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Christoph Rumpel reflects on how AI tools are changing the way developers work. The core message: take the shortcuts that cut out mechanical work, but don't outsource the parts that make your work yours.

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The current hiring process for engineers is flawed, wasting time and failing to differentiate between skilled candidates and those using AI.

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It looks like full-breadth developers—people with both technical and product capabilities—stand to gain as clear winners in the AI era.

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Users don’t know what your product does, how to use it, or why they would use it. You need docs to explain this.

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Michael Lynch, a software blogger, provides examples of his own successful posts and suggests strategies for promoting articles on platforms like Hacker News and Reddit.

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Naming things is good skill to have for any programmer.

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I listen to a lot of podcasts, they keep me inspired, I've compiled a lost of the podcasts I listen to as a PHP developer.

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This article shares specific, actionable advice for early-stage startups building dev tools in particular.

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A set of practical and straightforward tips for enhancing productivity as a developer.

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A set of practical and straightforward tips for enhancing productivity as a developer.

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A brilliant post by Noah Gibbs with some good insights in what it means to be a developer and the things you should focus on.

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Here's a free nifty little Mac app that can do a whole bunch of tasks: formatting JSON, encode URLs, generate UUIDS.

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In this excellent, humanly written blog post, Laracasts founder Jeffrey Way offers some good tips for applying at any company.

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JetBrains ran their yearly survey on all the things that devs like and use. Here are the results for the PHP ecosystems

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My colleague Brent wrote an interesting piece on how different people with different personaliteits can work together.

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Brent shares a few tips on how your can interpret data from Analytics correctly.

I've been running this blog for almost three years now. I've used Google Analytics, not only to track the amount of users, but also to actively improve my blog. I'm no marketeer, just a simple developer. Today I want to share from my technical experience, how I use traffic data and react to it.

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A couple of week ago I wrote a blogpost that contains all the software, hardware and settings I use. I've seen a couple of devs writing the same kind of post. Here are some of them:

• Michael Dyrynda, organiser of Laracon AU and co-host of the Laravel News podcast
• Christoph Rumpel, author of "Build Chatbots with PHP"
• Taylor Otwell, creator of Laravel and related services
• Wes Bos, creator of courses

Did you write down your setup as well? Post a link in the comments below! ?

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Andreas Creten, co-founder of madewithlove, wrote a good blogpost about a few aspects of their company culture.

There are three requirements for making good products: developers with the right skills, decent product management and ideal working conditions. The reason why so many of us wear headphones has to do with the latter. As a software developer, the last thing you want is distraction: colleagues talking to each other, the sound of a coffee machine, a printer and so on. Distraction prevents you from getting “in the zone”, a state of mind in which you deliver your best work.

https://medium.com/we-are-madewithlove/why-is-everybody-wearing-headphones-522a61de27ca

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