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The ‘Senior Developer’ Title: Experience or Just Ego?
Everyone wants to be a “Senior Developer,” but what does that even mean? Is it years of experience? A...
The Secret Life of a Microsoft MVP
For over a decade now (11 years right now), I’ve carried the title of Microsoft Most Valuable...
The Role of Storytelling in User Experience Design
Good UX design isn’t just about making things usable—it’s about making them memorable. And what’s the...
Why My Code Works Better at Night (And Other Lies I Tell Myself)
I write better code after midnight. At least, that's what I tell myself as I stare at my glowing...
Codemotion 2024 Milan: Rediscovering My Voice and Passion as a Speaker
Codemotion 2024 in Milan was nothing short of spectacular. Imagine being in a place filled with over...
Umbraco CodeGarden24
It’s the last Friday afternoon, of CodeGarden24 and I am sitting here in Odense watching old and new...
Code That Belongs in a Museum, Not a Repository
"Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate beautiful code" We’ve all seen it—code so intricate and pristine in its...
Why Every Tech Interview Feels Like an Episode of ‘Survivor’
Welcome to the modern tech interview, where the weak are eliminated, the strong barely survive, and...
Pair Programming with Myself at 3AM: A Psychological Thriller
It’s 3:00 AM. The glow of VS Code reflects off my hollow, sleep-deprived eyes. Everyone else is...
Mindfulness and Coding: Techniques to Enhance Focus and Reduce Stress
Let’s be honest—most developers have the attention span of a goldfish on caffeine. Between Slack...
Tech Layoffs Are Just Legacy Code Refactoring in Human Form
Every developer has been there. You inherit a monstrous codebase from the past decade, full of weird...
Burnout Bingo: Spotting the Signs Before You Blackout
Ah, burnout—the silent killer of motivation, productivity, and your will to open another Jira ticket....
From Chaos to Clarity: How Kanban Transformed My Daily Routine
I am a Machine Learning Engineer and my life is going well, but lately I am feeling that there's a...
Blockchain: The Tech That Solves Everything (Except What It Actually Needs To)
Ah, blockchain. The magical buzzword that makes investors throw money at PowerPoint slides and turns...
The Dev’s Guide to Surviving Standups
"Tips for turning awkward team updates into something tolerable—or just how to fake productivity...
Legacy Code Isn’t Your Enemy—Your Attitude Is
Ah, legacy code. Just saying those two words can make a developer groan louder than a server under a...
This is hilarious and disturbingly relatable.
Why My Code Works Better at Night (And Other Lies I Tell...
Stop Tool-Hopping
"The Silent Killer of Developer Productivity" If you’ve been in software development for more than...
Debugging: The Five Stages of Grief
Debugging is a journey—a painful, soul-crushing journey that no developer escapes. It starts with...
Performance Is the Number One UX (And You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise)
Let’s cut through the noise: performance is the number one UX feature. Not your fancy animations. Not...
Not Everyone Can Be a Developer (And That’s Okay)
Look, I’m all for people following their dreams. Want to be an astronaut? Go for it. Think you can be...
Your Code is Not Special (And Neither Are You)
Ah, the sweet smell of self-importance in the morning. You just wrote a function so elegant, so...
How to Spot a Fake Senior Developer in 5 Minutes
We’ve all worked with them. The so-called “senior developer” who somehow made it through the hiring...
Software Architects: Visionaries or Just Developers with a Fancier Title?
Everyone wants to be a Software Architect—it sounds impressive, commands higher salaries, and lets...
The Intersection of Art and Code: How Creativity Shapes Software Development
Most people think of coding as a purely logical, analytical pursuit—a land of ones and zeros,...
The Overengineer’s Handbook: How to Build a Rocket to Toast Bread
Every dev team has at least one Overengineer™—the brilliant mind who can turn a simple task into a...
The Dark Side of Code Reviews: When Feedback Becomes a Battleground
Code reviews are supposed to improve software quality, share knowledge, and make teams better....
“Low-Code Platforms: For Mickey Mouse Coders… or Are They?”
When most developers hear “low-code platform,” they instinctively roll their eyes so hard you’d think...
The Myth of the 10x Developer: Unicorns, Rainbows, and Reality Checks
Ah, the 10x Developer. The elusive, god-tier programmer who allegedly produces ten times the output...
The Most Useless Features You’ve Ever Built (And Why It Happened)
Every developer, at some point, has built a feature so useless, so completely unnecessary, that...