Professional Pathways


Aug. 9, 2024

Former Developers and what are they doing now

Ski Mountaineering Shop

jcborro on HN is opened a ski mountaineering shop after 20 years in software development.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23952057

Realtor

Some developer pivoted to real estate.

For example, poulsbohemian on HN, switched to selling real estate after 20 years in software development.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23952181

Product Management

Product management seems an easy pivot for many software developers.

Ref: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23959642

Sep. 24, 2023

TechURLs – A neat technology news aggregator

Read tech news from the most popular tech websites in one place. — Read on techurls.com/

Mar. 20, 2023

Ask HN: Solo founders, How do you deal with self-doubt and being overwhelmed? | Hacker News

Ask HN: Solo founders, How do you deal with self-doubt and being overwhelmed? | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

Mar. 20, 2023

Ask HN: What books helped you in your entrepreneurship journey? | Hacker News

Ask HN: What books helped you in your entrepreneurship journey? | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

Mar. 20, 2023

Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you? | Hacker News

Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you? | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

Mar. 3, 2023

Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35008392

Mar. 2, 2023

A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview | Hacker News

A Senior Engineer’s Guide to the System Design Interview | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

Feb. 23, 2023

<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896626">How to specialize after a career as a generalist?</a>

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896626

Feb. 6, 2023

How to Advance in Your Career as an IC

Interesting post and discussion at Hacker’s News about advancing as Individual Contributor. Still debating which way to go.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34662394

Sep. 28, 2017

Working Remotely

As a developer, I am lucky that I get to work from home as needed. But I have never been 100% remote; Lately, I have been reading a lot about working remotely, remote first companies, Digital Nomad lifestyle etc. This is some resources that I have found useful so far:

The Ultimate Guide to Working Remotely - I haven’t gone through whole guide yet but so far it has been very informative.

Jan. 1, 1999

Business

Jan. 1, 1999

Software Engineering