Head of Software Development | Ghostwriting educational email courses for dev tool startups | Working in software industry 12+ years.

Finland
Joined June 2009
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The best developers I know have one thing in common: they optimize for learning speed, not coding speed. They choose boring, proven technologies over shiny new ones. They write documentation. They ask questions. They admit when they don't know something.
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How to learn web development on weekends: • Build projects, don't collect tutorials • Pick one technology stack and go deep • Deploy something every weekend • Document your learning publicly Consistency beats intensity every time.
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Side projects push you to handle real deployment, user feedback, performance problems, and ongoing maintenance. Each obstacle becomes valuable experience you won’t find in tutorials.
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Developer-founders who dedicate a significant portion of their time to non-technical work are much more likely to create profitable products. Understanding customers is essential for success. While you can hire developers, finding market fit requires your own involvement.
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Junior developers: • Focus on writing more code • Learn new frameworks constantly • Measure success by features shipped Senior developers: • Focus on deleting unnecessary code • Master fundamentals deeply • Measure success by problems solved Experience changes perspective.
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How to advance beyond senior developer: • Translate technical decisions into business impact • Mentor other developers consistently • Lead architecture discussions with stakeholders • Take ownership of cross-team problems • Communicate complex concepts simply Technical skills get you hired. Leadership skills get you promoted.
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Bad developers: • Copy-paste without understanding • Write code first, ask questions later • Avoid documentation Good developers: • Understand before implementing • Plan architecture before coding • Document while building Choose your approach wisely.
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If you are web developer and want to build production level apps and stay ahead of web development trends, then my newsletter — Modern Web Developer Playbook — is for you. Join hundreds other subscribers here: bit.ly/3G1RE8O
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Web development tutorials focus on building features, while real projects require you to maintain them over time. Knowing React means more than understanding syntax; it involves handling the challenges that come with scaling your app to 100,000 users.
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React components that re-render unnecessarily kill app performance: • Move expensive calculations to useMemo • Split components by data needs, not UI layout • Use React.memo for components that receive same props often • Keep render functions fast and predictable Your users notice every unnecessary millisecond.
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Learning new frameworks is useful, but the developers who move ahead are those who use technology to solve real business problems. Focus on making an impact with your skills, not just adding tools to your resume.
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4 steps to convince your team to go headless: 1. Show them the performance benchmarks 2. Demo the developer experience improvements 3. Calculate the hosting cost savings 4. Present 3 real competitor sites using it Then watch the "when can we start?" questions begin.
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The best developers stopped choosing between content management and performance years ago. Headless CMS gives you both. Your content team gets their familiar editing interface, you get your React components and API flexibility. It's a win win for everyone.
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Benefits of going headless: - Deploy to CDNs globally - Use any frontend framework - Scale content and presentation independently - Faster page load speeds - Better security posture - Multi-channel content delivery
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Traditional CMS: Coupled frontend/backend Template-based theming Server-side rendering limits Headless CMS: API-first architecture Framework flexibility Edge deployment ready Choose your stack wisely.
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Is it normal to get stuck on a basic coding problem for hours? Yep. Coding requires a lot of thinking and sometimes things that feel "basic" end up being super difficult. You just need to work your way through the problem and take the time for it. That's part of the job.
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I've been a software developer 10+ years. These are the 4 lessons I've learned from my past mistakes: 1. Don't ignore automated testing 2. Clear communication & teamwork are key to success 3. Avoid technical unnecessary debt at all cost 4. Learn from failures, they're ok
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If you are web developer and want to build production level apps and stay ahead of web development trends, then my newsletter — Modern Web Developer Playbook — is for you. Join hundreds other subscribers here: bit.ly/3G1RE8O
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Things you want to consider when choosing a RTE editor for your project: - Maintainability - Extensibility - Ease of use / UX - Data output options - Separation of representation & data Consider your use-case and evaluate it through these lenses to make the correct choice.
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Web development involves much more than writing code. For example: - planning - designing - debugging - testing - understanding UX - communication - teamwork We often give too much emphasis on writing code, when it is just a fraction of what web developers do.
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