Software Engineering

I just graduated with my bachelor's in computer science at 26. I had a good GPA, but it took me a few extra years to get through the program for various personal reasons. My main concern right now is ...

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My current full-time job is a total dead end and I'm miserable, but it's stable. A recruiter reached out about a contract-to-hire position that's exactly what I want to be doing, but I'm wondering if ...

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My manager thinks full-day pair programming is great for collaboration, but I'm struggling with it. It feels like someone is looking over my shoulder constantly, which ruins my focus and leaves me tot...

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Do you think software engineering should be a licensed profession? Or do you think it eventually will be? There is so much at stake at times with what we do. While I think software a decent enough job...

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My manager wants me to mentor our new hire next month. I’m a little stressed about it because I still feel like I’m still just winging it most days, even after a year. Is it normal to feel underqualif...

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Frontend Developer We are seeking a Frontend Developer to build responsive, user-friendly web applications and deliver exceptional user experiences /n Responsibilities Develop and maintain web appli...

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Sprint planning as a new grad is a foreign language. Is it normal to feel so confused? Every time we do sprint planning, I feel completely out of the loop. The senior devs speak entirely in acronyms a...

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I've just been made redundant with 15 years experience in web development & software engineering. I've had a pretty bumpy ride - I've never been given a promotion and I have done everything from bug f...

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Has software engineering shifted from “building to last” to “building to replace”? Earlier, we'd build a system, take it to production, and it would run for years with small enhancements and maintenan...

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I got the rejection email this morning for a job I’ve been chasing for two months. I really wanted this one, and making it to the final round just to get cut is a different kind of pain. I am so crush...

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What are some of the trends in reference to programming language usage in the industry now? I'm currently an IT Service Desk analyst with a degree in Computer Science, and I want to get back into soft...

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How do you handle a PM who won't stop creeping the scope after sign-off? Seriously, every single sprint it’s the same story. We agree on the goals, lock it in, and then a few days later it's "just one...

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Would you leave a permanent job for a higher-paying contract in this market? I've been offered a contract position that offers more money, but I'm not sure I should be leaving a secure full-time job r...

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Valuable metrics are a quiet superpower. What are some you like to pay attention to? Here are some GH metrics that have helped me: 1. PR Cycle Time — how long from PR open to merge. If this spikes, s...

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It's been ages since I interviewed. I started relying heavily on AI tools for my daily dev work over the past couple of years, so my whiteboard coding skills are pretty much gone. I’d definitely bomb ...

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Any software teams adopt coderabbit.ai or similar tools to their team workflow after adopting agentic assisted coding? I’m genuinely curious because I’ve noticed that agentic coding only gets you to t...

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I’m feeling annoyed because I feel like I haven’t built a single new thing in months. Every week is the exact same cycle of chasing down outages, rushing out hotfixes, and patching tech debt that was ...

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Currently working as a Front-End Developer and looking to transition into a Full-Stack Developer role. I have knowledge of the MERN stack and have been actively building projects to improve my backend...

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Anyone a bit concerned about developers’ AI usage for 100% of development tasks? It’s not like medical students using it to get their certifications.. there are exams. But we’re building software that...

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Do you think microservices have saved or wasted engineering time? Argument for the latter: most engineering teams adopt them before product market fit, scale, team scale, and operational maturity. The...

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