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Beyond Reading Code: A Deep Dive into Mastering Software Design

September 1, 2025

Explore a nuanced discussion on learning software design, covering the limits of reading code, the importance of hands-on experience, and a curated list of exemplary codebases and resources.

Software Design Software Architecture Learning By Doing Code Reading Design Documents Open Source Design Trade-Offs Developer Education Software Engineering Case Studies

Beyond the 9-to-5: A Developer's Guide to Staying Sharp and Relevant

July 3, 2025

Explore strategies used by software engineers to combat skill atrophy and stay relevant, from building side projects to focusing on health, soft skills, and financial security.

Career Development Continuous Learning Side Projects Burnout Work-Life Balance Software Architecture Soft Skills Staying Relevant Health Financial Planning

Choosing Your Message Queue in 2025: Developer Insights on Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, and More

May 24, 2025

Developers share their go-to message queues, discussing trade-offs between Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, Redis Streams, SQS, Postgres, and others. Key themes include operational simplicity, queues vs. streams, and real-world experiences.

Message Queue Kafka Rabbitmq Nats Redis Streams Sqs Postgres Distributed Systems Software Architecture Event Sourcing Pub-Sub Microservices Beanstalkd Pulsar Zeromq Kinesis Sidekiq Operational Complexity Scalability Reliability