Josh Comeau shares a thoughtful take on AI, arguing that deep technical skill becomes more valuable, not less, as these tools improve. His point is that strong developers can use AI to amplify their work, while less experienced builders still struggle without solid architectural judgment.
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– tighten.com - submitted by Kayla Helmick
This article frames AI as a tool to support, not replace, developers, emphasizing the importance of staying in control of how and when it’s used. It encourages a thoughtful approach where developers leverage AI for efficiency while maintaining ownership of decisions and outcomes.
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Christoph Rumpel reflects on how AI tools are changing the way developers work. The core message: take the shortcuts that cut out mechanical work, but don't outsource the parts that make your work yours.
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– jyn.dev
The current hiring process for engineers is flawed, wasting time and failing to differentiate between skilled candidates and those using AI.
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It looks like full-breadth developers—people with both technical and product capabilities—stand to gain as clear winners in the AI era.
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Users don’t know what your product does, how to use it, or why they would use it. You need docs to explain this.
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Michael Lynch, a software blogger, provides examples of his own successful posts and suggests strategies for promoting articles on platforms like Hacker News and Reddit.
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Naming things is good skill to have for any programmer.
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– dcblog.dev - submitted by David Carr
I listen to a lot of podcasts, they keep me inspired, I've compiled a lost of the podcasts I listen to as a PHP developer.
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I just read this nice blog post that contains a few tips on how to interview a Laravel developer. When hiring someone at Spatie, I usually tend to get a feel if a candidate is passionate about our field of work. I ask questions like: Who are the people you feel you can learn from? What blogs are you…
This article shares specific, actionable advice for early-stage startups building dev tools in particular.
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– medium.com - submitted by Mazen Touati
A set of practical and straightforward tips for enhancing productivity as a developer.
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– medium.com - submitted by Mazen Touati
A set of practical and straightforward tips for enhancing productivity as a developer.
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A brilliant post by Noah Gibbs with some good insights in what it means to be a developer and the things you should focus on.
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Here's a free nifty little Mac app that can do a whole bunch of tasks: formatting JSON, encode URLs, generate UUIDS.
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In this excellent, humanly written blog post, Laracasts founder Jeffrey Way offers some good tips for applying at any company.
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JetBrains ran their yearly survey on all the things that devs like and use. Here are the results for the PHP ecosystems
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My colleague Brent wrote an interesting piece on how different people with different personaliteits can work together.
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Brent shares a few tips on how your can interpret data from Analytics correctly.
I've been running this blog for almost three years now. I've used Google Analytics, not only to track the amount of users, but also to actively improve my blog. I'm no marketeer, just a simple developer. Today I want to share from my technical experience, how I use traffic data and react to it.
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