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5 Reasons Why I’m Moving To A Serverless Architecture on AWS For My Next SaaS Side-Project

I’ve built my last SaaS, Designvote, using a classic REST server for the backend, and while this was fine initially, small problems kept adding up as time went by. After playing around in my free time with an AWS serverless solution, here are my top 5 reasons for choosing this…

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5 Reasons Why I’m Moving To A Serverless Architecture on AWS For My Next SaaS Side-Project

May 12

Remix — Traditional Web Standards For ClientSide Developers

I’ve been a web developer for 7 years and explored all frameworks post @reactjs The one I enjoy the most — @remix_run 💿 Let’s dive into it 👇🧵 Introduction Remix was created by @ryanflorence and @mjackson — The creators of React Router, and later joined by @kentcdodds (@TestingLib and many great…

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Remix — Traditional Web Standards For ClientSide Developers

May 2

5 Reasons Why Clojure Is The Highest Paid Programming Language Of 2021 With A Median Salary of 95.000$

In the 2021 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Clojure was voted the highest paid language. While this data is self-reported, and the number of Clojure respondents is smaller than in other languages, it is still worth investigating. …

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5 Reasons Why Clojure Is The Highest Paid Programming Language Of 2021 With A Median Salary of 95.00

May 1

“I just had my first 3 clients” — 5 Reasons Why Sharing Wins On Twitter Works So Well For Creators

Many creators see their biggest success with posts about their results. If you can use this technique correctly, you can attract more people to your course/SaaS/consulting. Sharing wins may feel weird, but it will become easier after we understand how others perceive it. Now, let’s dive in. #1: People feel you are finally validated Results mean you…

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“I just had my first 3 clients” — 5 Reasons Why Sharing Wins On Twitter Works So Well For Creators

Apr 30

The One Thing That Made Me Choose Clojure Over Javascript — How Simplicity Wins

I’m translating some Clojure code to Javascript for my job for transparency for the UI team and I realized why I prefer Clojure for Javascript. Here's the problem: Select only unique objects from a list Javascript: const myDistinctArray = [ ...new Set(myObjArray.map(JSON.stringify)), ].map(JSON.parse); or // This one presumes unique "id" === unique object let uniqueObjArray = […

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The One Thing That Made Me Choose Clojure Over Javascript — How Simplicity Wins

I’m translating some Clojure code to Javascript for my job for transparency for the UI team and I realized why I prefer Clojure for Javascript. Here's the problem:

Select only unique objects from a list

Javascript:

const myDistinctArray = [
  ...new Set(myObjArray.map(JSON.stringify)),
].map(JSON.parse);

// This one presumes unique "id" === unique object 
let uniqueObjArray = […

Apr 29

15 Strong Tips For Motivated Developers To Avoid Burnout And Thrive In The Remote Era

Last year, 190B$ were spent on burnout healthcare costs. Here’s how to be the exception for this statistic: #1 Don’t volunteer for every task to get recognition — It never pays off the way you expect and you’ll be disappointed. #2 Go for walks everyday — Get outside, get some…

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Apr 27

Implementing GTD for Perfectionist Developers Who Feel Overwhelmed #2: Processing Next Actions

In the first part, you captured everything that was floating around in your brain in Todoist in the Capture section of your GTD project. If you stop at this point, you will still gain some clarity from having all the things you kept in your head, laid out in front…

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Apr 26

Implementing GTD For Perfectionist Software Developers Who Feel Overwhelmed. Part 1: Preparations

After the first cohort of #ship30, I felt completely overwhelmed and I was working on 5 projects at the same time, managing all of them in my head. After reading Getting things Done by David Allen, I got completely free. …

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Apr 23

4 Tips To Maximise Work Productivity As A Software Dev So You Can Focus On Side-Projects

You get a maximum of 4 hours of peak focus per day. Let that sink in. You cannot use all that time for your day job. As a developer, you need to learn to be more productive, so you spend less time at your job. …

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Apr 20

Clojure: My Journey of 1.5 Years

After 6 years in the JS world, I discovered Clojure, and it made me a better programmer. Here’s that journey: Phase 1: Awareness December 28, 2021: I’m contacted by Flexiana for a JS role and see on their website “We Are Committed To Clojure.” January 5, 2022: I watch all the Rich Hickey…

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5 Reasons Why I’m Moving To A Serverless Architecture on AWS For My Next SaaS Side-Project

Remix — Traditional Web Standards For ClientSide Developers

5 Reasons Why Clojure Is The Highest Paid Programming Language Of 2021 With A Median Salary of 95.000$

“I just had my first 3 clients” — 5 Reasons Why Sharing Wins On Twitter Works So Well For Creators

The One Thing That Made Me Choose Clojure Over Javascript — How Simplicity Wins

The One Thing That Made Me Choose Clojure Over Javascript — How Simplicity Wins

Select only unique objects from a list

Javascript:

15 Strong Tips For Motivated Developers To Avoid Burnout And Thrive In The Remote Era

Implementing GTD for Perfectionist Developers Who Feel Overwhelmed #2: Processing Next Actions

Implementing GTD For Perfectionist Software Developers Who Feel Overwhelmed. Part 1: Preparations

4 Tips To Maximise Work Productivity As A Software Dev So You Can Focus On Side-Projects

Clojure: My Journey of 1.5 Years

Ovidiu Stoica