Pavel Polcr - Storytelling & Dev

Dare to share? What is the biggest mistake you ever made at your job, and what you learned from that? #programming

Want to be a great developer? Take care of your mind and body first. A healthy engineer is a high-performing engineer.

What’s your best tip for staying healthy as a dev?

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No one remembers the extra hours you put in, but they will remember if you were too burnt out to be there for them.

Have you ever regretted working too much?
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Deadlines will always be there.
Your well-being? That’s not guaranteed.
Take care of yourself first.
Right?

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Never trade your health for a job. Deadlines, pressure, and passion mean nothing if you’re burnt out.
Prioritize yourself.
What’s one boundary you’ve set to protect your well-being? #programming

Burnout isn’t a badge of honor. It’s a warning sign.

If you’re feeling exhausted all the time, take a step back before it’s too late.

Have you ever gone too far? #programming

If your job is hurting your relationships, your family, or your mental health, it’s time to rethink your priorities.

No paycheck is worth losing yourself. #programming

Afraid to ask questions?
The best devs aren’t the ones who know it all—they’re the ones who know how to ask and learn. Stay curious and keep asking!

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Burnout is real, especially when learning to code. Take breaks, set boundaries, and remember: progress > perfection. You’re doing great! #MentalHealth

From Retail to Product Management - Santiana Brace and her Unconventional Journey into TECH Today, I invited Santiana Brace, an experienced product manager, to talk about her unconventional journey into tech. Santiana shares insights on transitionin...

Not all career journeys are straight forward - especially in tech...
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Code reviews are for growth, not judgment.
Keep the personal BS out of it.
Stay polite and comment code, not the person.
Helps everyone in the end.

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"Stuck on a problem?
Sucks. Here's what I do - I take a break, go for a quick walk, talk it out, or even explain the problem to a rubber duck (seriously, it works!).

Clarity often strikes when you least expect it. #Debugging #CodingTips"

Junior devs, what is your biggest struggle right now?

Hopefully not that.

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When you understand the big picture, when you understand what and why is your team building, that makes you useful in discussions.

It helps you make impact fast.

What else can help you have impact asap?

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Do you know what made me most useful first few months as junior dev?

Not my coding skills for sure 😃

It was the ability to put together pieces of information and understand the big picture quickly.

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Seniors make mistakes too, just less often.
Or not?

❌ Getting into a senior dev mindset does not mean you are confident to know everything.

✅ It means I am confident in my ability to find solutions. And I realize I picked up some wisdom along the journey.

The more I know, the more I realize where are the gaps.
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Also what he sees for the future, and why his biggest mistake was underestimating soft skills importance.

As usual, you can watch the full episode on YouTube and you will find it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Do You know what makes a good software engineering manager?

I didn't - but John Crickett told me.

We had a great conversation on the Software Engineering Tales Podcast, and we covered a lot - his career journey, how he got laid off and started coding challenges afterward.

I like their keyboard though and never had an issue...

I have a little trick for nice maintainable code - I just really like my future self and don't want to make him/me angry in few months...

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So true - every time I waited with something to be "really ready" it ended up with me not doing it at all...

Is there a platform where you are not present? :D

Agreed - though you need to be very careful about the healthy urgency borders - you don't want everything to be urgent, but be able to very well decide what is and then act like you described IMHO.

Jump straight to code, jump straight to implementation details, jump straight to anything really before understanding the big picture and high-level planning always backfired on me :D

That said, I was never through a proper system design interview yet - looking forward to the experience one day.

This thought is worth reminding - money alone will not make you a happy software engineer.
What do you think?

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