Want to become a successful developer in 2024? You need to understand the cloud. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. The tech landscape experiences a major paradigm shift every few years. When I started my career in the

Learning conditionals was an “aha” moment for me. I hope it’ll be the same for you. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Imagine this: It’s an autumn morning, and you’re about to leave the house.

Spoiler: You probably already have these skills… whether or not you know it! This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. I’m going to say something that might sound controversial: The best developers aren’t necessarily the best coders.

Why problem-solving is the first step to ensuring your long-term success This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Note: This post is adapted from a blog I originally wrote over on educative.io, called The 1 piece of coding

Great developers don’t write good code: they write good tests. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. In light of the CrowdStrike fiasco, I discussed how proper testing could’ve prevented the massive software outage. Today, I’ll

Spoiler: Even if you don’t know how to code, you already know a few algorithms! This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Algorithms are at the heart of the technology we see around us. They generate your social

Will AI will make software engineers obsolete? Your burning AI questions answered. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Note: This post is adapted from a blog I originally wrote over on educative.io, called Will AI replace programmers?

Here’s a 4-step process that will help you select the optimal data structure for any problem you encounter. This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. Once you understand some programming basics, like loops and conditionals, you’re ready

What a small, yet devastating bug can teach us about effective software development This blog was originally published on Substack. Subscribe to ‘Letters to New Coders’ to receive free weekly posts. On July 19, we saw what might have been the largest IT outage in history. 8.5 million Windows