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Great takeaways. I found the idea of tracking my computer usage especially helpful.

Ty for posting the link. The TedTalks video nicely summarises the ideas from his book, which I've mentioned.

In this video, I'm chatting with Jordan, an indie game developer and the creator of Haiku The Robot!

A bit over a year ago, he didn't know anything about game development or coding in general, but now he's in the middle of creating his own game. We talk about various topics like getting started with game development, what's the process around it, what is it like to jump into programming and fundraising money through Kickstarter.

It was one year ago when I started sketching the ideas for my first blog article. The reason? I had failed my biggest freelance project yet. Knowing that there were things I could've done differently, there was a need to share that knowledge and learnings. That's how my first blog article came to be.

Freelancing is fun - you get to meet new people, see other industries but also get to decide which architectural and technological solutions to use. Basically, you're the salesman, project manager, architect, and developer all at the same time.

One of the hardest parts of freelancing is finding clients. Because of that, I'd like to share with you the 5 tricks I use/follow to find freelance projects.

This video is about my random day working from home as a developer.

Each day is different and it's taken some time to get used to the new situation, but the routines I've established definitely help.

When I started developing websites about ten years ago, one of the hardest things was to get someone else's opinion for my pages.

That's why decided to give back to the community by critically reviewing their portfolios. I took a look at things like design, UX, content, and performance.

After having watched over 40 of them, I have come up with 9 main tips I have for building a better portfolio!

I got to interview a developer from an Estonian startup called Ampler Bikes. He's a full-stack developer (specializing on mobile apps) who was given a chance to build an app for electric bikes(whaaat? how awesome is that???).

What makes the project special(besides the purpose of the app) is that the author was the only developer, thus it was he who had to choose the tech stack, make architectural decisions, etc.

Habits are the cornerstone of success. At least that's what I believe. In case one wants to become a great developer, good habits are vital.

In this short video, I list the 7 habits I believe have made me a better developer.

Sure :)! 1) Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement 2) Instead of chasing goals, create a system that's sustainable 3) Define WHO you want to be. Start with "who" not "what" 4) Each habit consists of cue, craving, response, reward 5) Engineer your environment to favour the habits. 6) Each habit/activity can be broken into a 2-minute action. Do it and use it to create a habit 7) Track your habits and never miss twice! Missing once can be an acident. Missing twice is a beginning of a new (bad) habit.

As developers, we are often asked to write performant code, make important architectural decisions, and communicate with others about business needs. In order to be good at what we do, it's vital to improve our craft but also take care of ourselves. Establishing healthy habits and dropping the bad ones can have a great impact here.

In this video, I'm going to share the 7 takeaways from a book, that greatly improved my life and inspired the "developerHabits" Youtube channel. It's called "Atomic Habits", written by James Clear.

I had a wonderful opportunity to talk with some established Youtubers, who create development-related content (Web Dev Simplified, Program With Erik, James Q Quick).

We discuss topics like how they got into web development, how do they face challenges, how to stop comparing yourself to others, and how to make learning fun.

An entertaining and educational listening to both beginner and more experienced devs, I believe.

Web development is changing rapidly and sometimes it can be hard to be at your best. I made a mistake that cost us tons of money. But we also learned from that. And I...got an experience of a lifetime.

Also in a written form https://dev.to/kethmars/tens-of-thousands-of-lost-because-of...

I guess it also depends on the profession/field.

When you're a doctor, it's vital to learn the fundamentals of different areas of medicine.

Whereas as a developer, you can also just focus on one thing(let's say frontend development) and pick up other areas (backend, databases) on the go, based on your needs.

To be honest, this is exactly what my manager told me. It's also when I was introduced to the T-shaped approach. As a dev, I want to learn multiple subjects, but I've found that mainly focusing on one thing while also educating myself in others is a good approach.