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Weekly Recap
Can I Escape The Burnout? What's On The Horizon...
Despite a couple of weeks of vacation, coming back to work and for two weeks of grind hasn't helped much with getting past burnout. Fortunately, I think the next few weeks will turn around.
Here's a quick update on what I'm currently focused on!
What's Expected of a Senior Engineer New to the Team?
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this Redditor asked what is expected of a senior engineer that's new to a team.
What should they focus on? What would make a positive impact? Let's discuss!
After 20+ Years of Programming, I Value These Things Differently
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this topic was focused on how our values change as programmers over time. I thought this would be a fun one to talk through, and I'd love to hear from you on it too!
FINALLY Good AI News From Google Boss - Engineering Manager AMA
At this point, it's impossible to open a social media app without being bombarded with headline after headline about how AI is ending developers... But we finally have some good news directly from one of the Big Tech CEOs in an interview with Lex Fridman.
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.
Here are ways AI is actually HELPING me in software development
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, there was a topic posted to share ways AI is actually being helpful -- and I thought this would be a great opportunity to share some of the ways that I'm leveraging it!
What Back-End Skills Do You REALLY Need for Your First Job?
This question was sent in from a viewer who is aspiring to be a software developer and learning on their own: What should they focus on if they want to be a backend developer?
What to Focus on FIRST in Your New Developer Role
A viewer wrote in to ask about what they should focus on day one and week one of their new software engineering job. What would make the most impact for them early on?
GitHub Copilot CHANGES THE GAME for Coding!
THIS is how I've wanted to use agents for programming. Without a doubt, this has fundamentally changed how I can develop software.
In this video, I walk through various scenarios where I used GitHub Copilot to work through some feature development. We'll see examples of where it worked very well, despite not being given much guidance.
5 Critical Areas of Software Engineering THREATENED by AI
A viewer wrote in to ask about the top areas that I think are going to be displaced by AI.
Do I have a crystal ball? No. But here are my current observations and what I anticipate!
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