Dear new developer (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Hello 2024! We’re kicking off the year with Dan Moore, author of ‘Letters to a New Developer’ — a blog series of letters of what Dan wished he had known when starting his developer career. We discuss the value of online communities for new developers, the importance of communication skills, and the need to stay relevant in a rapidly changing industry. Dan shares his best advice for new developers, including the importance of saying no, leaving code better than you found it, and the value of skill stacking. So much wisdom and advice in this episode!

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Featuring:

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Show Notes:

• Letters to a New Developer - What I wish I had known when starting my development career
• Letters to a New Developer (the book)

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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1. This week on The Changelog (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Socket (00:01:13)

https://socket.dev/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=changelog-interviews

3. Start the show! (00:04:39)

4. Writing letters to new developers (00:05:20)

5. What is a "new dev"? (00:10:32)

6. Hits from the blog (00:12:36)

7. Being able to say "no" (00:18:33)

8. Sponsor: Neon (00:19:45)

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9. Skill stacking (00:23:20)

10. Staying relevant (00:28:35)

11. Ask for a 1:1 (00:34:32)

12. Sponsor: Sentry (00:43:17)

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13. You need a feedback loop (00:44:40)

14. Learning when to leave (00:50:23)

15. Being stagnant is a problem (00:53:34)

16. Get the book (01:00:31)

17. What's next? (01:01:46)