefits. As a developer, I use Co-Pilot and Cha... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 9,335 | 9,335 | 101 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0.012962 | null | 2024-02-29 09:16:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7169014305760247808 |
urn:li:activity:7168682708649410560 | Eat code sleep is not a process for progress, itโs a recipe for burnout.
Iโve seen some of you trying out this method and Iโve yet to see it work.
Hell, I tried it myself.
It led to:
- anxiety
- less enthusiasm for my work
- decreased quality of thought
Counter-intuitively, the more I tried to cram in material or ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,466 | 4,466 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.013435 | null | 2024-02-28 11:24:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7168682708649410560 |
urn:li:activity:7168286513049419776 | I donโt have a problem with tutorials.
I do have a problem with the way most of you are using them however. Youโre probably making a lot of the same mistakes I did:
- Passive watching
- Falling down every rabbit hole
- Confusing completion with understanding
- No practical application
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ผ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 15,636 | 15,636 | 134 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0.010361 | null | 2024-02-27 09:27:49 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7168286513049419776 |
urn:li:activity:7167894230202343424 | I asked former Parsity grad Ryan Passer an interesting question:
"๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ต?"
I can tell you that I have not met a developer who I admired who did not find some joy in their work.
๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 2,852 | 2,852 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.012973 | null | 2024-02-26 07:15:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7167894230202343424 |
urn:li:activity:7167205568791662592 | Before taking over ownership of Parsity I had a pretty cool project/product that is now gifted to all Parsity grads.
๐๐'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ.
I don't really know what to call it honestly.
Someone described it as a "field guide for software developers".
Basically, I thought about all the generic issues that ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,180 | 6,180 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.011003 | null | 2024-02-24 09:40:22 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7167205568791662592 |
urn:li:activity:7166832230269407232 | Sometimes I feel like a fake engineering manager but thatโs ok.
Before this, I was a fake senior software engineer and before that I was pretending to be a developer.
At each new stage, thereโs a little voice in my head reminding me why I shouldnโt be in my position.
I peruse LinkedIn and compare myself to others.
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,378 | 9,378 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.009384 | null | 2024-02-23 09:09:39 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7166832230269407232 |
urn:li:activity:7166107221989294080 | 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 worked... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 27,675 | 27,675 | 161 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0.007444 | null | 2024-02-21 09:09:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7166107221989294080 |
urn:li:activity:7165378462139052032 | Turn off the tutorial.
Open the code editor.
Youโre going to learn a hell of a lot more from:
- getting stuck
- reading the documentation
- realizing the docs suck
- getting rate limited on Chat GPT
- throwing everything at the wall
- finally figuring it out
- feeling like a geniusโฆ for a few minutes
as opposed to... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 14,517 | 14,517 | 71 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.006131 | null | 2024-02-19 08:40:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7165378462139052032 |
urn:li:activity:7164301478705266690 | LinkedIn or Twitter fame is a silly goal if youโre building in public to land a role.
The real power of learning in public is:
- demonstrating technical depth
- showcasing your work
- learning how to articulate your thoughts on technical subjects
As owner of Parsity I've encouraged more students to use LinkedIn, not... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,740 | 11,740 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.006899 | null | 2024-02-16 08:56:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7164301478705266690 |
urn:li:activity:7163579750081376256 | So apparently, there is a tutorial out there teaching people how to use Git.
One big issue - the example they show includes opening a PR against everyone's favorite NodeJS framework: Express.js
I got quite a bit of hate when ๐ ๐๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก'๐ง ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ.
I s... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 10,891 | 10,891 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00505 | null | 2024-02-14 09:13:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7163579750081376256 |
urn:li:activity:7162902637632311297 | Hosting the Develop Yourself Podcast was honestly never my intention.
You see, I inherited this podcast once I took over Parsity.
It's become one of the most enjoyable parts of my week. I've met engineering leaders including one of my favorite authors and people who I follow on social media that I respect.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 2,812 | 2,812 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.010313 | null | 2024-02-12 12:23:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7162902637632311297 |
urn:li:activity:7162840158529081345 | I don't want to paint a picture of the job market for developers as roses and rainbows right now.
It's tough to get hired. It's always been difficult to get that first job. Also:
- A few former mentees just landed their first job ๐พ
- A couple acquaintances are taking on job number 2 ๐คซ
I'm sick of the nonstop fea... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 29,697 | 29,697 | 164 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.006465 | null | 2024-02-12 08:47:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7162840158529081345 |
urn:li:activity:7161403703181156352 | Coding interview hacks that have nothing do with coding:
1. ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ for previous questions from interviews
2. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป - not like in a creepy way though. Are they involved in some communities that youโre part of? Ma... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 23,481 | 23,481 | 102 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0.005664 | null | 2024-02-08 09:19:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7161403703181156352 |
urn:li:activity:7161084195484688387 | There's nothing wrong with being average.
As an average developer you will:
- get work done in a timely manner
- write maintainable code
- get promoted every once in a while
For many of you, being average is your current goal and that's fine.
BUT, if you want to be a super star on a team, there's 1 trait I've noti... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 11,323 | 11,323 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.007595 | null | 2024-02-07 12:13:44 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7161084195484688387 |
urn:li:activity:7160709484774903808 | Iโve gone from struggling junior developer to struggling engineering manager over the last 10 years and that little voice in my head has been present for the entire time.
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ตโ
Itโs lot quieter than when I started but it's never left. Iโve come to accept it and seen its pat... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 30,239 | 30,239 | 231 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.008301 | null | 2024-02-06 11:23:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7160709484774903808 |
urn:li:activity:7160315837994696705 | The dirty secret about a lot of the "tech" influencers you're taking advice from:
Many have never written code for a living and yet they'll tell you how bad or good the market is, why JS sucks and why I'm an idiot for saying you should learn HTML and CSS.... seriously.
I have a lot of opinions on how you should get t... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 12,613 | 12,613 | 59 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.006184 | null | 2024-02-05 09:45:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7160315837994696705 |
urn:li:activity:7159223589039132673 | Here's the awful debugging process I used to use:
1. Add a console log in the code
2. Add more logs
3. Add more logs
4. Add more logs
5. Refresh 100 times
6. Cry a little
For debugging FE apps, a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ statement can save you a lot of headache. Pause execution and walk through the code line by line or step ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 12,769 | 12,769 | 100 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.009319 | null | 2024-02-02 09:19:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7159223589039132673 |
urn:li:activity:7158871892253171712 | 5 Biggest mistakes of my coding career?
1. Not learning the fundamentals before diving into frameworks
2. Refusing to admit when I didnโt know something
3. Only taking on tasks I knew I could finish
4. Not understanding how engineering relates to business goals
5. Staying silent ๐ค
That last one hurt me the most.
I ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 17,441 | 17,441 | 148 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.00946 | null | 2024-02-01 09:36:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7158871892253171712 |
urn:li:activity:7158141676874604544 | Some of my most hated advice for junior developers or bootcamp grads is to "๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ".
๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐? ๐๐ข๐บ๐ฃ๐ฆ. (I think a lot of you over-estimate just how involved your average software developer is in the coding community).
๐ช๐ถ๐น๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 13,403 | 13,403 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.009475 | null | 2024-01-30 09:29:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7158141676874604544 |
urn:li:activity:7157767546614517760 | So much coding โcontentโ boils down to some dude in a laptop typing fast af in the dark with a hood on his head.
Or maybe some bald dude with a blue background telling you about JSโฆ so cringe.
As I was scrolling and trolling on IG, I was shocked to see someone actually breaking down tough concepts like the event loop... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 3,906 | 3,906 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.014081 | null | 2024-01-29 08:35:40 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7157767546614517760 |
urn:li:activity:7156677967807406080 | 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.
If you MUST participate in these kinds of interviews there are 2 ways you can stand out:
1. Write documentation
2. Write some unit tests
You donโt know how to write unit tests? Letโ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 27,940 | 27,940 | 142 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0.006228 | null | 2024-01-26 08:12:33 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7156677967807406080 |
urn:li:activity:7156327042853048321 | We've seen enough highlight reels from last year. Here were my biggest blunders in 2023:
1. ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ. I fell into my comfort zone instead of improving our processes and expanding my knowledge of our other systems.
2. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐. Like it or n... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 3,636 | 3,636 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.008251 | null | 2024-01-25 08:55:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7156327042853048321 |
urn:li:activity:7155956086628306945 | I had 500 15 minute conversations with developers from all over the world in the last 18 months.
Here are my takeaways:
- ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ at all levels (shocker)
- most junior developers need to optimize their resumes to show ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 10,642 | 10,642 | 119 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.013155 | null | 2024-01-24 08:17:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7155956086628306945 |
urn:li:activity:7155601374536187904 | Write code for long enough and youโll see every sacred cow get slaughtered:
๐ง๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ! - except there areย ย teams that have <1 test and deliver safely (manual QA anyone?)
๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ - unless maybe your team prefers JSDoc. Or bette... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 13,483 | 13,483 | 93 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0.011051 | null | 2024-01-23 09:18:27 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7155601374536187904 |
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