Ah, the age-old question: which tech stack should I learn? Aspiring developers often get bogged down in this dilemma, and it’s not hard to see why. The tech industry is an ocean of opportunities, and the fear of diving into the wrong waters can be paralyzing. But here’s a little…

You’re waiting at the front-desk of Google’s campus in Boulder, Colorado, waiting for your coding interview to start. Across from you in the lobby sit two other candidates: A charismatic airpods-flaunting developer who can charm the pants off of anyone in the room but requires an agonizing 8 hours to…

Let’s be real here: we live in an age where everyone and their dog seems to think they need the latest, most expensive gadgets to get anything done. But when it comes to learning how to code, do you really need that shiny, wallet-draining powerhouse of a machine? Nope. Let’s…

As the founder of Boot.dev, I’ve worked with countless students who are eager to break into the tech industry. And time and time again, I see the same question pop up: “Do I need to start a blog to get a coding job?” It’s a valid question. There’s a lot…

I talk to boatloads of students who are starting to learn to code, and invariably they are hyper-concerned about which programming languages and technologies they should be learning. Now, first of all, I don’t think it matters all that much. You don’t fail to break into tech because you learned…

Have you ever started a new software development job and thought: “Wow, what a beautifully architected system! I wouldn’t change anything here.” Unless it’s a brand-new project, I’m guessing not. …

20 rules of thumb for writing better software. Optimize for simplicity first Write code for humans, not computers Reading is more important than writing Any style is fine, as long as it’s black There should be one way to do it, but seriously this time Hide the sharp knives Changing…

Building a job-ready portfolio of coding projects doesn’t happen overnight, but if you’re like most self-taught developers, you’ve likely built up a nice collection of todo apps, calculators, and other toy programs. …

So we’re officially in a recession, and now the question is, “what does a recession mean to me as a brand-new developer?”. It’s scary stuff. As you can see in this chart, tech stocks are getting hit hard.