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Category: Career beyond the code
Building a career beyond the code does not necessarily mean leaving technology behind. Sometimes it means learning how to take technical knowledge and apply it differently. That might involve sales, leadership, consulting,…
Weekly Challenge: Find Your Reset Before Burnout Takes Over
Developers are good at staying with a problem. We stare at code, trace logs, rerun tests, change configurations, and keep digging because somewhere in the back of our minds we know there…
Developer Burnout and Work-Life Balance: Stop Bringing the Problem Home
Developer work-life balance is often treated as a productivity problem. We look for better schedules, better tools, fewer meetings, or another technique for getting more done. However, our second conversation with Gaylen…
Career Reinvention for Developers: Gaylen A. Wilson on Rebuilding Beyond the Code
Career reinvention for developers is usually discussed in terms of learning a new language, moving into leadership, adapting to AI, or finding a new job. Our conversation with Gaylen A. Wilson takes…
Weekly Challenge: Use AI Feedback to Find What You Are Doing Wrong
AI feedback can do more than help us move faster or reinforce ideas we already have. This week’s Weekly Challenge asks you to use AI differently: ask it to tell you what…
AI Communication Skills: Salvatore Manzi on Staying Human in an AI-Driven Workplace
AI communication skills are becoming increasingly important as developers and leaders rely on artificial intelligence to summarize meetings, draft emails, organize ideas, and prepare for conversations. These tools can save time, but…