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LeetCode made building boring
Once you are done with enough LeetCode, look beyond those 80/100 lines of code snippets and experience the joy of building something from the ground up…
Apr 21
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Imposter syndrome is real and quite common
Being hands-on is the best way for you to learn. Practice interesting programming challenges like building your own BitTorrent client, Redis, DNS…
Apr 14
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Have a dream project, not a dream company
Most people working at a Big Tech care about getting that promotion and going to the next level, and very few people are genuinely curious and want to…
Apr 7
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Companies may inflate title to retain you
A lot of companies hand out senior titles to improve retention. Don't take it as a sign of true advancement. Let your title be something that is aligned…
Mar 31
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Well written self-review gets a good hike
Self-review is where you summarize the work, and more importantly its impact, and put forth your case for a good review, a bonus, and a promotion. Here…
Mar 24
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Senior engineers always find their own work
Beyond a certain level, you are required to come up with new ideas and do something innovative to get promoted, but how exactly? At some point in your…
Mar 17
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"How can you not know this?" is the worst thing you can say ⚡
Junior engineers or someone slightly unfamiliar with the domain have relatively trivial doubts and when they put forth such questions, it is important…
Mar 10
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Getting out of tutorial hell is easy ⚡
I have seen a lot of good engineers getting stuck in tutorial hell, but how to get out of it? Being stuck in a tutorial hell is when you are constantly…
Mar 3
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