Tag: mindset
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Stop Being an AI Babysitter: How to Use LLMs Without Losing Code Ownership
Most developers use AI as a shortcut, not as a tool. The result is code they can’t explain, can’t test, and can’t debug — until it takes down production on a Friday. Moving from coder to architect means applying a Zero-Trust Policy to every line of AI-generated code, breaking problems into typed contracts, and directing…
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7 Habits of Great Developers
In this article I talk about the 7 habits that differentiate a simple developer from great developers. The difference is not in the intelligence or the age but in the habits.
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3 Steps to Get a Job as a Junior With No Experience
Times are difficult to find a job. I’ve interviewed a lot of Junior developers. And here are the 3 main points that make me decide to hire the developer or not.
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Complexity vs Urgency
In this article I explain how to identify and prioritize the tasks depending on their complexity and urgency. I explain the not complex and not urgent tasks, the complex but not urgent tasks, the not complex but urgent tasks and the complex and urgent tasks.
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Can Only a Genius Be a Developer?
I’ve seen a lot of people asking if you have to be a genius to be a developer. Or if everyone can be a developer. Why do people want to be a developer?
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The Biggest Lesson I Learned From My Biggest Failure as a Web Developer
I put down a production database because I trusted my script. And here is how I’ve learned a big lesson
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The Outdated Syndrome
I was attached to an old script. But I’m still proud of it. It was MY script. But as the project evolves, the script gets outdated.
The Dev World - Sergio Lema 