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January 2025

⚡ 50% faster delivery: Accelerate your projects by prototyping
Prototyping accelerates software development by transforming ideas into tangible solutions, reducing debates, and aligning teams for faster project…
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Fran Soto
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🗨️ Why Engineers Join Unnecessary Meetings
Avoid unnecessary meetings draining productivity. Learn how engineers can boost efficiency with async work, smart meeting choices, and better processes.
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Fran Soto
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🔥 The hottest programming language in 2025: English
AI is reshaping software engineering by automating routine tasks, shifting focus to critical thinking, and unlocking career and entrepreneurial…
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Fran Soto
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🏆 How I'm advancing my career without neglecting my life. "New year's resolutions" done right.
(🎁 Template inside) This guide shows software engineers how to align life stages, balance priorities, and use yearly reflections for faster success. A…
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Fran Soto
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December 2024

💰⌚ How 65 hours DOING THIS saves you 60 working days per year
Discover how 65 hours of focused reflection can transform your professional and personal growth by saving you 60 working days annually. Mastering…
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Fran Soto
From Code to Words: How to Write Well for Software Engineers
How clear writing boosts alignment, saves time, and elevates your impact.
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Fran Soto
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Sidwyn Koh
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How Public Speaking Accelerates Your Engineering Career
The skill that puts your technical expertise in the spotlight
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🔝 The easy road to become a TOP performer software engineer: Simplifying productivity
Overwhelmed by endless to-do lists? Learn how the "Big Three" method helps software engineers focus on high-impact tasks for maximum productivity.
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Fran Soto
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🤝[GET HIRED] How to write a good resume and maximize your interview chances
Your resume is the first step toward your dream tech job, and every word counts. Maximize impact, focusing on clarity, brevity, and tailoring your…
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Fran Soto

November 2024

🔇Over-commenting is a code-smell: How to decide when comments are worth it
🎯 Featuring insights from 10 software engineers. Learn when to use comments to clarify, when they harm, and how to write clean, self-explanatory code…
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Fran Soto
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🏎️ The engineer’s illusion of speed: How skipping your software development process actually slows you down
Skipping well-designed software development processes might feel like a shortcut, but it’s the ultimate productivity trap. Good processes are the key to…
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Fran Soto
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