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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

GitHub has 372M repositories. 24 repos you can't miss out as a software engineer:

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

Front-end vs back-end Prove me wrong #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

Ever felt like that? #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

"We need to refactor that legacy code" Me: #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Mind-blowing. Deepmind is training bipedal robots to play soccer using deep reinforcement learning. Are we closer to the terminator phase? #artificialintelligence

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Me: "The feature is ready for release" Not me: "Was it tested?" Me: #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Software development is hard. What makes you keep on going?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

AI will replace software engineers in the near future: No, it won't, we're safe. #softwareengineering #coding #programming

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

For getting a software engineering job: Solid project >>>>> random LinkedIn certificates Agree or disagree?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

After chess, GO, and StarCraft, AI is coming for drones. Swift, an autonomous drone system, can beat human champions in drone racing. The AI models were trained using rein forcement learning in a simulated environment. Is this the future of remote control for vehicles? #ai

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

You have to choose 1 stack for the rest of your life What do you choose?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

OpenAI is replacing Midjourney. DALL-E 3 was announced to be released by OpenAI: - A better performance than DALL-E 2 (see for yourself) - Integration and iteration via a chat interface with ChatGPT - Available for ChatGPT Plus users in late October What do you think?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Me: Trying to debug complex code for a week Also me: #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

When learning to code: Don't just watch tutorials. It's like going to the gym just to watch someone else workout. It’s cool to see how experts do it, but YOU have to code.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

I used to not care about social media. Now I: - Learn from others - Spread what I learn - Make dev friends Thanks for helping me reach this far. It's only day 1! #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

The hardest part is getting started. Then staying consistent. Then keep growing.

Clint Murphy

@IAmClintMurphy

10 months

Two years ago, I barely knew what social media was. Now, we have 400,000+ followers and its changed our lives. Whatever it is in your life you're thinking about, Stop the thinking Get started Now

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Tomorrow you're a billionaire, do you still code?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Prove me wrong: #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Software engineering is at most 80% writing. But not writing code. Writing: - Documentation and tech articles - Email and Slack threads - Demos for stakeholders - Design documents - Issues/bugs Your influence is at the human level, not the machine level. #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

How to make services communicate (the correct way). Get 8 types of API design patterns: 1. SOAP 2. REST 3. GraphQL 4. gRPC 5. WebSocket 6. Webhook 7. MQTT 8. AMPQ

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Me 3 months ago: - Not connecting on social media - Doom scrolling mode - Ignoring X Me now: - 400+ friends - Sharing what I learn - Getting better everyday #softwarengineering #buildinpublic

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

2 months ago • 0 subscribers • Ideas but no action plan • Silent on Twitter Today • Put out 1 issue per week consistently • Interacted daily with new friends • 1% better every day Thanks for the support! ❤️ #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Devs: To microservice or not to microservice?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

Complete roadmaps: 16. Path to senior engineer handbook: (by Jordan Cutler) 17. 100+ Resources to become a great Engineering leader: (by Gregor Ojstersek) 18. DevOps roadmap in 2024: (by Milan Milanović)

GitHub - milanm/DevOps-Roadmap: DevOps Roadmap for 2024. with learning resources

DevOps Roadmap for 2024. with learning resources. Contribute to milanm/DevOps-Roadmap development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

300 of you ❤️ Thanks for all the comments and messages, this is only the beginning ✨ #buildinpublic #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

LLMs don't act the way you think they are The sharpest explanation I have heard: It comes from Ilya Sutskever: 🧵

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

I've been coding for years, and I can't count the cases when these 2 saved me: 1. console.log() in JS 2. * { border: 1px solid green; } in CSS You don't need more

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

I've met 100+ software engineers. Most of them lack: 1. Good communication skills 2. Problem solving skills 3. Strong proof of work 4. Great fundamentals 5. Effective writing Coding alone isn't enough.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Devs, let's settle this 1 screen vs. 2 screens vs. 3 screens #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

AI is the future of software engineering. Do you write code with AI?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Devs Do you use Github for personal projects?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

@lpdahito br! So simple yet so useful!

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Habits create momentum. But you don't have to start at the bottom. Work backwards and always look up.

Clint Murphy

@IAmClintMurphy

9 months

The recipe for success: Habits Make days Create weeks Determine months Result in your quarters Determine success In years Can be reverse-engineered: Begin with the end in mind Break it down to years Reduce to quarters Down to months Cut to weeks Then days Habits

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Software engineers spend most of their time thinking, not writing code. You are a problem solver, not a code monkey.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

I've been coding for years, and I can't count the cases when these 2 saved me: 1. console.log() in JS 2. * { border: 1px solid blue; } in CSS You don't need more

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

When you wrote your first “Hello World” program, what was the coding language?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Unpopular opinion: I don't like Git clients. Do you?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

ChatGPT never really helped me write better code? What do you use it for?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

Preparing for FAANG interviews vs working in FAANG: #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Combining experts in the different areas of knowledge can produce outstanding results. Here is one of them 👇

Rob Lennon 🗯 | AI Whisperer

@thatroblennon

9 months

Building something awesome with another creator is honestly a dream. The energy, the momentum, the combined knowledge. Can't even express how super proud I am of what @ericasmyname and I have made. And finally, we're ready to share it with you. It's launch day, baby 👇

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

3 months

When your code works, but you have no idea how: When did last happen to you? 🤣 #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

@0xgaut Only in the first hour, that's 170 trillion a day

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

log(😅) = 💧log(😄) Did you get it?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Let's settle this. Mac vs Windows for software engineers? (Linux doesn't count)

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

My typical day at Amazon: 10 AM Invert a binary tree 12 PM Binary search my way to stand up 1 PM Pay for my lunch with coin change found with DP 2 PM Use DFS to get coffee 4 PM Maximize the value for customers using Knapsack 6 PM Go back home using Dijkstra #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Do you really get async/await in Javascript?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

Technology and programming languages may evolve, but: 1. Data structures and algorithms 2. Problem-solving 3. Logical thinking principles Are forever

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

30 days ago • Almost 0 followers • Not sharing my knowledge on X • Not engaging with friends Today • Stayed consistent for 3 weeks • Interacted with established and aspired SWEs • 1% better every day It's always day one ❤️ #SoftwareEngineering #buildinpublic

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

Microsoft now has: • OpenAI’s CEO • OpenAI’s President • The man who lead GPT-4 • The man who made GPT-4 work • The man who polished models for release Checkmate? ♟️

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

I prefer light theme on my IDE. Who's with me? #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

Stop writing slow Python. 1 pattern to boost performance:

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

Forget code, learn to draw instead. Let me show you how: "tldraw" released a prototype of a feature called "Make it Real". It lets users draw an image of software and bring it to life using AI:

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

What's the best programming language and why is it Python? #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

After 3 hours of trying to turn a unit test to green: Do you find TDD useful for avoiding this? #softwareengineering #coding #programming

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

Unpopular opinion: We should teach coding in school, as a mandatory topic. It should be just as important as another class. The earlier it's taught, the better. We should start with Python. What do you think? #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

My friends: Do you like coding at all? Me: #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Are you contributing to open source?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Life as a Software Engineer: - Wake up - Coffee - Code - Coffee - Sleep Repeat 🔁🤣

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

When coding, do you set breaks or do you just stare at your screen for hours?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

10 things I'm proud to have achieved in 2023 (and how you can start too): As 2023 is ending today, I couldn't feel more grateful for all that happened this year. Seriously. → I used to think that it was impossible to get a job in a big tech company, but it's not. → I used

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

I don’t use dark mode on my IDE. I mean, would you watch a movie in negative colors? #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

What language will grow in demand in 2024? My bet is on Python and Rust. What's your bet? #softwareengineering #coding #programming

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

OpenAI just released their new fine-tuning UI. You can now fine-tune up to 3 models at the same time and view your models directly on the website. Custom fine-tuning is coming in the next few months, excited?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

3 months

How to solve bugs 101: Take a shower. How do you solve bugs fast? #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

The Internet is a free university. But 99% don't know the best way to start. 39 free roadmaps to crush any field as a software engineer:

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Python is overrated. Change my mind.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

No programming language ever gets it right 😂

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Excel just got a second life. Microsoft has announced that it is developing a Python integration for Excel: - Enter Python directly into a cell - Microsoft's cloud will run the Python code - Results are appended in your worksheet. What do you think about this new feature?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Languages I started with: French English C# Languages I speak: Javascript/Typescript Spanish Python French English Polish Java C++ C# What do you speak?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

How to communicate effectively as a software engineer: Stop assuming everyone understands you. Being a developer implies working with different stakeholders, such as clients, managers, designers, and other developers. A thread 🧵

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Tomorrow you're rich. Do you still code?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

How many unfinished projects do you keep?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Closing tabs feels priceless #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

C++ for Python developers: How would you explain a pointer to a Python dev? #SoftwareEngineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

My friends: So you're a frontend or backend engineer? Me: Can I be both? What kind of dev are you? #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

What a time to be alive. What's next 2024?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

28 articles I'm reading to conquer system design in 2024: System design patterns: 1. Caching strategies: 2. CDNs: 3. Load balancing algorithms: 4. Proxies: 5. API rate limiting:

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

Me last year: - Not using on social media right - Doom scrolling mode - Ignoring X Me now: - 500+ friends - Sharing what I learn - Getting better everyday #softwarengineering #buildinpublic #developers

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Coding more is counterproductive for your promo. Most of the senior engineers around me solve really impactful problems. Do they write more code? No.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

6 months

DRY is the most dangerous principle. DRY is NOT about: → Repeating every single line of similar code → Extracting every snippet into a function → Making sure each character is unique DRY is ALL about:

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

What are some of the worst coding habits you have? Be honest.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

You get a billion $ for Christmas Do you still code?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

'Sequel' #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Waking up before 5:45 AM will make you a 10x developer. No, it won't. Everyone is different, and you have to find the routine that fits YOU. Trying to apply a model that isn't made for you will simply make things worse. What's your routine to stay productive? #softwareengineer

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

How do you learn new things as a dev? Do you read books, watch videos, or take courses?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Do you know more programming languages or regular languages?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

9 months

Talking code to someone that doesn't code is impossible. Who feels the same?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| | Get out there and start 🫡 | |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | |_ |_

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

How do you think AI will influence devs: Productive or evil?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

Don't listen to the gurus of productivity. Have your own routine and system. Work backwards.

Clint Murphy

@IAmClintMurphy

10 months

Don't tell the Gurus, I: • Watch Netflix • Drive nice cars • Eat Avocado Toast • Don't wake up at 5 AM • Drink Starbucks 2x a day • Spend too much on vacations And, I'll still retire earlier than 99% of them. Don't sweat the mice nuts. Focus on what really matters.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

7 months

Learning by doing is great, but you're doing it wrong. 99% of people think you need to prepare, take notes, and learn BEFORE you start. Instead, you need to START to learn, grow, and build.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

I still google basic JavaScript syntax every day. Who's with me?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

10 months

The 1 communication trick that I wish I knew before as a software engineer: Stop making sentences with 10000 words. Hold only 1 concept in your thoughts: Your reader's time. When writing your next content Read it twice Cut it Half it down. Your reader will thank you.

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Devs, pick your poison: Mechanical or normal keyboard?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Me, my friend and the PM looking at the weekend Also me: #softwareengineering

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

A cheatsheet of all the rendering patterns for the web: #softwareengineering #javascript

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

5 months

Who still thinks ChatGPT is useless?

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

4 months

1 graphic to explain everything you need to know about data architecture

Dr Milan Milanović

@milan_milanovic

4 months

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴? It refers to collecting, manipulating, and analyzing data to extract useful insights or information. It involves 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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Alex Zajac (🍔,🧠)

@itsalexzajac

8 months

Stop writing React components from scratch, use the v0 from Vercel instead: Generate UI with text prompts. Copy, paste, ship. The tool is currently behind a waitlist, don't miss out. You can also explore the prompt library to see what it is capable of. #softwareengineering

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