Alpha Software: Overtime

Want to get better as a developer? A writer? A weightlifter? A creative? An entrepreneur? It doesn’t take luck. Or a lot of work. The biggest predictor of success is showing up, every single day. When you let a project fizzle or are inconsistent, then it’s not likely to produce…

Hard work is a lie. It’s one that your boss and CEO want you to believe. They hope to squeeze as much effort as possible out of you. But the truth is: success and hard work don’t correlate. Especially, if you think twice about your definition of success. Before you…

Burnout led to a mini-retirement. I was happily unemployed. How many of my regular readers know that I was jobless just a few months ago? Are you considering a similar move? Perhaps you should… Quitting my senior dev job At a fast-growing startup, I was a senior developer and tech lead. One of the early…

Many software developers are looking right now. Not many places are hiring. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get hired. You’ll just have to be a little creative. And practice patience. The holidays December is historically a bad time for job seekers. Companies are winding down the year. Hiring managers and recruiters…

Growing your income gives you more options. Software development is a highly lucrative field. You have valuable skills that mean you can be well compensated. However, not everybody is happy with their current income level. Or, you’d like to grow your income to give yourself flexibility — make a major…

I didn’t write this story, an AI algorithm did… The end of software development as we know it has been a topic of much debate and speculation in recent years. Some experts believe that the rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence will eventually lead to the end of software…

Tutorials aren’t always useful. When you first started coding, having a tutorial to guide you was helpful. But now that you know the basics about coding, tutorials will only slow you down. Learning a new technical skill requires building a project. The best way to learn a new skill If you’re trying to pick up a new skill…