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Weekly Recap
From The Army to Software Developer - Let's Review This Resume!
This developer has spent a significant amount of time working in the army and is now gearing up for a career switch into software development. How does their resume highlight their impact and experience?
From IT Call Center to Expert DotNet Software Engineer - Interview With Dan Patrascu
This is a special interview for me -- and I'm really excited to be able to share it with you.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan Patrascu-Baba, also known as Codewrinkles, in this video chat.
Especially if you're a DotNet developer, you probably know Dan! He's got a ton of amazing content that he puts out regularly, and I'm always very appreciative of how he shares perspective.
When my channel had only a couple of hundred subscribers, Dan featured it in a video and it nearly doubled my subscribers over night. I was blown away!
In the time since then, I've come to appreciate and learn a lot from what Dan shares online. So for me, this was such a rewarding experience.
Thanks for hanging out with me, Dan!
How To Deal With A Terrible Tech Lead?
This viewer wrote in to ask how to deal with a challenging tech lead. How should they navigate a tech lead who gatekeeps work or takes credit for the team's work?
Oh No... I Became A Cynical Developer!
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this Redditor wanted to know how and why they became such a cynical developer. Where did they go wrong along the way? Why do developers become so cynical?
Plugin Architectures in C# [CYC2025 Talk] - Principal Engineering Manager AMA
Want to learn about plugin architectures and how you can leverage them in your applications? Tune into this livestream where I'll show you some of the basic building blocks in C#. If you use other programming languages, you may be able to adapt some of these things to your own language and frameworks.
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.
As A Developer, Should I Be Working On Multiple Projects At Work?
From the ExperiencedDevs subreddit, this Redditor wanted to know if working on one project for an extended period of time is normal. Should they be working in more areas, or is it good to focus on one area as a software developer?
Leading Engineering Teams Without Burning Out - Interview with Ray Nicholus
Today's guest on the podcast is Ray Nicholus! We got candid about leading as introverts, when to say yes (and when to say no), and how to balance hands-on code with real people leadership. We dug into startup versus big-company impact, remote-first habits that actually work, and why impostor syndrome can be a signal for growth.
If you’re navigating the IC-to-manager path (or debating it) this one will hit home! Thanks so much for the chat, Ray!
VS2026 First Impressions With Copilot Features
In this video, I'll go through my first impressions of launching VS2026 and opening one of my big C# projects. We'll play around with some simple Copilot features and see how things work!
Junior Developers Are Asking TOO Many Questions!
This viewer wanted to gain some perspective on entering a junior developer role and address some of the concerns they have. Are they going to disappoint? Will they ask too many questions? Let's discuss!
How To Refactor Your Brain - Interview With Dagna Bieda
Software engineers are no strangers to tech debt and the power of refactoring.
But what if you could refactor your brain?
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dagna Bieda to go over just that! We discussed some awesome passages from her new book, Brain Refactor!
From burnout to imposter syndrome to all things software engineering, hear about how you can clean up some of the legacy code that controls how you think.
Thanks for this awesome chat, Dagna!
What's The Ideal Structure Of Your Software Engineering Resume?
For this resume, the developer has written down lots of very valuable and interesting experiences -- but how does the structure of their resume help or hinder telling this story?
Being An Engineering Manager In A Startup SUCKS!
This viewer wanted some perspective on being an engineering manager in a startup. Should it be this stressful? How many hats are we expected to wear as engineering managers?
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