urn string | text string | type string | firstName string | lastName string | numImpressions int64 | numViews int64 | numReactions int64 | numComments int64 | numShares int64 | numVotes int64 | numEngagementRate float64 | hashtags string | createdAt (TZ=America/Los_Angeles) string | link string |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
urn:li:activity:7085620410423132162 | 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 | 13,363 | 13,363 | 121 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0.011001 | null | 2023-07-14 07:08:36 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7085620410423132162 |
urn:li:activity:7084916877600165888 | Donโt be fooled that I know a ton because Iโm an engineering manager. Iโm just faking it better than you.
I talk a lot about the mistakes Iโve made in the past but Iโm still learning and failing 10 years later.
I may have been a Senior Software Engineer but when I became Engineering Manager I became junior again.... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,922 | 6,922 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.015169 | null | 2023-07-12 09:30:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7084916877600165888 |
urn:li:activity:7084554473120911360 | Create React App is dead. NextJS is king.
This is not a trivial change.
NextJS introduces an entirely new paradigm and is full stack first.
Let me introduce you to a host of new acronyms you will now need to be familiar with:
- RSC
- SSR
- ISR
- SSG
- XPF
๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฎ.
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 18,080 | 18,080 | 180 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0.013385 | null | 2023-07-11 09:16:03 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7084554473120911360 |
urn:li:activity:7084192059363885056 | Congratulations! You landed your first software engineering role.
Now an entirely new and much longer game begins.
So where should you spend your focus now?
I know several developers who were recently hired. Some from my own Not Another Course community and others from the 15-minute chats I do (link in profile... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,335 | 9,335 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.012641 | null | 2023-07-10 08:57:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7084192059363885056 |
urn:li:activity:7083109417751121920 | 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 | 13,981 | 13,981 | 102 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.008369 | null | 2023-07-07 09:41:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7083109417751121920 |
urn:li:activity:7082742507645648896 | Top 6 services I used to broaden my skills as a software engineer:
1. AlgoExpert/FrontEndExpert - finally someone made a solid offering for the JS and ReactJS interview with practical exercises
2. CodeCrafters - I like this site so much. You build complex software that passes tests to see if it works. Addictive a... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 15,529 | 15,529 | 148 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0.011205 | null | 2023-07-06 09:31:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7082742507645648896 |
urn:li:activity:7082372599736893441 | Junior dev move 101:
Wasting hours solving a problem a co-worker couldโve helped you figure out in minutes.
You are ultimately judged on the work you complete, not your ability to slog through problems in solitude. When you bump your head against your technical depth, acknowledge it and ask for help.
But for J... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 12,358 | 12,358 | 207 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.018531 | null | 2023-07-05 08:25:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7082372599736893441 |
urn:li:activity:7080555976503808000 | Are you really a front end developer?
Front end roughly translates to "JS developer" on many teams. This means you will be working on anything JS-related including backend services written with NodeJS.
Debugging front end apps is trivial. Add a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ statement in the code and you can pause execution in the... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 4,432 | 4,432 | 159 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.040614 | null | 2023-06-30 08:35:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7080555976503808000 |
urn:li:activity:7079843404561465344 | As a junior developer, your problems are painfully common.
That doesn't make them any less valid.
After over 350 phone calls with developers from around the world I have some sympathy and more importantly, some ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Resources and links to... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 4,866 | 4,866 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.013358 | null | 2023-06-28 08:30:37 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7079843404561465344 |
urn:li:activity:7079473479372156929 | Shocking and not so shocking takeaways from the 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey
1. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ programming language - take that haters
2. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ - learn it like a pro.
3. ๐ก๐ฒ๐
๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 24,619 | 24,619 | 218 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0.010155 | null | 2023-06-27 08:51:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7079473479372156929 |
urn:li:activity:7079111095717621763 | You've applied to every company in the Tri-State area.
๐๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐.
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐.
๐๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ [๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ]
I've heard some version of all these frustrations for nearly 10 years. In fact, the ONLY time I s... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,752 | 9,752 | 123 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.015484 | null | 2023-06-26 09:26:08 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7079111095717621763 |
urn:li:activity:7078016351084163072 | Do I actually think you'll get a dynamic programming question at your next interview?
I sure in the hell hope not ๐
If you do - I'll bet you a bucket of donuts it'll be something like:
- refactor fibonacci to use DP
- find the maximum/minimum sum in an array
- find the number of paths in a maze
Check out this band... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 1,299 | 1,299 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.025404 | null | 2023-06-23 08:17:48 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7078016351084163072 |
urn:li:activity:7077306686197088257 | At some point, we told all new developers they had to become mini LinkedIn influencers.
I disagree.
Kinda.
A few weeks ago I invited a former co-worker to speak to the Not Another Course community. Sheโs an amazing developer who I knew could offer some insight and practical advice for developers at the early s... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,777 | 4,777 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.017584 | null | 2023-06-21 08:39:21 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7077306686197088257 |
urn:li:activity:7076944302446120961 | The stuff your coding boot camp didnโt tell you about being a software developer:
- On-calls can be brutal, with unexpected 2 AM weekend wake-ups on a Saturday
- Your day may be up to 50% meetings
- They asked you to traverse a binary tree during the interview. Your first task is to change a button's color
- You ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,100 | 10,100 | 197 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0.023267 | null | 2023-06-20 09:50:39 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7076944302446120961 |
urn:li:activity:7075482197922623490 | Very practically, the 2 easiest ways to stand out as a developer on a new team:
1. Write some documentation
2. Write a mother flipping test
But your bootcamp didnโt teach you how to write a unit test. ๐
Lemme show you a short cut to get you started if youโre using ReactJS: | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 13,350 | 13,350 | 142 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.01176 | null | 2023-06-16 07:59:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7075482197922623490 |
urn:li:activity:7075132396357996544 | I have a confession.
Over the last year, Iโve done nearly 400 phone calls with developers from all around the world.
The main topics we covered:
1. Getting hired
2. Preparing for interviews
3. Creating side projects
And lots, I mean LOTS of tackling impostor syndrome.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,502 | 7,502 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.011464 | null | 2023-06-15 08:35:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7075132396357996544 |
urn:li:activity:7074407587634421761 | 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 the... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 16,130 | 16,130 | 111 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.008431 | null | 2023-06-13 09:14:50 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7074407587634421761 |
urn:li:activity:7074045199793979392 | How does it feel to be the worst developer on a team?
Well, I had the unpleasant experience of holding this title when I worked at a small startup.
I probably had more technical growth in the short time I was there than at any other company Iโve worked since.
Youโve probably heard the advice โIf youโre the sma... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,144 | 11,144 | 179 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0.018754 | null | 2023-06-12 10:00:25 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7074045199793979392 |
urn:li:activity:7072617319927070720 | Yes I'm an engineering manager.
Yes, I still write code daily. Much less than I used to though.
This week, I got to put back on my coding hat and work with my team at The Clorox Company for a hackathon where we built features for our sites to enhance personalization.
- integrations with our CMS system to show dynami... | IMAGE | Brian | Jenney | 10,945 | 10,945 | 138 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.013979 | #cloroxdtc | 2023-06-08 11:06:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7072617319927070720 |
urn:li:activity:7072247454565330944 | ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ 5 ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ?
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ?
๐ค
Every few days, Anirudh Kadian asked me some really interesting developer-related questions and has now compiled them ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,874 | 7,874 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.008001 | null | 2023-06-07 10:07:00 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7072247454565330944 |
urn:li:activity:7071870862659829760 | 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 fo... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,495 | 7,495 | 83 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.014143 | null | 2023-06-06 09:40:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7071870862659829760 |
urn:li:activity:7071508479231885313 | LinkedIn Sucks.
Itโs full of:
- toxic positivity
- recruiters who ghost you
- fear peddlers
- cringy influencers with their big heads in blue backgrounds
Itโs also full of:
- strangers willing to lend you a hand
- quality content you can learn from
- inspiring stories
- opportunity
LinkedIn, like most social media... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 55,464 | 55,464 | 300 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0.006256 | null | 2023-06-05 10:00:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7071508479231885313 |
urn:li:activity:7070436781606793216 | My most embarrassing interview?
Well, once I ended an interview 10 minutes in when the interviewer asked me a problem I knew I could not solve. I figured I'd save us both some time and awkward chit chat if I just left.
So I did. ๐ข
I vowed to never be in that position again.
You see, I sucked at interviewing for ye... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 14,264 | 14,264 | 124 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.009745 | null | 2023-06-02 10:00:58 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7070436781606793216 |
urn:li:activity:7070058936183185408 | I thought I was supposed to be happy.
I got promoted to Senior Software Engineer.
I had actually written this goal in my notebook 2 years prior.
Once the initial excitement faded, I started to freak out. What would they expect from me now? The other seniors were much smarter than me. I still didnโt understand ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,268 | 7,268 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.011833 | null | 2023-06-01 08:33:54 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7070058936183185408 |
urn:li:activity:7069776177426534400 | What you think your next interview will be like:
"๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ด๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐(๐ฏ) ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ"
What you're more likely to encounter:
"๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๏ฟฝ... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 5,726 | 5,726 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.011177 | null | 2023-05-31 14:25:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7069776177426534400 |
urn:li:activity:7069334182702821376 | 5 Biggest mistakes of my coding career?
1. Not learning the fundamentals before diving into frameworks
2. Being afraid to admit when I didnโt know something
3. Only taking on tasks I knew I could finish
4. Not understanding how engineering fits into the company eco-system and business goals
5. Not speaking up
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,161 | 6,161 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.013634 | null | 2023-05-30 09:10:04 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7069334182702821376 |
urn:li:activity:7067522208549519360 | Your portfolio projects probably look like a lot of other projects out there:
- TODO app.
- Weather app.
- Clone of [popular app]
- Blog
- Chat app
Hereโs the thing, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐. They can certainly teach you a lot.
BUT - when dig... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 25,338 | 25,338 | 262 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0.011958 | null | 2023-05-25 09:02:43 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7067522208549519360 |
urn:li:activity:7067159835598880769 | Are you a โpassionate developerโ?
Do you need to be?
If you only got into coding for the moneyโฆ I think thatโs OK.
The best developers Iโve met enjoy writing code and most of us do it for fun outside of work. That doesnโt mean YOU have to.
There is an odd expectation that software engineers write code outsi... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,637 | 9,637 | 107 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0.014112 | null | 2023-05-24 09:36:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7067159835598880769 |
urn:li:activity:7066797441869643776 | โ๐โ๐ข ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐,โ I thought.
As a junior developer, I was really anxious that one day my team would find out I was a hack.
Then, one day, I did get โfound outโ ๐ฌ
I was working at a small startup with some incredible talent and when our star engineer left to pursue his own business... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,119 | 6,119 | 91 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.017323 | null | 2023-05-23 08:48:20 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7066797441869643776 |
urn:li:activity:7066435051688706048 | Very predictable, boring advice that most developers donโt follow:
- ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ - build something on your own, get stuck and read the f*cking docs
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ before diving into frameworks like React, Angular ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,592 | 8,592 | 133 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.017342 | null | 2023-05-22 09:32:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7066435051688706048 |
urn:li:activity:7065355444029976576 | It's OK to build nothing this weekend.
Eat, sleep, code 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
Count... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,025 | 6,025 | 66 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.014274 | null | 2023-05-19 10:11:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7065355444029976576 |
urn:li:activity:7064988641869135874 | You're hired!
3 months later... you're fired!
This is a story I hate to hear and many times it's not avoidable.
Poor management.
CEO needs a new yacht.
Asteroid destroys office.
Hey sh*t happens.
In this article we explore 2 developer career death traps and how to avoid them. | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 7,536 | 7,536 | 85 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.013137 | null | 2023-05-18 09:44:56 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7064988641869135874 |
urn:li:activity:7064623106924896257 | I mentor a lot of boot camp grads. They are universally obsessed with these 2 things:
1. Portfolio projects
2. DSA
Here's the deal:
- Most companies don't care about your portfolio project. If it's hidden behind a login... just forget about it.
Build 1 or 2 really interesting things you can speak about wit... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 12,564 | 12,564 | 204 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0.018704 | null | 2023-05-17 08:57:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7064623106924896257 |
urn:li:activity:7064260728894947330 | 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 | 7,398 | 7,398 | 106 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.017302 | null | 2023-05-16 09:21:37 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7064260728894947330 |
urn:li:activity:7063898325724364800 | You probably won't be the best coder on your team.
Especially as a junior.
So how do you stand out?
As an average developer, thereโs still a lot of room to make an impact outside being the highest technical authority.
As a very non-rockstar coder, here are some things Iโve done over the years which helped me stand... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,337 | 5,337 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.015177 | null | 2023-05-15 09:43:09 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7063898325724364800 |
urn:li:activity:7062805108643823616 | The worst way to spend your weekend?
Completing a take-home coding interview that was supposed to take 4 hours but takes 2 full days. ๐
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 ... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 21,432 | 21,432 | 177 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0.009565 | null | 2023-05-12 08:23:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7062805108643823616 |
urn:li:activity:7062441243871477761 | Top 5 pieces of advice to save your resume for all your junior devs, including 1 I bet you never considered ๐
1. Stop calling yourself a junior or aspiring. You are a developer.
2. Use strong language. โLed development on [x] feature which [improved some metric]โ or โarchitectedโ sounds better than โworked with ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,002 | 5,002 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.013195 | null | 2023-05-11 08:03:51 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7062441243871477761 |
urn:li:activity:7062086393899995136 | You canโt get hired because you have no experience. You have no experience because you canโt get hired.
Letโs change that.
Reach out to your cousin, aunt or that friend trying to launch their music career and offer to build a website.
For free.
Make them buy a domain. Or buy one for them - f*ck it.
Sket... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 39,578 | 39,578 | 401 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0.011319 | null | 2023-05-10 08:58:42 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7062086393899995136 |
urn:li:activity:7061707159692095490 | The market for full stack developers is over-saturated.
Learn dev-ops.
Maybe C#.
Java?
PHP perhaps?
Become a Chat-Gippity prompt engineer. Yes, thatโs the ticket ๐ค.
I donโt think thereโs anything wrong with learning another language or technology but if you change tech as the wind blows, you will quickly be a su... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,562 | 11,562 | 130 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0.015049 | null | 2023-05-09 07:55:29 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7061707159692095490 |
urn:li:activity:7061362313768964096 | 3 members from my Not Another Course community just got hired.
Theyโre talented, amazing people and well deserving. And theyโre not much different than you.
One had been looking for nearly a year for that first role. Another graduated from a program recently.
They felt uncertain.
Like it would never happen.
That ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,187 | 6,187 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.014385 | null | 2023-05-08 10:28:27 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7061362313768964096 |
urn:li:activity:7059942985806872576 | 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 A thing that generates a random thing?
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 inf... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,118 | 8,118 | 115 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0.017492 | null | 2023-05-04 11:38:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7059942985806872576 |
urn:li:activity:7059631200235130881 | They told you don't need Redux.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ!
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด!
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 leverage this... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 24,479 | 24,479 | 201 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0.010744 | null | 2023-05-03 14:57:19 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7059631200235130881 |
urn:li:activity:7059165914524504065 | Some uncomfortable truths for software engineers:
โข ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ, not your company, ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ as a developer
โข You may be really good at writing code but ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๏ฟฝ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,890 | 10,890 | 155 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0.016345 | null | 2023-05-02 07:19:36 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7059165914524504065 |
urn:li:activity:7058849684341096448 | Of course you suck at interviewing.
You do it once every 2 years and wonder why itโs so difficult.
Itโs a game with incredibly high stakes that most of us donโt practice until itโs time to play. This is a recipe for disaster.
Thereโs enough information on LinkedIn about what you should and shouldnโt study but thatโs... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,698 | 8,698 | 113 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0.016096 | null | 2023-05-01 11:09:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7058849684341096448 |
urn:li:activity:7057707960898105344 | Turns out I don't hate Typescript.
I just had no clue how to use it beyond adding a type after a variable. ๐ฌ
Now that I'm exploring generics, unions and mapped types, I'm starting to see why you all like it so much. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,994 | 7,994 | 115 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.018139 | null | 2023-04-28 06:59:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7057707960898105344 |
urn:li:activity:7057357474831491073 | 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 (write ๐ests ๐ฎfter ๐ฑevelopment is ๐ฑone). Or, perhaps manual QA is the correct choice.
๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,697 | 4,697 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.012774 | null | 2023-04-27 08:04:42 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7057357474831491073 |
urn:li:activity:7057010976004481024 | If youโre hell-bent on learning data structures and algorithms please donโt JUST do 500 random LeetCode problems... I mean, unless that's how you unwind after a day of coding (you sicko).
Try this instead:
- ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ like trees, graphs, linked lists, stacks and queues
- co... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 17,177 | 17,177 | 153 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0.010537 | null | 2023-04-26 08:38:36 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7057010976004481024 |
urn:li:activity:7056632902171705345 | Ok so maybe I was wrong.
I often downplay the importance of networking on LinkedIn or learning in public, but Iโm changing my tune.
Last Friday, a former co-worker, Nicole Gooden spoke with me and members in my Not Another Course community (link in bio ๐) and shared how posting on LinkedIn helped her land that first... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,075 | 8,075 | 114 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.017585 | null | 2023-04-25 08:11:36 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7056632902171705345 |
urn:li:activity:7056287129760378880 | Jacob Pixler went from audio engineer to software developer in a non-tech area after graduating a bootcamp.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ:
- cold apply
- only apply for remote roles
- target big companies
I'll be honest, I was surprised and impressed by his results and search strategy.
There is no single path tow... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,457 | 5,457 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00733 | null | 2023-04-24 09:56:07 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7056287129760378880 |
urn:li:activity:7055241186533376000 | 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 and let me know any tricks you've developed for investigating unexpected features ๐
. | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 50,869 | 50,869 | 331 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0.007392 | null | 2023-04-21 11:30:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7055241186533376000 |
urn:li:activity:7054869019115298816 | Hereโs the harsh truth about interviews that no one ever really addresses:
Luck is a factor.
You could be absolutely qualified for a position and study all the relevant material and still bomb.
Perhaps your interviewer picks an unreasonably difficult question from their bag of LC problems. The previous interviewee g... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,665 | 6,665 | 106 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.018455 | null | 2023-04-20 11:40:52 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7054869019115298816 |
urn:li:activity:7054454680046735360 | 300 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: ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป.
It can also be:
- lonely
- stressful
- tedious
- confusing
Donโt wrap too much of your identity in the code you write. It can be a ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,095 | 7,095 | 78 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0.016068 | null | 2023-04-19 07:40:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7054454680046735360 |
urn:li:activity:7054105539470888961 | Yes, I'm an engineering manager.
Yes, I still have a side project.
I am woefully late to the TypeScript party. I miss SQL. I want to use Vercel like a cool kid.
Here's my side project tech stack so far:
- NextJS
- Supabase
- TypeScript
- TailWind
This project will be publicly available with limited access. Members... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,440 | 6,440 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.014286 | null | 2023-04-18 08:38:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7054105539470888961 |
urn:li:activity:7053728822659067905 | More developers should run toward critical incidents.
It's not as risky as you think.
- Likely worst case is you need to lean on your teammates to get it figured out.
- Likely best case is you fix it, stand out and gain a lot of respect.
Feels riskier to never raise your hand. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,417 | 4,417 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.012452 | null | 2023-04-17 07:50:53 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7053728822659067905 |
urn:li:activity:7052659711992545281 | Look, no one can tell you how long itโs going to take to get hired.
One thing Iโve learned from working with over a dozen developers last year and having literally hundreds of conversations with many of you here is that there is no single path towards that first job.
My favorite myths:
๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 2,929 | 2,929 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.011267 | null | 2023-04-14 09:14:11 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7052659711992545281 |
urn:li:activity:7052308429553487872 | How most successful 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 things aren't working
- Has faith that opportunity will present itself
Why most bootcamp grads fail:
- Relies on motivation inste... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,467 | 8,467 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.009212 | null | 2023-04-13 09:06:02 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7052308429553487872 |
urn:li:activity:7051938107117481984 | Congratulations! You got the job. Now here comes the hard part.
Bootcamps do a great job (for the most part) of getting developers hire-able. But what happens after you nail the interview?
I mentor and speak with a lot of developers at the beginning of their careers. They struggle in the same areas that I did after g... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,877 | 5,877 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.016675 | null | 2023-04-12 08:57:28 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7051938107117481984 |
urn:li:activity:7051574178910539776 | No I don't think ChatGPT will steal your job.
Unless all you do is write code.
A few months ago, our team was doing a large migration of a legacy codebase to a new platform. We had particularly complex nav bar to create and I suggested we leverage our AI overlord ๐คฒ to create it for us.
That's when we realized we di... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,999 | 5,999 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.014502 | null | 2023-04-11 08:44:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7051574178910539776 |
urn:li:activity:7051219290057830401 | 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 type.
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 28,680 | 28,680 | 200 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0.008508 | null | 2023-04-10 09:03:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7051219290057830401 |
urn:li:activity:7050138404327456769 | I mentor a lot of boot camp grads. Many are pretty good at using ReactJS. Once I give them this challenge though, they tend to fall apart:
1. Create a simple form using HTML and CSS [๐ก๐ข ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐]
2. Add a button to submit the form once all fields are filled
3. After pressing submit, clear the form and di... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 10,671 | 10,671 | 171 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0.01818 | null | 2023-04-07 09:53:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7050138404327456769 |
urn:li:activity:7049848243349815296 | How do I get better at Javascript and ReactJS?
Build stuff.
Not specific enough? Try this:
Here are the subjects I struggled with the most and how I learned them through practice:
- ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ด - implement Promise.all or promisify a timeout
- ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ - create a function that returns another function tha... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 17,569 | 17,569 | 190 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.011384 | null | 2023-04-06 14:15:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7049848243349815296 |
urn:li:activity:7049801204603752448 | It's easy to write terrible React code. I would know, I've written quite a lot myself and seen even more from working with dozens of mentees at different companies.
While there's no silver bullet for writing "good" code, there is certainly some low-hanging fruit which I see most junior developers could benefit from in... | ARTICLE | Brian | Jenney | 5,604 | 5,604 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.014989 | null | 2023-04-06 11:25:33 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7049801204603752448 |
urn:li:activity:7049025890852229123 | Hereโs some side projects I want to build. Try to beat me to it:
- ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฃ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐บ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ - compares releases of code with GA metrics to see if a recent release affected things like sessions.
- ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ - load a small script on a webs... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,539 | 4,539 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.010575 | null | 2023-04-04 07:49:08 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7049025890852229123 |
urn:li:activity:7048670934496391168 | The best way to learn promises, closures, bind, call, apply and ๐๐๐๐ is through practical exercise.
Imagine trying to get in shape watching fitness videos on YouTube.
You might understand what to do, but without action, the knowledge is worthless.
So yes, read books, watch videos and buy that course.
Then put i... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,184 | 4,184 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.017208 | null | 2023-04-03 08:32:39 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7048670934496391168 |
urn:li:activity:7047608021601976320 | It's 2023 and I meet developers who are still:
- not using any version control
- deploying straight to production with no checks
- avoiding writing tests and relying only on manual QA
- not using linters
- releasing code once a month
Here's the thing: most of us want to change.
So why don't we?
Change is hard. We p... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,807 | 5,807 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.014293 | null | 2023-03-31 10:19:40 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7047608021601976320 |
urn:li:activity:7047224422251851776 | Recipe for terrible 1 on 1โs:
Manager: โAnything to discuss this week?โ
You: โNah, Iโm chillingโ
Manager: โNice. Talk to ya next time ๐โ
1 on 1โs can devolve into weekly status updates, which is why I think a lot of people like to skip them. If used correctly, they can be your chance to:
- Share accomplishments
-... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,687 | 7,687 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.007935 | null | 2023-03-30 08:38:47 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7047224422251851776 |
urn:li:activity:7046839291066404864 | My tech stack for side projects in 2018:
- Create-React-App
- Material-UI
- Heroku
- Enzyme
- My own authentication system ๐
My tech stack for my next failed startup idea:
- NextJS
- TailwindCSS
- AWS Amplify
- Jest
- Auth0
What are you building with this year? | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,646 | 5,646 | 58 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.014701 | null | 2023-03-29 07:31:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7046839291066404864 |
urn:li:activity:7046118753255768064 | What you think front-end development is:
- cute lil' button
- sprinkle in some JS
- ReactJS ๐
- dash of TailwindCSS
- ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ 2๐ฑ๐น ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต?
What it really is:
- Oh you know JS? Work on this Node/Express API ๐
- Rollup? Webpack? Snowpack? [x]pack?
- New ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,630 | 7,630 | 127 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.01848 | null | 2023-03-27 07:03:07 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7046118753255768064 |
urn:li:activity:7045057029282938880 | I've seen your resume.
Apparently Chat-GPT has as well.
I asked our AI overlord to write out a generic bootcamp grad resume and it did not disappoint.
In the video below I walk through the generic advice I've shared with many of you over phone conversations. Of course, my advice is subjective and if you ask 10 diffe... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 7,340 | 7,340 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.010627 | null | 2023-03-24 08:59:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7045057029282938880 |
urn:li:activity:7044670002020458496 | My top 3 products for preventing skill-rot as a developer:
CodeCrafter offers advanced challenges through Github repos like replicating SQL or Docker. It's not your typical DSA material - it's one of the few resources where you are actually building something in your own coding environment.
AlgoExpert While the DSA o... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,475 | 9,475 | 93 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.010976 | null | 2023-03-23 07:42:12 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7044670002020458496 |
urn:li:activity:7044664252296568832 | 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.
I wanted to know what books they read.
I read their pull requests, even when I wasnโt the reviewer.
... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,163 | 5,163 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.013171 | null | 2023-03-23 06:56:27 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7044664252296568832 |
urn:li:activity:7044307049358266368 | Stop building clones of popular apps and start creating things you might actually find useful.
I recently worked with a mentee on a side project that I want to steal.
If you didnโt know, Iโm into exercise and tracking calories but I also like to eat out sometimes.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ: itโs always a game of calorie... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,383 | 6,383 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.014413 | null | 2023-03-22 07:42:22 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7044307049358266368 |
urn:li:activity:7043970072788299777 | I realized that I may have fooled some of you on here.
You read my title, see my follower count and start to assume things.
Just to be clear:
- I still Google the difference between slice and splice
- Get stuck on problems and wait too long to ask for help
- Fail interviews
- Realize how little I know and compare my... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,955 | 9,955 | 220 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0.025013 | null | 2023-03-21 09:33:06 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7043970072788299777 |
urn:li:activity:7043582777492983808 | If I was a junior developer, pressed for time and studying for an upcoming interview, Iโd do the following:
1. Go on Glassdoor and look up previous interview questions.
2. Stalk my interviewers on LI to see if we have anything in common I can bring up during the interviewโฆ without being too creepy ๐.
3. Research the ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,578 | 8,578 | 118 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0.016321 | null | 2023-03-20 07:45:16 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7043582777492983808 |
urn:li:activity:7042510798736211968 | My biggest coding hack?
Well, I used to be an addict.
Maybe I still am?
You see, over a decade ago, my life looked a lot more like a music video for a local rapper than an episode of Silicon Valley.
Nearly 2 years after my son was born, I had an ultimatum: give up my ridiculous lifestyle or lose my family. I quit ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,408 | 6,408 | 113 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.019975 | null | 2023-03-17 08:29:44 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7042510798736211968 |
urn:li:activity:7041796535830880256 | Junior dev move 101:
Wasting hours solving a problem a co-worker couldโve helped you figure out in minutes.
Relying on your team mates to dig you out of holes is not a long-term strategy for becoming an effective developer.
Also:
You are ultimately judged on the work you complete. When you bump your head against yo... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 15,901 | 15,901 | 171 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0.012829 | null | 2023-03-15 08:58:38 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7041796535830880256 |
urn:li:activity:7041420462387593217 | Are you a JavaScript developer or a ReactJS developer?
If youโre a front end or full-stack 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.
In fact, I was doing a mock interview a few ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,553 | 8,553 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.011692 | null | 2023-03-14 08:01:30 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7041420462387593217 |
urn:li:activity:7041059816093466624 | As a junior developer, I was really anxious that one day my team would find out I was a hack.
Then, one day, I actually did get โfound outโ ๐ฌ
I was working at a small startup with some incredible talent and when our star engineer left to pursue his own startup, he gave me some candid feedback:
โ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,566 | 8,566 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.021013 | null | 2023-03-13 09:02:14 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7041059816093466624 |
urn:li:activity:7040030360147005440 | Your next technical interview might not be so technical at all.
What Iโve learned from working with over 20 front end developers in the last 12 months on the interview grind, is that in addition to having canned answers for explaining closure, promises, and the difference between bind, call and apply, you want to have... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,979 | 7,979 | 106 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.015917 | null | 2023-03-10 10:55:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7040030360147005440 |
urn:li:activity:7039209851180261376 | Most people think creating 100 small apps will teach them a lot about web development, but actually, creating 1 complex app will teach you more than those 100 trivial ones combined.
My general rule of thumb for creating a โcomplexโ app?
Build it with the intention to sell.
Solve a problem for yourself, your communit... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 12,461 | 12,461 | 204 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0.0191 | null | 2023-03-08 05:26:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7039209851180261376 |
urn:li:activity:7038851351824535552 | A mentee asked me a very difficult question when we first started meeting.
โShould I leave my job?โ
He liked his team and manager. The problem was he didnโt feel like he was growing as a developer.
If he stayed, he likely wouldโve been the best damn developer on this small team and had a pretty chill work day. Smal... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,690 | 6,690 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.014798 | null | 2023-03-07 04:47:13 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7038851351824535552 |
urn:li:activity:7037454853765296128 | 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:
- Resume quality is subjective (ask 5 people to l... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,199 | 5,199 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.014041 | null | 2023-03-03 08:40:01 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7037454853765296128 |
urn:li:activity:7037084970179321858 | If I was a junior developer looking to increase my marketability, then before I went for that AWS cert, learned Python or Go, Iโd expand my JS knowledge to include TypeScript.
No matter how you feel about TypeScript, itโs impossible to ignore.
The demand for developers who know TS is exploding and though Iโve tried m... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 8,518 | 8,518 | 113 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.016436 | null | 2023-03-02 08:26:34 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7037084970179321858 |
urn:li:activity:7036370906390167552 | Before you take my advice or the suggestions of any influencer out there, ask yourself 3 things about this person:
1. Do I want to be anything like them career-wise?
2. Do they seem happy?
3. Does their work history support their claims?
If the answer to all 3 is no, then maybe donโt take their advice. | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 5,226 | 5,226 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.013012 | null | 2023-02-28 08:26:50 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7036370906390167552 |
urn:li:activity:7036005613876711424 | A young man made a Tik Tok about me recently.
He did not like the cut of my jib.
You see, I said something that ruffled his feathers quite a bit.
It was this:
โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ท๐ข๐๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ตโ
Not sure why or how this would controversial but yet, here we are... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 9,699 | 9,699 | 113 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0.016187 | null | 2023-02-27 09:27:26 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7036005613876711424 |
urn:li:activity:7034932418000158720 | I became an engineering manager last year and I've seen all your resumes.
I have 3 piles in which I divide resumes for candidates.
No pile.
Maybe pile.
Yes pile.
Here's what's in each pile for junior developers.
๐ ๐๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ:
Clearly, this person won't work. They have zero overlap in the skills we're looking f... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,889 | 11,889 | 123 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0.013374 | null | 2023-02-24 09:29:05 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7034932418000158720 |
urn:li:activity:7034552410454777859 | 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
- scouring Stack Overflow
- wait, no one answered that question
- trying chatGPT
- throwing everything at the wall
- finally figuring it out
- wanting t... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 51,551 | 51,551 | 600 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0.01288 | null | 2023-02-23 08:22:45 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7034552410454777859 |
urn:li:activity:7034211263710683138 | Look, no one can tell you how long itโs going to take to get hired.
One thing Iโve learned from working with over a dozen developers last year and having literally hundreds of conversations with many of you here is that there is no single path towards that first job.
My favorite myths:
๐๐โ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 6,491 | 6,491 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.013249 | null | 2023-02-22 10:30:44 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7034211263710683138 |
urn:li:activity:7033873383758979073 | The stuff your bootcamp didnโt teach you about being a software developer:
- on-calls can be brutal - if something breaks, you will be the first to know - even if itโs 2AM on a Saturday
- your day may be up to 50% meetings
- I know they asked you to traverse a binary tree during the interview but youโre likely to get ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 13,017 | 13,017 | 212 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0.018514 | null | 2023-02-21 11:41:42 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7033873383758979073 |
urn:li:activity:7033467712865533953 | Recently, mentees in my program got a chance to meet Ben Denzer and learn about his journey from crane operator to engineering manager as a self-taught developer and his side project (you may have used this ๐) that is now a full blown business!
Some takeaways from his chat with us:
โข learn TypeScript to stand out in... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 3,477 | 3,477 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.011504 | null | 2023-02-20 08:58:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7033467712865533953 |
urn:li:activity:7033467850681982976 | Recently, mentees in my program got a chance to meet Ben Denzer and learn about his journey from crane operator to engineering manager as a self-taught developer and his side project (you may have used this ๐) that is now a full blown business!
Some takeaways from his chat with us:
โข learn TypeScript to stand out in... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | null | 2023-02-20 08:58:17 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7033467850681982976 |
urn:li:activity:7032401931645968384 | I bet your coding bootcamp or course from the University of YouTube skipped this important skill you will need as a JS developer:
Finding and squishing bugs.
Only half of programming is coding. The other 90% is debugging... ๐ค
Or something like that.
Anyways, check out this video walking you through some debuggin... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 5,095 | 5,095 | 178 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0.041609 | null | 2023-02-17 09:36:41 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7032401931645968384 |
urn:li:activity:7032061882534416384 | If you're a junior developer preparing for interviews - don't fall into the LeetCode rabbit hole.
You're more likely to encounter:
โข JS trivia
โข String and Array manipulation problems
โข Frequency counters
โข Build a React component that fetches data
โข Tell me about a project you worked on
Instead of:
โข Traverse this... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 31,618 | 31,618 | 386 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0.01341 | null | 2023-02-16 11:34:27 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7032061882534416384 |
urn:li:activity:7031998144401862656 | The most dangerous stand-up status:
โWorked on ticket 420 yesterday. Continuing on it today. No blockersโ
What that often really means:
โ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ*๐ต ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ
I was the king of these updates.
Sometimes it worked... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 18,752 | 18,752 | 150 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.008906 | null | 2023-02-16 07:03:44 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7031998144401862656 |
urn:li:activity:7031631887282438145 | People management is NOT the natural career progression for most software developers.
Project management, however, is.
The problem is that most of us just stumble across project management at some point or are thrust into it through a promotion.
As a junior developer, you are concerned with your code and making sure... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 4,993 | 4,993 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.009613 | null | 2023-02-15 07:24:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7031631887282438145 |
urn:li:activity:7030977564357644288 | Top 5 ways to save your resume from landing in the NO pile, for all your junior devs:
1. Stop calling yourself "junior" or "aspiring". ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ or software engineer or whatever.
2. ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ. โLed development on [x] feature which [improved some metric]โ or โarchite... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 7,516 | 7,516 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.009713 | null | 2023-02-13 11:19:55 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7030977564357644288 |
urn:li:activity:7029848073149267968 | 2 minutes into the interview and I already knew I failed.
I politely told my interviewer, "I don't think it's worth moving forward and I don't want to waste your time"
He was a bit shocked and even encouraged me to try. So I did.
The problem was a particularly complicated one that would require recursion. I had no f... | VIDEO | Brian | Jenney | 3,053 | 3,053 | 148 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0.05601 | null | 2023-02-10 09:02:52 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7029848073149267968 |
urn:li:activity:7029493275149414400 | Last week I wrote about a couple mentees of mine who had success in pivoting to QA roles directly from full stack bootcamps.
One uses Selenium and one will be using Cypress.io to create e2e (end-to-end) tests.
I like you... I think ๐ค
Either way, I'm gonna share with you a challenge I've created for mentees in my co... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 2,795 | 2,795 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00966 | null | 2023-02-09 08:58:08 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7029493275149414400 |
urn:li:activity:7029098487933796352 | 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 or soon-to-be-developer, some generic advice can be helpful.
Your problems are fairly generic at this stage and what you mostly ... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 3,700 | 3,700 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.015676 | null | 2023-02-08 07:13:35 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7029098487933796352 |
urn:li:activity:7028738272864468993 | Your portfolio project probably looks a lot like other portfolio projects out there.
TODO app
Weather app
Clone of [x]
Blog
Chat app
Hereโs the thing, thereโs nothing at all wrong with these projects. They can certainly teach you a lot.
BUT - when digging through a stack of resumes for an open junior developer posi... | UNKNOWN | Brian | Jenney | 11,482 | 11,482 | 113 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0.013151 | null | 2023-02-07 07:05:32 | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7028738272864468993 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.