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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Oct 2
Why a Pomodoro Timer App Is a Fantastic GitHub Portfolio Project
Many coding assessments test your…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Sep 25
Engineers Don’t Write Tests, But It’s Not Their Fault. Here’s Why
Every engineer would prefer an…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Sep 18
How To Choose Your Tech Stack & What I Recommend For Frontend
Specializing in a certain tech stack…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Sep 11
10 Habits of Great Software Engineers
Great developers tend to have a lot of little habits that they…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Aug 28
What I’ve Learned From Having Had 4 Professional Careers at Age 35
I’ve been from web developer to…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Aug 19
This Is the Most Common Resume Mistake, and It’s an Auto-Rejection
There’s a key job qualification…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Aug 14
Illegal Age Discrimination Isn’t Common in Tech. Here’s What Is.
It’s inevitable that you’ll…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Aug 7
Your 6-Month, Step-By-Step Action Plan to a Successful Career in Tech
Whether you’ve just finished…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Jul 31
Steve Jobs Hated User Research. Here’s Why I Agree With Him.
People have no idea what they want, and product managers would be better served by writing tickets for their engineers. Here’s why your users’…
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Dr. Derek Austin 🥳
Jul 17
Why I Prefer Yarn Over NPM (and Why You Should Install Modern Yarn)
Sure,
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