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There should not be black boxes in your mind regarding the solutions you develop. For example, if you copy/paste code from tutorials, ChatGPT, or StackOverflow without reading the description of what it does. If you encounter some part you don't comprehend, seek understanding first. Then, you can split the execution into the steps it goes through to narrow it down one step at a time. Debugger...

There are other options out there. Given the choice, some people will choose something else.

Good night sleep (7-8h) and long walks (~1h) during the day have been essential for me in combating burnout. Regular exercise helps manage the stress hormones that build up due to our fast-paced industry. Additionally, I cut out coffee for a couple of months the last time I experienced burnout, which significantly reduced my anxiety levels. No medications.

Its Fridays, somehow weeks work compounds on Fridays for me.

There is no such thing as must have tools or tech for web development. Basically you can build almost any project with any web framework out there. A while ago you couldn't do interactive web apps without some frontend framework like Angular, React etc. Now there are tech that live updates web page using websockets to stream html changes from the backend. So today you have an option to build...

Congrats on the launch, will definetly test the platform at some future project, looks like time saver.

Learning (education) by doing, trying things out teaches you valuable lessons that in short term transitions into monetary gains.

Best of luck!

Same here, no notifications, not going back.

@nerijuso done, wanted to ask - have you planned API for OpenQR?

FFmpeg for anything media transcoding/encoding related.

Been using trello for a very long time. Maybe it is time to check what's happening in this space.

Adopt a minimalist coding style, create custom software that excels at doing one thing, and design it to be easily rewritable so that you can start over in a week or less if your needs change. Chain your custom software together with industry tested solutions - think unix philosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un...

I use Erlang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er... for the last 6 years and not looking back to previous stacks I used. The Erlang's power comes from the fact that it's so easy to scale and its robust, even MVP will handle thousands of requests per second and to scale beyond that is straight forward. And its really easy and fast to develop once you get over the unfamiliarity of its syntax and...

There is no magic - the realm of technology is grounded in logic and structured principles. Either one understands the underlying concepts or must invest the time to learn them.

The timeline for product development can vary, but an average of 2-3 months seems reasonable. When doing so I subscribe to Agile ideas and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices. I automate and streamline repetative tasks from the get go, so that it pays dividends as the development continues even beyond MVP. Over the years I have pretty robust and fast process to get...

There's a distinct difference between simply releasing code and crafting high-quality software. The latter serves as a form of leverage. Robust software architecture combined with sound design principles significantly eases performance optimisation, maintainability, and scalability. This, in turn, generates a compounding positive impact on the business as a whole.

Couldn't agree more, you have to apply knowledge to experience and grow as a professional in any field. Side projects are particularly good for this kind of experiential learning.

Yes, hours varies from one weekend to the next.