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I Locked Myself in a Bathroom Stall 3 Weeks Into My First Manager Role
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I Locked Myself in a Bathroom Stall 3 Weeks Into My First Manager Role

Three weeks into my first manager role, I hid in a bathroom stall. Here's everything about the transition to engineering leadership that no one warns you about.

PSPriya SharmaMay 30, 202510 min read
My Junior Devs Were Shipping Faster Than Me. So I Finally Tried Cursor.
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My Junior Devs Were Shipping Faster Than Me. So I Finally Tried Cursor.

After 15 years of coding, my juniors were outpacing me. Six months with Cursor later, I'm saving 5-8 hours weekly, but there's a catch most reviews skip.

MSMaria SantosMay 22, 20258 min read
I Made $493 From a Side Project Before Writing Any Real Code
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I Made $493 From a Side Project Before Writing Any Real Code

A developer made $493 from pre-orders before writing real application code. Here's the backwards validation approach that got paying customers first.

DODavid OkonkwoMay 20, 202510 min read
I've Negotiated 12 Staff Engineer Offers. Here's What Actually Moves the Numbers.
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I've Negotiated 12 Staff Engineer Offers. Here's What Actually Moves the Numbers.

Real transcripts and email templates from 12 staff engineer negotiations. The tactics that work at senior level will hurt you here—here's what actually works.

MBMike BrennanMay 9, 202510 min read
I Spent 3 Years Defending Jira. Here's Why We Finally Left.
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I Spent 3 Years Defending Jira. Here's Why We Finally Left.

After 3 years defending Jira, we tested Linear, Notion, GitHub Projects, and Shortcut with our 12-person team. One finally made tickets disappear into the background.

CRCarmen ReyesApril 28, 20259 min read
I Spent $2,000 on Learning Platforms After Pluralsight. Here's What Actually Challenged Me.
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I Spent $2,000 on Learning Platforms After Pluralsight. Here's What Actually Challenged Me.

Pluralsight's "advanced" courses felt like review. After spending $2K testing alternatives, O'Reilly's live events and book access actually pushed me forward.

ARAlex RiveraApril 17, 20259 min read
My Backend Work Has Zero Screenshots. Here's How I Built a Portfolio Anyway.
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My Backend Work Has Zero Screenshots. Here's How I Built a Portfolio Anyway.

Your best backend work can't fit in a screenshot. Here's how staff+ engineers actually showcase architectural decisions, mentorship, and invisible impact.

LPLisa ParkApril 7, 202511 min read
The Split Keyboard Felt Weird for 3 Days. By Week 2, My Fatigue Scores Dropped 40%.
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The Split Keyboard Felt Weird for 3 Days. By Week 2, My Fatigue Scores Dropped 40%.

After months testing keyboards during real coding sessions, the Kinesis Advantage360 won—but a cheaper split option came surprisingly close.

MSMaria SantosMarch 27, 20259 min read
Why I Kept Going Back to Obsidian for Debugging Journals (But Not for Everything)
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Why I Kept Going Back to Obsidian for Debugging Journals (But Not for Everything)

After 6 months tracking 12 metrics across both apps, the winner came down to one question most comparisons ignore. Spoiler: capture time dropped from 12s to 4s.

JOJames OkonkwoMarch 16, 20258 min read
I Got Tired of the Reddit Arguments, So I Tested Both AI Assistants Myself
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I Got Tired of the Reddit Arguments, So I Tested Both AI Assistants Myself

2,847 autocomplete suggestions later, the 4% accuracy gap wasn't the real story. The difference showed up in code that actually understood my project.

DEDr. Elena VasquezMarch 5, 20258 min read
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