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Weekly Recap
How and why to code more outside of your day job
A developer submitted a question... or... a comment? Or a topic? They submitted something, and I appreciate it -- so it's discuss how to get more coding outside of work.
Getting Back Into AI Development After Time Away? Here's Where to Start
A developer submitted a question about coming back from maternity leave and needing to dive into developing with AI tools after missing out on the initial wave. As a dotnet developer, how can they jump into it?
FAANG Interview Tips - Principal Engineering Manager AMA
If you're interviewing for your next developer role, it's going to take some practice. When it comes to FAANG, there are categories of things you're going to want to focus on to make sure you're covering all your bases!
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.
Quitting the Plan: How One Developer Reinvented His Career from Scratch
In this episode of the Dev Leader Podcast, I sit down with Simon Stern to unpack a career journey that cuts across far more than just writing code. Simon started out in biochemistry on a path toward medicine, walked away from it entirely, taught himself to code, became a boot camp instructor, worked in big tech, and is now leaning hard into entrepreneurship.
What makes this conversation different is the lens Simon brings -- not just how to become a developer, but how identity, motivation, communication, and business all intersect with software engineering. We talk about project-based learning, the realities behind boot camps, building without a safety net, and how AI and vibe coding are changing who gets to build software and why.
If you’re thinking about switching careers, questioning the traditional paths into tech, or wondering how AI is reshaping opportunity and risk, this episode offers a thoughtful, grounded perspective on what an abundant future in software might actually look like.
Nick's 2026 New Year's Resolutions
An obligatory video so that I can document what I hope to focus on for 2026. We'll see if I can stick to it!
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