Weekly Recap - 2025-01-31

Demonstrating Ownership: Mid-Level To Senior Software Engineer

After making a few videos on this and talking through some examples, it was time to update one of my suggested focus areas for moving toward a senior developer. And it's all about ownership!

How To Manage Developers - Transitioning From Engineer To Manager

Most software engineering managers were once software engineers themselves -- so what did they try and focus on to adjust in their role when they made the transition? Let's discuss!

HELP! How Should Developer Interns Leverage Their Mentors?

A viewer has scored an internship -- awesome work! But how should they approach asking questions on the team, and how do they leverage their mentor?

LeetCode Troubles And Working On Soft Skills As A Developer

A viewer wrote in and wanted help navigating challenges with understanding LeetCode as well as getting better at soft skills. What options do they have to consider?

How To Take Ownership - Principal Software Engineering Manager AMA

What does it mean to "take ownership" with respect to projects? Let's discuss what this looks like in software engineering and how you can use this to level up as a developer!

As with all livestreams, I'm looking forward to answering YOUR questions! So join me live and ask in the chat, or you can comment now and I can try to get it answered while I stream.

Software Architects: Should They Be The Ones Prototyping?

Should software architects be the ones prototyping for an organization? Maybe!

... But what does this look like? What are the tradeoffs?

ASP NET Core - Working With XML Results On Web APIs

JSON is the way of the web API! But... What about XML? Surely we no longer need to be concerned with that?

Well... There are still some use cases! Check out this video for returning XML data from web APIs in ASP NET Core.

Is Coding At Work The Same As Coding At College Or University?

Many of us go to college or university to learn to become software developers. But is there a difference between how we code in school vs how we code on the job?

AI Is Making Developers Illiterate

AI is the doom of software development!!11oneone Not only is it out there stealing jobs, it's making us lazy at the same time.

Let's discuss.

How Do You Do The Job Of A Senior Software Engineer?

A question from Reddit that seemed interesting to discuss: How do you do the job of a senior software engineer?

What's expected and what goes into the role? Let's discuss!

A Generation Of Illiterate Programmers: AI Over Dependency

Are software developers having an over-reliance on their AI tools? Or what about how AI is affecting their ability to learn how to become a good developer?

Are we... doomed? I don't think so, but let's dive into it.

Dealing With Burnout In Software Development

Burnout is unfortunately very common in software development. What does it mean to be burnt out, and how can we navigate it?


2025 New Year's Goals - Dev Leader Weekly 77

Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss my goals for 2025!

Dev Leader Weekly Issue 1

In this newsletter, we'll explore thought-provoking ideas, code examples, and highlight some content from the week to help you excel as a software engineer.

Exceptions Galore! - Dev Leader Weekly Issue 12

In this issue of Dev Leader Weekly, I share useful resources with a couple of videos focused on exceptions in C#! Thank you for supporting! Check it out!

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