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The Growing Dev turns one
One year ago, I embarked on a journey to improve my writing.
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Pawel Kadluczka
Using mental models to think about software
All models are wrong, but some are useful.
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Overthinking Software Projects
“Weeks of coding can save you hours of planning.”
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How to quickly ramp up on new codebases
Joining a new team is intimidating.
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The Must-Have Skill Every Senior Developer Needs
What got you here won't get you there
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Pawel Kadluczka

October 2024

Understand the purpose of your work
One mistake I've seen junior software engineers repeat again and again is their lack of understanding of why they work on tasks they work on.
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Want your productivity to skyrocket? Avoid this trap
As a junior engineer, I felt the urge to jump on each new project that showed on the horizon.
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A simple way to ship maintainable software
Avoid missing the obvious.
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The 3 categories of skills every software developer needs to know
100% of software engineers who don't keep their skills sharp become obsolete[*].
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Pawel Kadluczka

September 2024

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