Happy New Year! We're starting a bit slow because of vacation and time off, but I wanted to make sure we could start the year strong still!
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Weekly Recap
Developers are TOTAL Slackers!
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this developer wanted to know how to deal with their peer who's a TOTAL slacker! Well... are they actually slacking?
My New Manager Keeps Moving The Targets For Promotions!
A developer submitted a question about the new team they're on, and it seems like their manager might be someone who keeps moving the goal post for promotions. Red flag? Do we have all the information?
New Years Resolutions For Developers - Principal Engineering Manager AMA
The new year has started and that means it's time for... REVOLUTION!
... Wait, no. RESOLUTIONS! What are YOUR top priority things that you're looking to focus on and improve in 2026? Let's talk about them!
As with all livestreams, I'm looking forward to answering YOUR questions! So join me live and ask in the chat, or you can comment now, and I can try to get it answered while I stream.
The Engineering to Leadership Transition - Your Questions Answered
A viewer wrote in to ask about the transition into a leadership role, and I thought they did a GREAT job calling out some specifics... so let's dive into it!
FANG Interview Reality Check - What They Actually Want
A viewer wrote in to ask about FAANG interviews and how to get prepared. Do they all require LeetCode?!
The Backend DotNet Developer Roadmap
A developer submitted a question about things to focus on as they get into backend development for C# and dotnet. They have an AWESOME list to kick things off!
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