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urn:li:activity:7155236339934773248 | Let me save you 90 hours of watch time from the Udemy Course you bought at the beginning of the year.
Between tutorial hell and your own side project is ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
The awkward phase when youโre not quite ready to create a complex side project but arenโt getting much out of following along wi... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 15,639 | 15,639 | 105 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0.007929 | null | 2024-01-22 08:46:03 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7155236339934773248 |
urn:li:activity:7153787160171560960 | 2 safe bets for what to learn in 2024 as a full stack software engineer:
1. NextJS/Vercel (๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฉ)
2. Rust
Iโd go all in on Rust.
๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ-๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ in software development. Microsoft is re-writing core Windows libraries with it. AWS also announced tha... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 63,237 | 63,237 | 208 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0.004222 | null | 2024-01-18 08:56:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7153787160171560960 |
urn:li:activity:7153423201056780289 | Don't let the fear of looking dumb paralyze you.
You'll be forever haunted by "๐๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต?"
The most talented developers Iโve worked with are the first to admit when they donโt know something.
Take it from me (๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐโ๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐บ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ):
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,410 | 6,410 | 83 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0.017005 | null | 2024-01-17 08:45:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7153423201056780289 |
urn:li:activity:7153061093890813953 | Your next technical interview might not be so technical at all.
What Iโve learned from working with dozens of developers last year on the interview grind, is that in addition to having canned answers for explaining:
- closure
- promises
- the difference between bind, call and apply
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,279 | 11,279 | 92 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0.010196 | null | 2024-01-16 08:54:37 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7153061093890813953 |
urn:li:activity:7152688403967295488 | โ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต.๐๐ต'๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.โ - ๐ก๐ถ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ
I sat down with Zubin Pratap, a former lawyer who switched ca... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 4,902 | 4,902 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.013464 | null | 2024-01-15 07:59:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7152688403967295488 |
urn:li:activity:7151992660340232192 | Terminal commands saved our internship program yesterday. Here's enough Vim to be dangerous:
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐
๐ถ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐บ: Press Esc then type :๐ and press Enter (If you've made changes, add an exclamation mark to force quit without saving: :๐!)
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐: Press Esc the... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,065 | 7,065 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.009766 | null | 2024-01-13 09:56:02 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7151992660340232192 |
urn:li:activity:7151619954801295360 | Iโve gone too far down the YouTube tech rabbit hole.
Apparently:
- coding is a waste of time
- you can learn JS in 100 minutes
- no one is hiring
- cyber security is the only safe bet
- JS sucks - learn Python!
- Python sucks - learn JS!
- AI will replace everyone in 420 days
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 14,502 | 14,502 | 202 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0.016205 | null | 2024-01-12 09:42:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7151619954801295360 |
urn:li:activity:7151297452803809280 | ๐๐ข๐ช๐ต, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ?
I have an interesting background: I'm half black, never really met my white family and get mistaken for everything except for what I am, which has led to so many interesting conversations over the years ๐
Anywho, ๐'๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 3,132 | 3,132 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.012133 | null | 2024-01-11 12:06:02 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7151297452803809280 |
urn:li:activity:7151239024110657536 | Last year I helped over a dozen software engineers land their first role or their next one.
Hereโs what I learned:
- ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐. ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐. Do both.
- ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ. Do some mock interviews or re... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 14,551 | 14,551 | 211 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0.016013 | null | 2024-01-11 08:00:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7151239024110657536 |
urn:li:activity:7150148193874288640 | The 3 worst parts about being a software engineer:
1. ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น - why does no one talk about this one? When something breaks at 3am on Sunday you may be first in line to figure it out.
2. ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ. Tech moves fast but your company doesn't. Fair or not, you will nee... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,568 | 7,568 | 51 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.009514 | null | 2024-01-08 07:52:22 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7150148193874288640 |
urn:li:activity:7149084732448804864 | Youโll never โknowโ JS.
Itโs ok, thatโs what it makes it funโฆ I think ๐ค
Did you know thereโs a not-so-secret committee that reviews new proposals for JS features and decides if they will be adopted or not?
Theyโre called TC39 and they're one of the reasons you'll never "know" JS.
Check out this weird experimental ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 4,697 | 4,697 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.013839 | null | 2024-01-05 09:19:33 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7149084732448804864 |
urn:li:activity:7148689851716878336 | Iโve told you not to use the term โpassionate developerโ in your profile.
I still think you need to be one.
In the short time Iโve been coding, web dev and JS has gone through an incredible amount of changes.
I started with JQuery, AngularJS and ES5. I even wrote some JScript (look it up).
Since then weโve collect... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,767 | 8,767 | 80 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.012889 | null | 2024-01-04 07:29:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7148689851716878336 |
urn:li:activity:7148346212247654402 | ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ:
Create-React-App
GraphQL
Cypress
AWS
CSS Modules
๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ:
Typescript
NextJS
tRPC
Playwright
Vercel
Edge Functions
OpenAI API
What are you building with th... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,766 | 5,766 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.014048 | null | 2024-01-03 08:50:08 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7148346212247654402 |
urn:li:activity:7147967081869684736 | A while ago, I wrote that create-react-app is dead and boy did some people get upset.
Lemme double down...
NextJS is our future as React devs. Ignore it at your own peril.
There are really only 2 trends I am watching in 2024 as a web dev:
1. NextJS
2. AI
AI is gonna AI. Iโm not on the existential crisis teamโฆ yet.... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 16,599 | 16,599 | 149 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0.010904 | null | 2024-01-02 07:53:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7147967081869684736 |
urn:li:activity:7146145521089327104 | 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 to look at your resume
- Posts romanticizing a string of rejections
- Messages to connections youโve never spoken to, asking for refe... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 6,553 | 6,553 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.016786 | null | 2023-12-28 06:39:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7146145521089327104 |
urn:li:activity:7145805558749511680 | Iโll turn 40 in a couple days.
This last decade started off pretty rough for me. Hereโs the timeline:
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐
- Friend dies, his brother (and my business partner) sentenced to prison
- Had new baby - a boy ๐ฃ
- Quit dabbling in the streets and got a legal job
- Mom and girlfriend do an intervention. Got sob... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 27,136 | 27,136 | 366 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0.014962 | null | 2023-12-27 08:09:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7145805558749511680 |
urn:li:activity:7143632860405481472 | 6 services I've used to improve my skills as a software engineer:
1. AlgoExpert - finally someone made a ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ with practical exercises
2. ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.๐ถ๐ผ - I like this site so much. You ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 78,426 | 78,426 | 333 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 0.005049 | null | 2023-12-21 08:29:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7143632860405481472 |
urn:li:activity:7143292939710914561 | How do you get better at JavaScript and ReactJS?
Build stuff ๐
Not specific enough? Try this:
Here are the subjects I struggled with the most and how I learned them through practice:
- ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ด - implement ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐๐๐ or promise-ify a timeout
- ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ - create a function that returns anot... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 30,695 | 30,695 | 239 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.008405 | null | 2023-12-20 09:57:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7143292939710914561 |
urn:li:activity:7142921469096841216 | Your goals might suck.
Now let's make them suck less:
โย Get hired
โ
ย Apply to 5 jobs a day and go to 1 meetup a week
โScale your business to 6 figures
โ
ย Book 10 new leads per day
โSix pack abs
โ
ย Figure out your TDEE (look it up) and eat 80% of that
โLearn DSA
โ
ย Build 6 most commonly used data structures from sc... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,403 | 10,403 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.014611 | null | 2023-12-19 09:05:24 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7142921469096841216 |
urn:li:activity:7142550411365789696 | CTO enters the Slack channel for devs only.
Ruh roh.
โ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ?โ
It was around 12:30AM on a Thursday and I was the only developer on call at this time. I decided to do what any good developer would do at this time and RES... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,619 | 11,619 | 84 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.008607 | null | 2023-12-18 08:32:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7142550411365789696 |
urn:li:activity:7141467883083116546 | Let me supercharge your debugging process by 420%.
I remember scratching my bald head a few years ago at work while trying to debug a Node/Express API with my manager. We had an important demo that day and something was breaking.
No pressure ๐
.
We added no less than 69 console logs in the code with no luck.
Luckil... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 35,818 | 35,818 | 244 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0.008096 | null | 2023-12-15 08:50:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7141467883083116546 |
urn:li:activity:7140738096152625153 | Not using this software design pattern can cost you.
How much exactly?
Well - a few months ago a software engineer on here wrote that his team was doing a 6 month refactor to replace a js library for dates that had been deprecated.
Oops.
To think, if they only used this pattern they could've saved about 5.5 months ... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 5,577 | 5,577 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00771 | null | 2023-12-13 08:36:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7140738096152625153 |
urn:li:activity:7140429737734078464 | If youโre reading this post, Iโve made some assumptions about you:
1. Youโre a software engineer
2. You have above average intelligence
3. You probably look pretty good (donโt tell HR)
Iโve given a lot of advice and now I want yours, you good looking nerd.
I recently became the owner of a coding bootcamp, Parsity .
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,925 | 11,925 | 92 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0.012914 | null | 2023-12-12 12:19:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7140429737734078464 |
urn:li:activity:7139990536186195968 | What does Erik Andersen really think about the junior developer job market and learning in public?
Do I agree with him?
I sat down with the worldโs happiest engineer and chatted about:
- why LinkedIn is better than X
- how to actually get hired in tech
- gaining experience as a developer when you have none
- his h... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 2,479 | 2,479 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.019363 | null | 2023-12-11 06:58:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7139990536186195968 |
urn:li:activity:7139022531633565696 | While most LinkedIn influencers are selling courses, SAAS apps or bootcamps (Iโve done all 3 donโt hate me ๐
) Victor Moreno has launched a kids book on coding.
It actually looks really good too. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 3,368 | 3,368 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.011876 | null | 2023-12-08 15:02:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7139022531633565696 |
urn:li:activity:7138954727043604480 | Learn to code and bฬถeฬถcฬถoฬถmฬถeฬถ ฬถaฬถ ฬถsฬถoฬถfฬถtฬถwฬถaฬถrฬถeฬถ ฬถeฬถnฬถgฬถiฬถnฬถeฬถeฬถrฬถ
โข become a product manager
โข start your own business
โข do data analysis
โข become a technical writer
โข do DevOps
โข try QA
โข do whatever the hell else you want
Coding is a foundational skill. It can be a destination in itself or the key to another d... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 54,795 | 54,795 | 688 | 36 | 55 | 0 | 0.014217 | null | 2023-12-08 10:33:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7138954727043604480 |
urn:li:activity:7138559434850537473 | Are you a JavaScript developer or a ReactJS developer?
Your job probably depends on you being a solid ReactJS developer.
Unfortunately, those same skills donโt necessarily translate to being a proficient JavaScript developer.
Last year I did a mock interview with a person who tried to use ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ while solv... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 56,871 | 56,871 | 314 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0.006119 | null | 2023-12-07 08:31:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7138559434850537473 |
urn:li:activity:7137846730078781440 | 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.... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,003 | 9,003 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.013329 | null | 2023-12-05 09:19:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7137846730078781440 |
urn:li:activity:7137478274405830658 | I wrote to Kyle Simpson about a week ago. I asked him if he'd be a guest on my podcast and I honestly never expected to get this response:
...
โIโd be happy to appear on your podcastโ ๐
Wait, what?
Holy sh*t, Iโm going to be interviewing my idol?
So many intruding thoughts:
- ๐ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐... | EXTERNAL_VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 19,616 | 19,616 | 740 | 18 | 147 | 0 | 0.046136 | null | 2023-12-04 08:40:19 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7137478274405830658 |
urn:li:activity:7135635106387423233 | Before you take my advice, let me be clear:
I will only ever give you suggestions based on my own experience or what Iโve seen work for others.
Will it work for you?
Perhaps.
As a junior developer, almost any advice can be helpful.
Your problems are fairly generic at this stage and what you mostly need is directio... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,157 | 9,157 | 96 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.011576 | null | 2023-11-29 06:52:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7135635106387423233 |
urn:li:activity:7134942314292015104 | If you're a junior developer or recent bootcamp grad preparing for interviews - don't fall into the LeetCode rabbit hole.
You're more likely to encounter:
- JS trivia
- String and Array manipulation problems
- Frequency counters
- Build a React component that fetches data
- Tell me about a project you worked on
Inst... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 80,659 | 80,659 | 412 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0.005616 | null | 2023-11-27 08:42:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7134942314292015104 |
urn:li:activity:7132444287987830785 | Like many of you, I follow Erik Andersen and get a lot of value from what he posts, even though I'm not looking for a job.
A little over a year ago I chatted with him to get his advice on LinkedIn, content creation and how to help junior developers.
Who would've thought I'd be chatting with him on his podcast a year ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 3,973 | 3,973 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.009313 | null | 2023-11-20 11:22:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7132444287987830785 |
urn:li:activity:7131327805920874496 | Humans suck at predictions.
Lemme make some anyway.
Hereโs what I think is in store for devs in 2024:
1. ๐ก๐ฒ๐
๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ and front end devs will need to get more comfortable with server side stuff like APIโs and Server Components as well as Vercel (... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,750 | 5,750 | 56 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.013565 | null | 2023-11-17 09:22:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7131327805920874496 |
urn:li:activity:7130952767807913984 | 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 the rest of the house.
Knowing how to ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐, empathize and connec... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 18,892 | 18,892 | 143 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0.009051 | null | 2023-11-16 08:25:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7130952767807913984 |
urn:li:activity:7130595501837598720 | Git really doesnโt have to be that complicated:
- ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ your work ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ . ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ -๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
- uh oh, got work ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
- now I want to ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 72,409 | 72,409 | 257 | 68 | 21 | 0 | 0.004778 | null | 2023-11-15 09:11:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7130595501837598720 |
urn:li:activity:7130314399881256961 | 60+ people asked me to do my own podcast in the last day.
So I recorded one.
Itโs about 5:30 seconds long.
Itโs all about the 3 strategies I use to land a job during a recession.
Itโll be released tomorrow at 9:05AM EST in replacement of my text based newsletter!
Subscribe now if youโre in the market and want ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #code ,#jobs ,#softwareengineering | 2023-11-14 14:56:37 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7130314399881256961 |
urn:li:activity:7129866550785802241 | One way to ensure you don't grow as a developer:
- take on tasks you are 100% sure you will finish
Instead:
- take on tasks just outside of your comfort zone
- google what you donโt know
- ask for help
Grow your confidence by force. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 21,117 | 21,117 | 235 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0.013023 | null | 2023-11-13 08:29:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7129866550785802241 |
urn:li:activity:7128778505001074689 | Let me save you 90 hours of watch time from the Udemy Course you're going to buy this weekend.
Between tutorial hell and your own side project is tutorial purgatory.
The awkward phase when youโre not quite ready to create a complex side project but arenโt getting much out of following along with a video.
Hereโs how ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 42,873 | 42,873 | 123 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.003265 | null | 2023-11-10 08:48:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7128778505001074689 |
urn:li:activity:7128414034604781568 | "๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ!"
That's great for them. I would still caution the majority of developers from spending too much time on a site that:
1. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐
2. ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,055 | 10,055 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.010244 | null | 2023-11-09 08:20:33 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7128414034604781568 |
urn:li:activity:7127695205935288320 | 5 phases of a developerโs career:
1. I got hired! My work is done!
2. I know nothing. Iโm an awful developer and a burden on this team, the company and the world at large.
3. Canโt believe I solved that problem and delivered that feature. Perhaps Iโm not the absolute worst developer in the entire universe.
4. I should... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 16,171 | 16,171 | 134 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0.011564 | null | 2023-11-07 09:31:47 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7127695205935288320 |
urn:li:activity:7127329139144937472 | Your idea of the 10x developer is all wrong.
Itโs not a coding robot pumping out ten times as much code as us regular flesh bags.
Theyโre not producing code that is wildly more efficient or faster than the average developer either.
- Great developers magnify the power of the team.
- They take on tasks with more leve... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,415 | 8,415 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.009982 | null | 2023-11-06 08:41:07 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7127329139144937472 |
urn:li:activity:7126236176021155840 | You should be learning in public.
But let's be honest:
- You're nervous to create a post
- You feel like you don't know enough
- You're afraid of coming across like a cringe influencer with a blue background surrounding their big, bald head...
Or something like that.
First off, you're over-thinking it and no one re... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 7,961 | 7,961 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.013692 | null | 2023-11-03 08:59:59 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7126236176021155840 |
urn:li:activity:7125872869057732608 | Listening to too many influencers on LinkedIn will get you stuck in a learning loop.
Goes a little something like this:
- Tech bro with a blue background tells you about hawt technology ๐ฅ
- You, a little insecure about your own skills, think this is THE way to get noticed
- You buy a course or a book or go down a Yo... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,650 | 6,650 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.013835 | null | 2023-11-02 09:00:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7125872869057732608 |
urn:li:activity:7125477091562721282 | I have a confession:
I never really wanted to become a talking head on LinkedIn. I actually just wanted to promote my mentorship program and share the advice I wish Iโd been given earlier in my career. Maybe people will find this stuff helpful I figured.
20k followers, hundreds of coffee chats and a dozen podcasts la... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,843 | 5,843 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.021907 | null | 2023-11-01 06:57:21 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7125477091562721282 |
urn:li:activity:7124783683818950656 | Itโs OK to self-reject. But most of you are doing way too much of it.
If you meet 50% of the requirements and are within 1 - 2 years of the desired YOE you must apply.
If you meet 100% of the requirements and have all the YOE, youโre probably over-qualified. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 13,644 | 13,644 | 127 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0.010921 | null | 2023-10-30 08:51:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7124783683818950656 |
urn:li:activity:7123723702071934976 | I bet 50% of you are not using these dead simple keyboard shortcuts in VS Code.
I've pair programmed with enough of you to know that this video may be more helpful than another 420 hour Udemy course on the parts of Javascript you though you knew but kinda don't but are going to...
Hope it's helpful.
Any shortcuts I ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 8,942 | 8,942 | 103 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.013643 | null | 2023-10-27 10:43:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7123723702071934976 |
urn:li:activity:7123327941333155841 | Perhaps Iโve fooled you.
You see my title or follower count and make some assumptions.
Just to be clear, I still:
- get very nervous about public speaking
- google the difference between slice and splice
- fail interviews
- feel like I should know more than I do
- buy courses that I never finish
Luckily, I have the... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,255 | 8,255 | 155 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.021199 | null | 2023-10-26 08:28:02 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7123327941333155841 |
urn:li:activity:7122244304210706432 | Am I... average?
In reality, amazing teams are made up of mostly "average" developers. Not teams of ninjas/rockstars/wizards/elves ๐งโโ๏ธ
As an average developer thereโs still a lot of room to make impact outside being the highest technical authority.
As a very non-rockstar coder, here are some things Iโve done over ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 27,903 | 27,903 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.003691 | null | 2023-10-23 08:49:44 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7122244304210706432 |
urn:li:activity:7120082946685890560 | 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[dot]com and WellFound[dot]com to see what small startups and 1 person businesses are bu... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 34,524 | 34,524 | 325 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0.010485 | null | 2023-10-17 09:36:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7120082946685890560 |
urn:li:activity:7119717343127117824 | Iโve spoken with about 500 developers in the last 12 months. I wonโt be doing any more 15 minute chats in the foreseeable future.
But the truth is, 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... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 52,485 | 52,485 | 340 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0.007469 | null | 2023-10-16 09:35:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7119717343127117824 |
urn:li:activity:7118658458123464704 | A few areas where most devs struggle after they are hired:
1. Code quality
2. Git
3. Estimations
It's not all about getting your code to run.
Like it or not, you will be judged on whether or not you delivered working code on time.
I'm not a fan of estimates. Humans naturally suck at them. When I mentor de... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 8,723 | 8,723 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.010776 | null | 2023-10-13 11:08:40 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7118658458123464704 |
urn:li:activity:7117496233539026944 | Someone called me a "cringe tech influencer" ๐ข.
It's OK though, I've been called worse.
In addition to being a talking head on LinkedIn, I also manage a stellar team of software engineers at The Clorox Company.
"๐๐ข๐ช๐ต, ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ?"
Yeah, same one.
In addition to bleach, they ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,596 | 7,596 | 96 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.015271 | null | 2023-10-10 06:22:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7117496233539026944 |
urn:li:activity:7116093352067952640 | I bet 50% of you are still using 420 console logs to debug your buggy code ๐.
There's a better way.
Check out my debugging walkthrough below to learn how to investigate and debug unexpected features in your JS apps. | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 30,685 | 30,685 | 216 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0.008571 | null | 2023-10-06 09:27:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7116093352067952640 |
urn:li:activity:7115720837546078208 | A co-worker called me out at a small start up some years ago.
โ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ตโ.
It stung to hear that. He was also right.
I was not junior either.
I had been using AngularJS for a couple ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 45,104 | 45,104 | 475 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0.011861 | null | 2023-10-05 08:40:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7115720837546078208 |
urn:li:activity:7115005206278406145 | 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 | 9,399 | 9,399 | 95 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.01181 | null | 2023-10-03 09:11:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7115005206278406145 |
urn:li:activity:7114640993747881986 | 450 conversation with developers 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 write. It can be a fickle beas... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,706 | 11,706 | 110 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.011618 | null | 2023-10-02 09:21:44 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7114640993747881986 |
urn:li:activity:7113563029048332288 | Someone said my videos were too long... they have a good point.
I can't really dive into RSC in 60 seconds but this should be enough to get your noggin' joggin'. | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 6,503 | 6,503 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.010303 | null | 2023-09-29 09:47:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7113563029048332288 |
urn:li:activity:7113186725153161217 | Some uncomfortable truths for software engineers:
- You, not your company, is ultimately responsible for your growth as a developer
- You may be really good at writing code but if youโre an asshat, you will have a hard time getting promoted
- Shipping code fast is better than shipping code perfect
- Say something in a... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 53,933 | 53,933 | 377 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 0.008177 | null | 2023-09-28 08:59:24 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7113186725153161217 |
urn:li:activity:7112472940939542528 | 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 bec... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,897 | 11,897 | 131 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.012776 | null | 2023-09-26 09:32:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7112472940939542528 |
urn:li:activity:7112103876434046976 | 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 have they read?
- how do they write their pull requests?
- I copied their styles for writ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 13,776 | 13,776 | 104 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.009364 | null | 2023-09-25 09:03:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7112103876434046976 |
urn:li:activity:7111018680880140289 | One of my most embarrassing interviews happened a few years ago. It was so bad, I actually ended it early.
The interviewer gave me a medium level LeetCode problem. It could have been solved recursively or with dynamic programming.
Just 1 problem...
I didn't know how to approach either solution ๐ฅฒ
Within 10 minutes,... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 12,412 | 12,412 | 115 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.010151 | null | 2023-09-22 09:17:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7111018680880140289 |
urn:li:activity:7110305365426110464 | There's just not enough time.
You want to finish the Udemy course, grind LeetCode, learn TypeScript and workout to spite your ex.
I get it.
One of my mentees asked me how I juggle being a father of 3, running a side business, a full time job and keeping a consistent work out routine.
Easy - I just neglect my child... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 11,727 | 11,727 | 135 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.012876 | null | 2023-09-20 09:59:54 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7110305365426110464 |
urn:li:activity:7109926565668425728 | The job market for developers doesnโt suck.
Itโs just less piping hot.
And expectations have risen.
So yes, getting that first role is difficult and more luck is involved than many would like to admit.
A mentee of mine had that same issue last year and I suggested we pivot into searching for QA roles.
Hereโs what ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 19,838 | 19,838 | 185 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0.010989 | null | 2023-09-19 08:56:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7109926565668425728 |
urn:li:activity:7109578957385056256 | 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... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 16,122 | 16,122 | 177 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.011971 | null | 2023-09-18 10:08:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7109578957385056256 |
urn:li:activity:7108491733780353024 | What the hell is RSC?
Developers love acronyms and RSC is one you'll want to be familiar with. React Server Components are React Components... but rendered on the server. Duh. This means data fetching and bundling is done on the server to compose the component and it is sent to the client fully rendered.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ด... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 5,415 | 5,415 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.012927 | null | 2023-09-15 10:54:00 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7108491733780353024 |
urn:li:activity:7108113645363949569 | The recipe for an amazing side project when you donโt know what to do:
1. ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐ - OpenAI, Binance, RapidAPI and Govt APIs are the first places Iโd check.
2. ๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ - what are the features of this API you can build something around? Perhaps a stock tracker that integrates with OpenAI to give ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,634 | 10,634 | 129 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.013918 | null | 2023-09-14 09:18:50 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7108113645363949569 |
urn:li:activity:7107765452449206272 | I became an engineering manager a couple years ago and Iโve seen all your resumes.
They go something like this:
- โ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉโ
- โ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด [๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ] ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด [๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ฐ๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 62,761 | 62,761 | 418 | 44 | 39 | 0 | 0.007983 | null | 2023-09-13 10:39:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7107765452449206272 |
urn:li:activity:7107386056022327296 | Popular open source repo Turbo went from TS โ JS and developers are furious.
๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏโ๐ต โ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญโ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.
๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด. ๐๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐# ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ.
These debates... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,909 | 5,909 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.008292 | null | 2023-09-12 09:33:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7107386056022327296 |
urn:li:activity:7107018206778658816 | The most talented developers Iโve met in real life are NOT on LinkedIn, X or Medium.
Like 99% of the people reading this - theyโre here to scroll and troll.
What does that mean for you?
Take our advice with a grain of salt.
We may be the most vocal developers but it doesnโt mean we are the best to listen to. Myself... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,263 | 7,263 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.011703 | null | 2023-09-11 08:50:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7107018206778658816 |
urn:li:activity:7105956118459293696 | Check out the video below to check out some debugging techniques I guarantee most of you aren't using that beats the hell out of using 142 console logs.
๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ค:
By 12AM we knew something was wrong with the migration.
Our... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 13,245 | 13,245 | 123 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0.011099 | null | 2023-09-08 11:09:47 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7105956118459293696 |
urn:li:activity:7105572361621413888 | They told you don't need Redux.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ!
๐๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐บ! ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ!
My least favorite one: "๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต! "
With around 8.2 million downloads just last week, thereโs a pretty high chance the next company you join will lev... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 18,332 | 18,332 | 135 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0.008837 | null | 2023-09-07 09:36:08 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7105572361621413888 |
urn:li:activity:7105217842928631809 | I used to take pride in the fact I was not good at CSS.
As if this made me a โrealโ developer.
What a fool I was.
I know JS is moving at a breakneck pace lately with major changes in React, NextJS, NodeJS and whatever framework is trying to replace ReduxJS today ๐
CSS has been quietly keeping up and introducing a ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 12,351 | 12,351 | 173 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0.017327 | null | 2023-09-06 09:12:31 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7105217842928631809 |
urn:li:activity:7104825093406564352 | A mentee of mine asked me a great question last week:
โ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ?โ
I thought about what worked for me and others Iโve seen over the years.
What was one thing they all had in common?
I mean, they all wrot... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,788 | 6,788 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.010902 | null | 2023-09-05 07:51:42 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7104825093406564352 |
urn:li:activity:7103412836659286019 | You probably don't need another course.
BUT - if you're going to take advantage of Labor Day sales ๐บ๐ธ here are 5 services I think are worth the money:
1. ๐๐น๐ด๐ผ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐/๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - there are few FE focused offerings out there and this one is solid AF
2. ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - advanced ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 20,041 | 20,041 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.00464 | null | 2023-09-01 09:53:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7103412836659286019 |
urn:li:activity:7103041420369817600 | Here's how I've seen most successful coding bootcamp grads operate:
- Makes coding and learning a routine
- Applies consistently and broadly
- Has 1 or 2 complex side projects
- Re-calibrates their approach when needed
- De-risks themselves by using strong language in their profile and resume
- Is practically optimist... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 12,813 | 12,813 | 102 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.009053 | null | 2023-08-31 08:58:04 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7103041420369817600 |
urn:li:activity:7102691470171656192 | I've worked with a lot of amazing junior developers so far in my career.
Hereโs what made them stand out:
- ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ - they seek out work to complete and pair with others without being asked. Oh, the pipeline blew up? They don't know the fix but are still investigating it.
- ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,568 | 10,568 | 137 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.014572 | null | 2023-08-30 10:33:06 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7102691470171656192 |
urn:li:activity:7102311502409347072 | 5 things the gym can teach you about coding:
1. ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐. Our body, like our mind, is not fixed or as limited as we believe.
2. ๐๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. There is always somebody better than you. Learning a new programming language or lifting a larger weight will keep you humble.
3. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,018 | 10,018 | 135 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0.017668 | null | 2023-08-29 08:59:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7102311502409347072 |
urn:li:activity:7100874625810640896 | You should be learning in public.
But let's be honest:
- You're nervous to create a post
- You feel like you don't know enough
- You're afraid of coming across like a cringe influencer with a blue background surrounding their big, bald head
Or something like that.
First off, you're over-thinking it and no one reall... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 10,839 | 10,839 | 125 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.013285 | null | 2023-08-25 09:35:18 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7100874625810640896 |
urn:li:activity:7100499507829735424 | 17k followers and 1.5 million impressions on LinkedIn and Iโve barely had a โviralโ post.
Here are a few lessons Iโve learned along the way:
- ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ - LinkedIn rewards it and your audience will reward you
- Commenting on posts from larger accounts can grow your following and create connection... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,760 | 6,760 | 91 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.01716 | null | 2023-08-24 09:07:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7100499507829735424 |
urn:li:activity:7099767231336652800 | 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 several years ago.
It sucked. I also had more technical growth in the short time I was there than at any other company Iโve worked since.
Youโve probably heard the advice... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,396 | 9,396 | 135 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0.01639 | null | 2023-08-22 08:19:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7099767231336652800 |
urn:li:activity:7097952237255102464 | Let me break down your next ReactJS interview for you:
- Fetch some data from this API
- Display the data according to this mock up
- Add some user events
How you fail:
- Not understanding the basics of `useEffect`
- No keys in your list or using the index as a key
- Ignoring error handling
- Mutating state directly... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 20,648 | 20,648 | 253 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0.014771 | null | 2023-08-17 08:36:59 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7097952237255102464 |
urn:li:activity:7097608051322494976 | Some of my most hated advice for junior developers or boot camp grads is to contribute to open source.
๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐? ๐๐ข๐บ๐ฃ๐ฆ. (I think a lot of you overestimate just how involved most software developers are in the coding community. Twitter and LinkedIn are a bubble rife with th... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 16,004 | 16,004 | 164 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0.01156 | null | 2023-08-16 09:38:57 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7097608051322494976 |
urn:li:activity:7097247596838088705 | The difference between a junior and senior developer is NOT that the senior writes code without bugs. It's how they handle them.
In fact, a few weeks ago, I created a pretty embarrassing bug at work ๐
. It wasn't my first time. It won't be my last.
Here are 3 ways you can tackle your next blow up like a freakin' pro. | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 4,908 | 4,908 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.009984 | null | 2023-08-15 09:17:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7097247596838088705 |
urn:li:activity:7096875632638271488 | Youโre having trouble coming up with solutions to problems as a software developer because youโre reinventing the wheel.
As a junior developer, there are zero problems you will encounter that have not been solved a dozen times over. There are tried and true approaches for that feature youโre working on.
But you d... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 14,702 | 14,702 | 126 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.009454 | null | 2023-08-14 08:37:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7096875632638271488 |
urn:li:activity:7095796300020920322 | When you land the job, thatโs the last thing youโll need to know how to do is traverse binary trees in O(h).
There will be bugs.
There will also be network requests to debug.
The junior-est way to go about investigating an issue on the server is to replicate the scenario on the front end to hit the server and ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 10,506 | 10,506 | 94 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.010185 | null | 2023-08-11 09:02:15 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7095796300020920322 |
urn:li:activity:7095441223385026560 | Ok, weโve seen enough well-written code on this damn site.
It's hard to know what good code is if you can't identify bad code.
Below is some janky ass code for you to refactor. Here's the thing though - it does work with the expected arguments. Could it be improved? Hell yeah it can.
Iโm curious, whatโs the mo... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 14,442 | 14,442 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0.006924 | null | 2023-08-10 09:38:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7095441223385026560 |
urn:li:activity:7095063689199788033 | How do you get better at Javascript?
Build stuff.
Not specific enough? Try this:
Here are the subjects I struggled with and how I learned them through practice:
- ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐๐จ๐๐จ - implement Promise.all from scratch
- ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ - create a function that returns another function that can only be called... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 21,230 | 21,230 | 221 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0.011493 | null | 2023-08-09 08:33:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7095063689199788033 |
urn:li:activity:7094339012525514752 | You know you need a good side project but you donโt know where to begin.
As much as I want to build 1 of these ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐, I just don't have time. So steal 'em.
If you succeed - I'll take the credit.
If you fail... don't mention me.
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: We... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,778 | 6,778 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.011065 | null | 2023-08-07 08:34:46 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7094339012525514752 |
urn:li:activity:7093274896373317633 | 100.5% of coding is debugging.
Or something like that.
If you're working on Node/Express apps, I bet you're making the same mistakes I did while debugging:
- using 128 console logs
- slamming your API with requests
- crying a little
There's a better way and I'm surprised more developers are NOT using the ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 8,089 | 8,089 | 89 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.012362 | null | 2023-08-04 10:14:49 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7093274896373317633 |
urn:li:activity:7092895548323598336 | 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 thought quality
Counter-intuitively, the more I tried to cram in ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 2,936 | 2,936 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.031676 | null | 2023-08-03 09:17:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7092895548323598336 |
urn:li:activity:7092157126013292544 | Letโs clear up some of theย dumb advice youโve read on LinkedIn:
- Titles donโt matter
- Seniors need at least [x] years of experience
- Seniors are the best coders on the team
- Get experience and the titles will come
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,557 | 8,557 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.007713 | null | 2023-08-01 08:07:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7092157126013292544 |
urn:li:activity:7091797921343406080 | 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 fis... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,933 | 6,933 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.018318 | null | 2023-07-31 08:15:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7091797921343406080 |
urn:li:activity:7090361812239462400 | I got called a cringe tech influencer earlier this year.
It's ok. I've been called worse.
10 years ago my life was unrecognizable. I was lost in addiction and living a life that slowly catching up to me in the worst ways possible.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that I was headed for death or prison.
One interventi... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 9,353 | 9,353 | 171 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.021704 | null | 2023-07-27 09:53:22 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7090361812239462400 |
urn:li:activity:7089990264987009024 | 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 yo... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 13,953 | 13,953 | 225 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0.018491 | null | 2023-07-26 08:50:46 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7089990264987009024 |
urn:li:activity:7089627876840378368 | 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 m... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,382 | 6,382 | 110 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0.020683 | null | 2023-07-25 09:14:54 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7089627876840378368 |
urn:li:activity:7089265491260637187 | A few controversial things I believe about careers in software development:
๐ญ. ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต
Iโm not saying this will make you rich or get promoted.
Iโm just saying you don't HAVE to climb the engineering ladder. Plenty of developers are very happy doing their work, goin... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 25,150 | 25,150 | 183 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.008111 | null | 2023-07-24 09:11:40 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7089265491260637187 |
urn:li:activity:7088180633419591681 | Ok, that's enough coding for you.
Yes, learn closure, bind, call, apply, promises and whatever new framework just replaced the last new framework.
(๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ง๐ง ๐)
But before you do all that, please learn how to use your code e... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 6,840 | 6,840 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.01038 | null | 2023-07-21 09:38:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7088180633419591681 |
urn:li:activity:7087822828309270528 | A couple of developers I mentor got hired (๐บ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ-๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ). Now the real work begins:
- Exploring a new codebase
- Finding areas to make an impact
- Learning the engineering culture
- Us... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,091 | 9,091 | 135 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.01628 | null | 2023-07-20 09:32:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7087822828309270528 |
urn:li:activity:7087453547742519299 | I met a developer who 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 developers fall into the trap of looking at a tutorial, following along with the instructor and typing what they t... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 23,821 | 23,821 | 182 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0.009068 | null | 2023-07-19 08:46:02 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7087453547742519299 |
urn:li:activity:7086728770186854401 | The bootcamp is over.
You wonder, โwhat now?โ
Do you create a side project? Pound LeetCode? Mass apply? Learn in public? Some bandicoot said you should just switch to CyberSec or DevOps. So many options.
From speaking with a few hundred of you - I know that many of you just need direction.
Here are the 2 pa... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 14,300 | 14,300 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.011538 | null | 2023-07-17 08:47:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7086728770186854401 |
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