Journal

Posts on real project experience, integrations and the career journey. (Page 9/10)

This category has 57 posts.

December 4, 2022 Journal

Using ChatGPT for the First Time as a Developer

Honest first impressions from a developer after a few days with OpenAI's newly released ChatGPT: where it impresses, and where it falls short.

July 3, 2022 Journal

The title often arrives before genuine seniority does. Why seniority isn't technical knowledge but the capacity to decide under ambiguity.

January 2, 2022 Journal

Personal notes on why mastering multiple programming languages is a matter of tool selection, not identity.

December 5, 2021 Journal

Reviewing my tool stack during the transition from senior to staff level, I realized fewer tools lead to clearer decisions.

May 3, 2020 Journal

I explain the gap Python fills in my polyglot practice, my learning journey, and a PHP developer's perspective on Python.

April 7, 2019 Journal

After more than a decade with PHP, why did I decide to pick up a second language — and why Go?