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The Architect of Complexity: Why Your Simple Task Now Takes Six Sprints
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The Architect of Complexity: Why Your Simple Task Now Takes Six Sprints

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I Didn’t Become a Better Developer by Coding More
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I Didn’t Become a Better Developer by Coding More

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I Tried a 7-Day Dopamine Detox: The Hardest Part Wasn’t What I Expected
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I Tried a 7-Day Dopamine Detox: The Hardest Part Wasn’t What I Expected

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Ruby 4 Has Landed 💎 — And It’s Bringing Gifts
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Ruby 4 Has Landed 💎 — And It’s Bringing Gifts

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The HotfixHero code Manifesto: Seven Rules to Live By
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The HotfixHero code Manifesto: Seven Rules to Live By

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The line between developer and architect is getting thinner
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The line between developer and architect is getting thinner

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A Glimpse of the Future Where AI Never Introduced Itself
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A Glimpse of the Future Where AI Never Introduced Itself

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How Dopamine Detox Made Me a Better Developer
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How Dopamine Detox Made Me a Better Developer

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I’ve Been Doing This for 25 Years and I Still Google Everything
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I’ve Been Doing This for 25 Years and I Still Google Everything

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Calm under Pressure
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Calm under Pressure

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The N+1 Query Problem: When Your Code Needs a Performance Review (Not a Hug)

The N+1 Query Problem: When Your Code Needs a Performance Review (Not a Hug)

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Have you built or worked with microservices? I’d love to hear your story (for my PhD research)

Have you built or worked with microservices? I’d love to hear your story (for my PhD research)

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Why chasing a dream feels heavier than staying put
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Why chasing a dream feels heavier than staying put

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I’m coding with AI, and sometimes I have to reverse-engineer my own code
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I’m coding with AI, and sometimes I have to reverse-engineer my own code

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The Great Government Downtime: When Jira Meets Congress
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The Great Government Downtime: When Jira Meets Congress

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From Proxy to Powerhouse: How MCP Connect Became a Full-Featured Multiplexing Server
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From Proxy to Powerhouse: How MCP Connect Became a Full-Featured Multiplexing Server

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High Code, Low Code, No Code, Vibe Code
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High Code, Low Code, No Code, Vibe Code

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Writing Clean Code Without Losing Your Mind

Writing Clean Code Without Losing Your Mind

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The Microflow Mirage: When Pretty Boxes Become a Developer’s Prison
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The Microflow Mirage: When Pretty Boxes Become a Developer’s Prison

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AI Didn’t Steal Our Jobs — It Just Gave Us More Code Reviews
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AI Didn’t Steal Our Jobs — It Just Gave Us More Code Reviews

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Why Developers Don’t Sit Next to Users (and Why That’s Killing AI Adoption)
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Why Developers Don’t Sit Next to Users (and Why That’s Killing AI Adoption)

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Building My Own Remote MCP Server in Rust (Even Though `mcp-remote` Already Exists 😅)
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Building My Own Remote MCP Server in Rust (Even Though `mcp-remote` Already Exists 😅)

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From “Defense” to “War”: The Software Engineer’s Guide to Rebranding Chaos
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From “Defense” to “War”: The Software Engineer’s Guide to Rebranding Chaos

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Debugging in Production: Real Heroes Don’t Use Breakpoints (They Use Fear)
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Debugging in Production: Real Heroes Don’t Use Breakpoints (They Use Fear)

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#2 - Retrofitting the Privacy Policy

#2 - Retrofitting the Privacy Policy

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