56,966 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf57cfa529", "title": "“Letters To a New Developer”, the book", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/08/17/letters-to-a-new-developer-the-book/", "published_at": "2020-08-17T10:55:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf58c9c79d", "title": "Choose inspiration over imitation", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/08/10/choose-inspiration-over-imitation/", "published_at": "2020-08-10T15:56:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf591f4267", "title": "Seek feedback loops", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/08/03/seek-feedback-loops/", "published_at": "2020-08-03T13:51:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf59774ba6", "title": "Write good commit messages", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/07/27/write-good-commit-messages/", "published_at": "2020-07-27T20:13:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf598a7a24", "title": "How I Got a Job Two Weeks After My Coding Bootcamp", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/07/20/how-i-got-a-job-two-weeks-after-my-coding-bootcamp/", "published_at": "2020-07-20T15:28:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf5a003118", "title": "Coding is like a puzzle", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/07/13/coding-is-like-a-puzzle/", "published_at": "2020-07-13T13:40:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf5ac3eab7", "title": "Show up", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/07/06/show-up/", "published_at": "2020-07-06T14:10:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf5afb4d03", "title": "Writing great software isn’t all about the software you write", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/06/29/writing-great-software-isnt-all-about-the-software-you-write/", "published_at": "2020-06-29T15:25:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf5bb60362", "title": "Don’t sign anything you can’t understand", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/06/22/dont-sign-anything-you-cant-understand/", "published_at": "2020-06-22T14:55:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb7d-3461-725f-b5bf-1ccf5c33052a", "title": "Take time for decisions", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/06/15/take-time-for-decisions/", "published_at": "2020-06-15T23:17:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046bf94b42d", "title": "What’s your best advice for a new developer?", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/06/08/whats-your-best-advice-for-a-new-developer/", "published_at": "2020-06-08T23:28:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046bfd62284", "title": "A letter to myself as a fresh software engineer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/06/01/a-letter-to-myself-as-a-fresh-software-engineer/", "published_at": "2020-06-01T15:00:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c0bf90e7", "title": "How to be a 10x engineer: Business value for technologists", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/05/25/how-to-be-a-10x-engineer-business-value-for-technologists/", "published_at": "2020-05-25T21:46:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c152b718", "title": "I’m writing the book I wished I’d read", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/05/21/im-writing-a-book/", "published_at": "2020-05-21T15:58:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c22c0819", "title": "You’re going to put some plates in toasters", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/05/18/youre-going-to-put-some-plates-in-toasters/", "published_at": "2020-05-18T14:53:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c281529a", "title": "Learn an IDE", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/05/11/learn-an-ide/", "published_at": "2020-05-11T16:22:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c367deea", "title": "How to go through a layoff", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/05/04/how-to-go-through-a-layoff/", "published_at": "2020-05-05T00:55:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c3cf251e", "title": "“It never gets easier, you just go faster.”", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/04/27/it-never-gets-easier-you-just-go-faster/", "published_at": "2020-04-27T14:50:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c3da1c39", "title": "You Should Play (A Lot) More", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/04/20/you-should-play-a-lot-more/", "published_at": "2020-04-20T11:59:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb80-48cf-703f-bee8-3046c446034e", "title": "Maintain work life balance", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/04/13/maintain-work-life-balance/", "published_at": "2020-04-13T14:06:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eeb8c1b7e5", "title": "The best career advice I’ve ever gotten", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/04/06/the-best-career-advice-ive-ever-gotten/", "published_at": "2020-04-06T21:31:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eeb8c283ad", "title": "Preparing for a recruiting event", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/30/preparing-for-a-recruiting-event/", "published_at": "2020-03-30T13:54:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eeb9a4594a", "title": "You know more than you think", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/23/you-know-more-than-you-think/", "published_at": "2020-03-23T12:46:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebaa278d9", "title": "Why software engineers are grumpy", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/19/why-software-engineers-are-grumpy/", "published_at": "2020-03-19T14:33:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebad3b9b6", "title": "How to manage one to ones", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/16/how-to-manage-one-to-ones/", "published_at": "2020-03-16T17:24:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebb69b4c2", "title": "Be Adaptable and Authentic", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/12/be-adaptable-and-authentic/", "published_at": "2020-03-12T16:15:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebbeac580", "title": "Never stop learning", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/09/never-stop-learning/", "published_at": "2020-03-10T00:19:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebc219c30", "title": "Confessions of a conference speaker", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/05/confessions-of-a-conference-speaker/", "published_at": "2020-03-05T17:11:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebc30b612", "title": "You have to fit the job", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/03/02/you-have-to-fit-the-job/", "published_at": "2020-03-02T15:28:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb8d-d88d-7150-a93b-c4eebca79e79", "title": "Three principles for guiding your development career", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/27/three-principles-for-guiding-your-development-career/", "published_at": "2020-02-27T15:20:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c522dae412", "title": "The despair of not being good", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/24/the-despair-of-not-being-good/", "published_at": "2020-02-24T23:21:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c52390843d", "title": "It is never too late to start learning how to code", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/20/it-is-never-too-late-to-start-learning-how-to-code/", "published_at": "2020-02-21T02:50:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c523ff9bd6", "title": "On debugging, v2", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/17/on-debugging-v2/", "published_at": "2020-02-17T22:55:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c52405ab1f", "title": "On mid-career challenges", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/13/on-mid-career-challenges/", "published_at": "2020-02-13T23:27:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c524806563", "title": "Manage your career", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/10/manage-your-career/", "published_at": "2020-02-10T14:20:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c5255b8699", "title": "Contextual advice for new developers", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/06/contextual-advice-for-new-developers/", "published_at": "2020-02-06T15:06:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c525989829", "title": "Develop empathy", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/02/03/develop-empathy/", "published_at": "2020-02-03T13:56:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c526714772", "title": "Leveling up tips from Chelsea Troy", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/30/leveling-up-tips-from-chelsea-troy/", "published_at": "2020-01-30T15:23:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c52675c74a", "title": "Software is about people, not code", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/27/software-is-about-people-not-code/", "published_at": "2020-01-27T14:57:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb90-cb10-73bc-9fe6-54c527475f8e", "title": "Things good engineers do", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/23/things-good-engineers-do/", "published_at": "2020-01-24T01:29:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d72211bb1e94", "title": "On debugging", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/20/on-debugging/", "published_at": "2020-01-20T18:51:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d72211bc1ef2", "title": "How to Develop Expert Intuition", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/16/how-to-develop-expert-intuition/", "published_at": "2020-01-16T14:48:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d7221210bfd3", "title": "Context is king", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/13/context-is-king/", "published_at": "2020-01-13T16:35:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d7221231c43e", "title": "Start the conversation", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/09/start-the-conversation/", "published_at": "2020-01-09T14:32:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d722125db82d", "title": "Are you ready to work remotely?", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/06/are-you-ready-to-work-remotely/", "published_at": "2020-01-06T16:18:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d722134a9389", "title": "A bunch of career advice from a new developer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/02/a-bunch-of-career-advice-from-a-new-developer/", "published_at": "2020-01-02T16:42:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d722141ee19f", "title": "Learn SQL with sqlite", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/30/learn-sql-with-sqlite/", "published_at": "2019-12-30T17:42:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d72214b96eb9", "title": "The care and feeding of developers", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/26/the-care-and-feeding-of-developers/", "published_at": "2019-12-26T16:28:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d722154447e2", "title": "No choice is permanent", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/23/no-choice-is-permanent/", "published_at": "2019-12-23T17:25:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb9d-8afe-7012-a8d6-d72215fd9c26", "title": "Cultivate the Skill of Undivided Attention, or “Deep Work”", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/19/cultivate-the-skill-of-undivided-attention-or-deep-work/", "published_at": "2019-12-19T18:36:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5a33a135", "title": "Types of companies that use software", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/16/types-of-companies-that-use-software/", "published_at": "2019-12-16T17:12:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5af16019", "title": "Web APIs for new developers", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/12/web-apis-for-new-developers/", "published_at": "2019-12-12T17:32:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5bb21727", "title": "Learn to type quickly", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/09/learn-to-type-quickly/", "published_at": "2019-12-09T16:25:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5c6356e1", "title": "Talk first, code later", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/05/talk-first-code-later/", "published_at": "2019-12-05T15:01:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5cf75b17", "title": "Listen to podcasts", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/12/02/listen-to-podcasts/", "published_at": "2019-12-02T14:32:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5d4ac5eb", "title": "Skill stacking", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/28/skill-stacking/", "published_at": "2019-11-28T18:04:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5d59b499", "title": "What is the best surprise of being a new developer?", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/25/what-is-the-best-surprise-of-being-a-new-developer/", "published_at": "2019-11-25T17:14:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5d90fed5", "title": "How to succeed at a larger company", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/21/how-to-succeed-at-a-larger-company/", "published_at": "2019-11-21T14:40:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5dd467ec", "title": "The perfect is the enemy of the good (and the done)", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/18/the-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-the-good-and-the-done/", "published_at": "2019-11-18T18:08:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba3-7fc9-734a-9d34-c91b5e2ee74f", "title": "Video of My Develop Denver Presentation: Three Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Developer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/14/video-of-my-develop-denver-presentation-three-things-i-wish-id-known-as-a-new-developer/", "published_at": "2019-11-14T20:01:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb6eede9f", "title": "Learn SQL", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/11/learn-sql/", "published_at": "2019-11-11T17:19:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb7df512b", "title": "Don’t be afraid to “fail”", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/07/dont-be-afraid-to-fail/", "published_at": "2019-11-07T14:33:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb8454b71", "title": "Use copy/paste as much as you can", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/11/04/use-copy-paste-as-much-as-you-can/", "published_at": "2019-11-04T16:54:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb90cfef8", "title": "Three Mantras to Live By", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/31/three-mantras-to-live-by/", "published_at": "2019-10-31T15:19:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb97ab6e2", "title": "Read great books about software development", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/28/read-great-books-about-software-development/", "published_at": "2019-10-28T20:43:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb9a6bbe6", "title": "Don’t try to change the tabbing / bracing style", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/24/dont-try-to-change-the-tabbing-bracing-style/", "published_at": "2019-10-24T15:27:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025eb9e76750", "title": "Admit your weaknesses", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/21/admit-your-weaknesses/", "published_at": "2019-10-21T22:51:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025ebad301d5", "title": "A Crash Course for Your First Job in Software", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/17/a-crash-course-for-your-first-job-in-software/", "published_at": "2019-10-18T03:05:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025ebb8a082a", "title": "How to start blogging", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/14/how-to-start-blogging/", "published_at": "2019-10-14T14:47:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bba8-d368-7146-be43-025ebc7b6583", "title": "Learn a Little Network Engineering", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/11/learn-a-little-network-engineering/", "published_at": "2019-10-11T13:59:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e66943f09", "title": "Take care of your body", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/07/take-care-of-your-body/", "published_at": "2019-10-07T21:32:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e66a060f6", "title": "On surviving your first year as a developer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/10/04/on-surviving-your-first-year-as-a-developer/", "published_at": "2019-10-04T15:05:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e6765ffcd", "title": "Speaking isn’t as scary as you think, eventually", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/30/speaking-isnt-as-scary-as-you-think-eventually/", "published_at": "2019-09-30T16:23:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e67e1b453", "title": "How to learn things, fast", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/27/how-to-learn-things-fast/", "published_at": "2019-09-27T15:54:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e6805ef92", "title": "Help, I can’t learn/do something because it is boring!", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/23/help-i-cant-learn-do-something-because-it-is-boring/", "published_at": "2019-09-23T13:04:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e686d7437", "title": "Benefits of blogging", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/20/benefits-of-blogging/", "published_at": "2019-09-20T15:43:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e6964e446", "title": "Learn to look around corners", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/16/learn-to-look-around-corners/", "published_at": "2019-09-17T01:39:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e6a623786", "title": "Schleps", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/13/schleps/", "published_at": "2019-09-13T13:14:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e6acb69da", "title": "Think about how things can go wrong", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/09/think-about-how-things-can-go-wrong/", "published_at": "2019-09-10T01:30:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbad-cefa-7312-b4f8-1c4e6aff60d4", "title": "Things learned from a senior developer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/06/things-learned-from-a-senior-developer/", "published_at": "2019-09-07T01:27:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a2c1c49b", "title": "The Art To And Power Of Saying No", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/09/02/the-art-to-and-power-of-saying-no/", "published_at": "2019-09-02T12:18:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a2d03663", "title": "How to get the attention of a busy person", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/30/how-to-get-the-attention-of-a-busy-person/", "published_at": "2019-08-30T14:35:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a3b91c69", "title": "How To Excel At Your Job As A New Developer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/26/how-to-excel-at-your-job-as-a-new-developer/", "published_at": "2019-08-26T11:41:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a3d72a50", "title": "The Surprising Number Of Programmers Who Can’t Program", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/23/the-surprising-number-of-programmers-who-cant-program/", "published_at": "2019-08-23T11:58:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a46186ed", "title": "No company is a monolith", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/19/no-company-is-a-monolith/", "published_at": "2019-08-20T00:05:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a4898f80", "title": "Tips for using email well", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/16/tips-for-using-email-well/", "published_at": "2019-08-16T12:14:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a4c2f6fa", "title": "Develop Denver Presentation", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/14/develop-denver-presentation/", "published_at": "2019-08-14T13:48:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a4db6cbd", "title": "There are no adults in the room", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/12/there-are-no-adults-in-the-room/", "published_at": "2019-08-12T15:16:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a5b57bae", "title": "Write a brag document", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/09/write-a-brag-document/", "published_at": "2019-08-09T15:02:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb2-cd4c-7108-976a-2f39a64a085d", "title": "Subscribe to a weekly link newsletter", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/05/subscribe-to-a-weekly-link-newsletter/", "published_at": "2019-08-05T15:01:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e19447e20eda", "title": "Personal projects make you a better developer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/08/02/personal-projects-make-you-a-better-developer/", "published_at": "2019-08-02T21:39:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e194489ab9d8", "title": "Learn a little jq, awk and sed", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/29/learn-a-little-jq-awk-and-sed/", "published_at": "2019-07-29T14:41:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e194497ee793", "title": "How to be a successful junior engineer", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/26/how-to-be-a-successful-junior-engineer/", "published_at": "2019-07-26T13:48:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944a60840b", "title": "Don’t Shit on Someone Else’s Work", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/22/dont-shit-on-someone-elses-work/", "published_at": "2019-07-22T13:34:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944b3e2646", "title": "Three Tips for New Developers", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/19/three-tips-for-new-developers/", "published_at": "2019-07-19T13:27:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944bdeb9f3", "title": "What if I have to make a technical decision and I don’t know the right answer?", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/15/what-if-i-have-to-make-a-technical-decision-and-i-dont-know-the-right-answer/", "published_at": "2019-07-15T20:33:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944be402a5", "title": "Things learned the hard way", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/12/things-learned-the-hard-way/", "published_at": "2019-07-12T20:46:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944be77a45", "title": "There is no perfect system, it’s all about the tradeoffs", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/08/there-is-no-perfect-system-its-all-about-the-tradeoffs/", "published_at": "2019-07-08T20:19:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944c54ed6b", "title": "Assume Positive Intent", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/05/assume-positive-intent/", "published_at": "2019-07-05T15:18:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-5492-7153-b49e-e1944d21fc78", "title": "Someday, You Won’t Want To Code For A Living", "url": "https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/07/01/someday-you-wont-want-to-code-for-a-living/", "published_at": "2019-07-01T13:07:54+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

Back to mooreds

Blog · corpus.blog/blogs/letterstoanewdeveloper.com/posts

mooreds

letterstoanewdeveloper.com

2020

“Letters To a New Developer”, the book original ↗

17 Aug 2020

Choose inspiration over imitation original ↗

10 Aug 2020

Seek feedback loops original ↗

3 Aug 2020

Write good commit messages original ↗

27 Jul 2020

How I Got a Job Two Weeks After My Coding Bootcamp original ↗

20 Jul 2020

Coding is like a puzzle original ↗

13 Jul 2020

Show up original ↗

6 Jul 2020

Writing great software isn’t all about the software you write original ↗

29 Jun 2020

Don’t sign anything you can’t understand original ↗

22 Jun 2020

Take time for decisions original ↗

15 Jun 2020

What’s your best advice for a new developer?original ↗

8 Jun 2020

A letter to myself as a fresh software engineer original ↗

1 Jun 2020

How to be a 10x engineer: Business value for technologists original ↗

25 May 2020

I’m writing the book I wished I’d read original ↗

21 May 2020

You’re going to put some plates in toasters original ↗

18 May 2020

Learn an IDE original ↗

11 May 2020

How to go through a layoff original ↗

5 May 2020

“It never gets easier, you just go faster.”original ↗

27 Apr 2020

You Should Play (A Lot) More original ↗

20 Apr 2020

Maintain work life balance original ↗

13 Apr 2020

The best career advice I’ve ever gotten original ↗

6 Apr 2020

Preparing for a recruiting event original ↗

30 Mar 2020

You know more than you think original ↗

23 Mar 2020

Why software engineers are grumpy original ↗

19 Mar 2020

How to manage one to ones original ↗

16 Mar 2020

Be Adaptable and Authentic original ↗

12 Mar 2020

Never stop learning original ↗

10 Mar 2020

Confessions of a conference speaker original ↗

5 Mar 2020

You have to fit the job original ↗

2 Mar 2020

Three principles for guiding your development career original ↗

27 Feb 2020

The despair of not being good original ↗

24 Feb 2020

It is never too late to start learning how to code original ↗

21 Feb 2020

On debugging, v2 original ↗

17 Feb 2020

On mid-career challenges original ↗

13 Feb 2020

Manage your career original ↗

10 Feb 2020

Contextual advice for new developers original ↗

6 Feb 2020

Develop empathy original ↗

3 Feb 2020

Leveling up tips from Chelsea Troy original ↗

30 Jan 2020

Software is about people, not code original ↗

27 Jan 2020

Things good engineers do original ↗

24 Jan 2020

On debugging original ↗

20 Jan 2020

How to Develop Expert Intuition original ↗

16 Jan 2020

Context is king original ↗

13 Jan 2020

Start the conversation original ↗

9 Jan 2020

Are you ready to work remotely?original ↗

6 Jan 2020

A bunch of career advice from a new developer original ↗

2 Jan 2020

2019

Learn SQL with sqlite original ↗

30 Dec 2019

The care and feeding of developers original ↗

26 Dec 2019

No choice is permanent original ↗

23 Dec 2019

Cultivate the Skill of Undivided Attention, or “Deep Work”original ↗

19 Dec 2019

Types of companies that use software original ↗

16 Dec 2019

Web APIs for new developers original ↗

12 Dec 2019

Learn to type quickly original ↗

9 Dec 2019

Talk first, code later original ↗

5 Dec 2019

Listen to podcasts original ↗

2 Dec 2019

Skill stacking original ↗

28 Nov 2019

What is the best surprise of being a new developer?original ↗

25 Nov 2019

How to succeed at a larger company original ↗

21 Nov 2019

The perfect is the enemy of the good (and the done)original ↗

18 Nov 2019

Video of My Develop Denver Presentation: Three Things I Wish I’d Known as a New Developer original ↗

14 Nov 2019

Learn SQL original ↗

11 Nov 2019

Don’t be afraid to “fail”original ↗

7 Nov 2019

Use copy/paste as much as you can original ↗

4 Nov 2019

Three Mantras to Live By original ↗

31 Oct 2019

Read great books about software development original ↗

28 Oct 2019

Don’t try to change the tabbing / bracing style original ↗

24 Oct 2019

Admit your weaknesses original ↗

21 Oct 2019

A Crash Course for Your First Job in Software original ↗

18 Oct 2019

How to start blogging original ↗

14 Oct 2019

Learn a Little Network Engineering original ↗

11 Oct 2019

Take care of your body original ↗

7 Oct 2019

On surviving your first year as a developer original ↗

4 Oct 2019

Speaking isn’t as scary as you think, eventually original ↗

30 Sept 2019

How to learn things, fast original ↗

27 Sept 2019

Help, I can’t learn/do something because it is boring!original ↗

23 Sept 2019

Benefits of blogging original ↗

20 Sept 2019

Learn to look around corners original ↗

17 Sept 2019

Schleps original ↗

13 Sept 2019

Think about how things can go wrong original ↗

10 Sept 2019

Things learned from a senior developer original ↗

7 Sept 2019

The Art To And Power Of Saying No original ↗

2 Sept 2019

How to get the attention of a busy person original ↗

30 Aug 2019

How To Excel At Your Job As A New Developer original ↗

26 Aug 2019

The Surprising Number Of Programmers Who Can’t Program original ↗

23 Aug 2019

No company is a monolith original ↗

20 Aug 2019

Tips for using email well original ↗

16 Aug 2019

Develop Denver Presentation original ↗

14 Aug 2019

There are no adults in the room original ↗

12 Aug 2019

Write a brag document original ↗

9 Aug 2019

Subscribe to a weekly link newsletter original ↗

5 Aug 2019

Personal projects make you a better developer original ↗

2 Aug 2019

Learn a little jq, awk and sed original ↗

29 Jul 2019

How to be a successful junior engineer original ↗

26 Jul 2019

Don’t Shit on Someone Else’s Work original ↗

22 Jul 2019

Three Tips for New Developers original ↗

19 Jul 2019

What if I have to make a technical decision and I don’t know the right answer?original ↗

15 Jul 2019

Things learned the hard way original ↗

12 Jul 2019

There is no perfect system, it’s all about the tradeoffs original ↗

8 Jul 2019

Assume Positive Intent original ↗

5 Jul 2019

Someday, You Won’t Want To Code For A Living original ↗

1 Jul 2019