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It's A TRAP: 10 Years Of Experience vs 10 Years Of The SAME Experience
What's worse than being stuck in the same spot for 10 years?
Not having any growth. So let's talk about how to get uncomfortable to prevent that.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzWz2hVjzr4
SEND HELP! My Previous Dev Team Won't Leave Me Alone!!
Jumping over to Reddit for this one! How can we navigate situations where we switch teams and the previous team keeps hounding us?
Is this preventable? Let's see!
Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/98Sth9y-O2I
Steal My AI Workflow For Writing Code (or refine your own process)
What's this? Another AI video?!
Yes. And here's how my AI workflows are evolving for my own software development processes in the middle of 2025.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUNyodmNa6A
Engineering Managers That Don't SUCK - What Traits Do YOU Look For?
Many of us have had a mix of both good and bad managers... but as a software engineer, what do you look for in a manager? What do you steer clear from?
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgQZ7ZTzWmU
Remote Developers Are All SLACKING!! (Or... Are They?)
Return to office! Everyone, get back to your desk! There's overwhelming evidence that remote devs are all slackers!
But seriously, let's discuss effective remote work.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/rupiD9EkAzE
Is AI going to solve our documentation problem?
This is one of those things I am realllllllly excited for AI to make better for us as software engineers. Documentation is great, but it's always out of date, and it's a tax to maintain it.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-kEUrVN9T8
Tips For Navigating On Call Rotations As A Software Engineer
The dreaded on-call rotation! It's scary business being an OCE for the first time, so let's chat through some tips on how to get started.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9xwehEdT3I
Where are the growth areas for your team members?
As an engineering manager, this is something that you should know. As a litmus test, if you try asking yourself this for any employee on your team and don't know, invest more time with them.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m3Vse7WD-g
Where are the growth areas for your team members?
As an engineering manager, this is something that you should know. As a litmus test, if you try asking yourself this for any employee on your team and don't know, invest more time with them.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m3Vse7WD-g
Manager Keeps IGNORING Us! Developers Are UNSUPPORTED!
What happens when you're working as a team of software engineers and your manager starts becoming absent? What can be done in this situation?
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUntC6lg6o0
Career development is a partnership.
That's how I try to approach it with my teams. I want to work WITH my employees so that we can ensure they're focused on growth areas and I can represent them effectively in promo discussions.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m3Vse7WD-g
Career development is a partnership.
That's how I try to approach it with my teams. I want to work WITH my employees so that we can ensure they're focused on growth areas and I can represent them effectively in promo discussions.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m3Vse7WD-g
The RIGHT And The WRONG Way To Help Junior Software Engineers
Tell the junior devs the answer and kick 'em away, right?!
Yeah, let's find a more effective way to ensure the junior software engineers get the help they need.
Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/0qst_G-XF2U
Software Engineering Is TOXIC: What's With Years Of Experience?!
A viewer asked about my perspective on toxic software engineering culture: why the big focus on company names and years of experience?
Let's discuss!
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGT2DgoWPY
Programmer Sayings: Keep The End In Mind, Go Line By Line
A viewer asked my thoughts on these phrases, but to be honest: I can't say for certain I've heard them.
Here's my interpretation of them for software developers.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5kB6sxHwsg
Why Are Software Engineering Roles SO COMPETITIVE?!
What's the deal with minimum requirements for job applications? How did the bar start getting set so high?
Let's discuss what's in our control as software engineers.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ZxKzUOIMMzU
What to Focus on FIRST in Your New Developer Role
A viewer wrote in to ask about what they should focus on day one and week one of their new software engineering job. What would make the most impact for them early on?
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADY5KfoGuY
What Back-End Skills Do You REALLY Need for Your First Job?
This question was sent in from a viewer who is aspiring to be a software developer and learning on their own: What should they focus on if they want to be a backend developer?
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=965Sy4HPZBk
I'm A Software Engineer But I Need Help With Soft Skills
Soft skills are absolutely critical for software engineers -- it's not just about slangin' code.
We get plenty of opportunities to practice technical skills, but what about soft skills?
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/MC7qV9U_UII
It's GREAT to get stuck! Even showcase it on your resume!
When you're highlighting your side projects on your resume, consider what things you got stuck on. Those are awesome learning opportunities you can showcase with the things you built!
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/kRhxdyQgzLg
Is AI ACTUALLY Increasing Your Productivity At Work? [360 Video]
It seems like every day there's a new hot AI tool that we need to be using as software developers but... Do you find AI is actually increasing your productivity?
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XWai_JfANs
I need to prevent toxic hires as my top priority when interviewing.
The most destructive hire is the toxic person who prevents everyone else from operating effectively. My top focus during interviews is assessing soft skills and looking for red flags.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/Hwx5pVVR2ig
You've heard of the 10X developer before?
What about the 0X one? The video situation is hypothetical, but it only takes one toxic person on a team to cause the effectiveness of everyone around them to plummet -- and we need to prevent that.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/Hwx5pVVR2ig
We're An AGILE Team! (And What That Actually Means)
Agile, with a capital A, is a trigger word for a lot of developers these days.
Let's discuss what agility looks like from my experience in a startup and in Big Tech.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK1ZmR-t-yE
Blog article or video tutorial too complicated for you? No problem!
AI tools aren't just for us to delegate to -- we can ask them to explain things to us! Still too complicated? Ask it to explain the concept to you in a different way!
Watch more here:
https://youtu.be/W1fW5GYOJW8
Side projects vs professional experience on a resume... Need both?
Professional experience tells a reader that in a workplace, you've demonstrated certain things. Side projects are still AWESOME to help fill different gaps, though!
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwwknQ-P7bc
Side projects vs professional experience on a resume... Need both?
Professional experience tells a reader that in a workplace, you've demonstrated certain things. Side projects are still AWESOME to help fill different gaps, though!
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwwknQ-P7bc
BURN OUT: Why Are Software Engineers ALWAYS Suffering From It?
Why is it that software engineering and burn out seem to go hand-in-hand?
Let's discuss common causes for burn out in developers.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuF5_4oao9I
Side projects DON'T matter for your resume?
I think that's a misleading statement -- and I recommend that ANYONE of any level reconsider. If you have side projects that can demonstrate helpful experience for your resume, it's worth it!
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwwknQ-P7bc
Do you need to have more than one resume version as a developer?
The stereotypical dev answer: It depends! If you are applying for certain roles and want to call out very specific experiences more clearly, then it can be a GREAT option.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwwknQ-P7bc
