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Brent Ozar answers top-voted SQL Server DBA questions in a video Q&A session, covering storage, tools, careers, and AI.
Advice for tech professionals on emphasizing scope and impact over job titles on resumes to stand out in hiring.
Analyzes how AI is creating challenges for junior developers, arguing that advice to 'struggle harder' ignores systemic pressures.
A software engineer reflects on the importance of mentoring and delegating to avoid becoming trapped in a critical role, advocating to 'code yourself out of the job'.
Thoughtworks retreat findings challenge AI's threat to junior devs, highlighting their value and the real challenge of retraining mid-level engineers.
A Google engineer shares 14 lessons on teamwork, decision-making, and focusing on the right problems, based on 14 years of experience.
A developer announces a series on redesigning his personal website in public, advocating for personal skill development over AI reliance.
A software engineer shares a technique for handling critical feedback by focusing on finding the 'kernel of truth' to improve professionally.
A software engineer shares seven career aspirations for 2026, focusing on fundamentals, systems thinking, communication, and long-term impact.
A guide to preparing for a 'skip level' interview with senior leadership, including a categorized list of strategic questions for engineers.
A Microsoft MVP retires after 12 years upon accepting a full-time role at Microsoft, reflecting on the journey and future community contributions.
A developer reflects on a difficult 2025 and plans for 2026, focusing on 'Just in Case' vs. 'Just in Time' learning strategies for professional growth.
A senior Google engineer shares 21 non-technical lessons on thriving in a tech career, focusing on user obsession, collaboration, and execution.
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A software engineer reflects on their 2025 professional journey, focusing on joining a startup, scaling codebases, and personal project development.
A Principal Engineer compares interview processes at 8 major tech firms, detailing coding, system design, and behavioral rounds.
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Tips for high-level individual contributors on balancing operational fires with strategic goals using business and industry awareness.
A principal engineer shares advice for new principal tech ICs, covering role definition, shifting responsibilities, and the importance of influence and communication.
Explores how feedback works in tech careers, using regression to the mean and advice on focusing on strengths vs. weaknesses at different career stages.
A staff developer reflects on career satisfaction, discussing the concept of 'spiky' vs. well-rounded skills and the importance of working in one's core strengths.
Engineering leaders must prepare their teams for AI's impact on software development careers, focusing on skills and expectations.
