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Mentoring software engineers or engineering leaders

The Pragmatic Engineer

I get asked every now and then if I offer 1:1 mentoring for either software engineers or engineering managers or leaders. I collected much of the advice I have to offer for software engineers in The Software Engineer's Guidebook.

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The Best Piece of Software Engineering Advice

Confessions of a Data Guy

There is a reason some developers struggle to move […] The post The Best Piece of Software Engineering Advice appeared first on Confessions of a Data Guy. I don’t have Google Ads, and I know a small percentage of people will actually listen to this advice.

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Is Devin Going To Take My Software Engineering Job?

Confessions of a Data Guy

Unless you’ve been hiding a rock you’ve probably heard the hubbub over Devin the new AI Software Engineer that is going to take your job. Never fear, you are in no more danger of losing your job in Software than when […] The post Is Devin Going To Take My Software Engineering Job?

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Inside Pollen's Software Engineering Salaries

The Pragmatic Engineer

Here are a few details from the data points, focusing on software engineering compensation. Source: The Pragmatic Engineer blog. Software engineering compensation numbers I collected software engineering-related compensation numbers, grouping them for easier browsing.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Is Critical Thinking the Most Important Skill for Software Engineers?

The Pragmatic Engineer

When I think back on the software engineers I looked up to, they all shared this trait where they never took anything at face value. Improving your critical thinking muscle The software engineers I looked up to, who always challenged when they did not understand something: they were all, without exception, critical thinkers.

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Is there a drop in software engineer job openings, globally?

The Pragmatic Engineer

There’s plenty of news and anecdotal evidence suggesting the jobs market for software engineers is cooling. But what about “hard” data on trends in software engineer hiring? The vast majority of posts are related to software engineering. To get full issues twice a week, subscribe here.