Byte-Sized Lessons From the Trenches Series' Articles

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Cesar Aguirre

Jun 3 '24

Why Do Some Software Projects Fail?

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners

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Cover image for Don’t Be a Hero. It's a Trap

Cesar Aguirre

Jun 10 '24

Don’t Be a Hero. It's a Trap

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

Jun 17 '24

Job Security is a Myth: Three Lessons on Layoffs

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

Jun 24 '24

The Clean Coder, a Better Book Recommendation

#career #careerdevelopment #books #beginners

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Cover image for Four Lessons I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Software Engineer

Cesar Aguirre

Jul 1 '24

Four Lessons I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Software Engineer

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners #softwareengineering

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Cesar Aguirre

Jul 15 '24

Once You Touch It, You Own It!

#career #softwareengineering #beginners #projectmanagement

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Cover image for I Applied at a FAANG and Failed — Three Interviewing Lessons

Cesar Aguirre

Aug 19 '24

I Applied at a FAANG and Failed — Three Interviewing Lessons

#career #interview #careerdevelopment #beginners

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Cover image for A Business Case Against Massive Unrequested Refactorings

Cesar Aguirre

Aug 26 '24

A Business Case Against Massive Unrequested Refactorings

#career #refactoring #management

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Cesar Aguirre

Oct 7 '24

Want to Ace Your Next Take-Home Coding Exercises? Follow These 13 Short Tips

#interview #career #beginners #coding

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Cover image for 14 Career Lessons After 10+ Years (and Lots of Trial and Error) as a Software Engineer — Rapid Fire Edition

Cesar Aguirre

Nov 11 '24

14 Career Lessons After 10+ Years (and Lots of Trial and Error) as a Software Engineer — Rapid Fire Edition

#career #careerdevelopment #softwareengineering #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

Dec 2 '24

Learn To Talk to Non-Tech People in Your Team

#career #careerdevelopment #softwareengineering #beginners

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Cover image for Don't Ask Anyone To "Be Your Mentor"— Do This Instead

Cesar Aguirre

Dec 16 '24

Don't Ask Anyone To "Be Your Mentor"— Do This Instead

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners #mentorship

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Cesar Aguirre

Dec 23 '24

When Is The Best Time To Look for a New Job?

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

Dec 30 '24

If You're Looking for Red Flags Once You're in a Job, It's Too Late

#career #beginners #interview #careerdevelopment

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Cesar Aguirre

Jan 20 '25

The Best Way to Get Better at Writing Code Isn't Just Writing More Code

#career #coding #beginners #programming

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Cesar Aguirre

Jan 27 '25

How a Layoff Feels—And How to Prepare for the Next One

#career #careerdevelopment #workplace #beginners

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Cover image for If You Enjoy Coding, Think Twice About Joining the Management Track

Cesar Aguirre

Mar 10 '25

If You Enjoy Coding, Think Twice About Joining the Management Track

#career #careerdevelopment #workplace #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

Apr 21 '25

The Day I Realized I Needed to Raise My Rates as a Coder

#career #freelance #careerdevelopment #beginners

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Cover image for The Career Lesson the Most Expensive Hamburgers I've Eaten Taught Me

Cesar Aguirre

May 12 '25

The Career Lesson the Most Expensive Hamburgers I've Eaten Taught Me

#career #careerdevelopment #workplace #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

May 19 '25

How to Land a Coding Job in Post-Pandemic Times—The Untraditional Way

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners #jobhunting

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Cesar Aguirre

Jun 16 '25

We Shouldn't Call Them Best Practices—And Blindly Follow Them

#discuss #coding #softwaredevelopment #programming

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Cesar Aguirre

Oct 20 '25

The One Lesson I Wish I'd Known 10 Years Ago to Become a Better Developer

#softwareengineering #career #coding #beginners

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Cesar Aguirre

Nov 24 '25

Dear Junior Coders: Stop Chasing Shiny Objects

#career #careerdevelopment #beginners #programming

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Cesar Aguirre

Jan 7

The Skill That Took My Coding Career Further Than Anything Else

#career #coding #beginners #careerdevelopment

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Cover image for 10 Ways to Stand Out at Work—Other than Work Hard

Cesar Aguirre

Jan 19

10 Ways to Stand Out at Work—Other than Work Hard

#career #careerdevelopment #workplace #beginners

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