How To Find A Developer Internship (Part 2) This issue is sponsored by Wynter, a target market research platform. Wynter looking for software developers and technology leaders to become research participants. Participate in surveys and 1-1 meetings, get paid for your feedback and comments. Up to $600/hr. Super low-key commitment. Apply here. Continuing on from Part 1, where we explored how to assess our interests, how to find potential opportunities and how to craft your initial engagement...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
The Best Way To Onboard Developers For Any Project Every developer, from those just starting their careers to the most experienced tech leads, know the pain of joining a project and attempting to quickly learn it. In today’s newsletter, we’re going to explore the difficulties of developer onboarding from the perspective of the developer and then the company, along with a solution I’ve found to easily speed up the onboarding process. Let’s dive in. Developers need details Every project is...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
How To Find A Developer Internship (Part 1) My LinkedIn messages are littered with passionate, new developers reaching out to me, asking if they can intern at Origen Software. While I would love to be able to provide an internship to everyone, it’s just not feasible. That being said, I want to do my best to be able to help those people. I myself started out as an intern so I’ve given a lot of thought to what I would do now, in 2024, if I was looking for an internship and at the start of my...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Why Developer Events Are Powerful Developer events, ranging from conferences and workshops to meetups and hackathons, are a cornerstone of the tech community. These gatherings are not just about learning new skills or diving deep into code; they're about building relationships, inspiring innovation, and fostering a sense of community among those in the tech industry. Plus, as someone who loves to learn and grow, it’s always awesome to hear about how other companies are tackling the same...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
How you can build your way to Tech Lead (Part 3) In our previous two issues, we explored the foundational steps to building your way to a tech lead as well as which other skills, such as taking initiative and building a vision, are valuable for tech leads. You can read part one here and part two here. To conclude this series of looking at what it takes to build your way to tech lead, we’ll explore what you need to do for your team to create a kick-ass unit that can get anything done. Let’s...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
How you can build your way to Tech Lead (Part 2) In our last issue, we explored the foundational steps to building your way to a tech lead. We broke down the role of a tech lead, outlined the importance of a strong technical foundation and explored how to develop your leadership skills. You can reread that piece here. To continue our journey of building our way to tech lead, it’s time to explore what else you’ll require, outside of technical and leadership skills. Surprisingly to some,...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
How you can build your way to Tech Lead (Part 1) This issue of The 10X Developer was sponsored by Tabnine. Tabnine is the best, and my personal favourite, AI coding assistant. Ascending to the role of a tech lead is a dream for almost every developer out there. It's a position that joins technical expertise with leadership qualities, guiding projects to success while mentoring a team of developers. Being a tech lead is one of the most difficult, rewarding and admired roles that you can have...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Finding the perfect stack for you (and your project) This issue of The 10X Developer was sponsored by Tabnine. Tabnine is the best, and my personal favourite, AI coding assistant. It’s not an over-exaggeration to say that the software industry is one of the fastest evolving industries in the world. This is why choosing the right stack is pivotal for project success and personal growth. Considering there is now a near endless list of tools, technologies, frameworks and languages, picking the...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
The Best AI Coding Assistant Out There (why Tabnine is leading the pack) In today's world, being a software developer and AI go hand-in-hand. Every day, we are bombarded with all the latest tools that are leveraging AI to make your life easier. None, however, are as important to developers as an AI coding assistant. The right assistant can help take you from an average developer to a 10X developer. Over the last several months, I've been tinkering with all of the AI coding assistants out...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read