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kethmars

Always learning, always in motion.Creator of developerHabits - a Youtube channel about developer lifestyle, growth mindset and webdev tutorials.

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Full-stack Engineer @ Sentinel, creator of Developer Habits YT

Insights from 30+ interviews as a software engineer candidate

Insights from 30+ interviews as a software engineer candidate

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How to choose your future employer? Questions to ask during your next interview

How to choose your future employer? Questions to ask during your next interview

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8 flags showing it's time to quit my job as a developer

8 flags showing it's time to quit my job as a developer

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The importance of personal coaching and self-care

The importance of personal coaching and self-care

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Quantum computing? About learning and teaching complex topics

Quantum computing? About learning and teaching complex topics

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My first 4 years as a professional developer in a dream company. And why I left.

My first 4 years as a professional developer in a dream company. And why I left.

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How to stand out as a dev? Advice from a recruiter with over 350 devs hired

How to stand out as a dev? Advice from a recruiter with over 350 devs hired

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What are 3 non-tech books that have made you a better developer (and person)?

What are 3 non-tech books that have made you a better developer (and person)?

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Forget Silicon Valley! 5 reasons to relocate to work in the leading country of e-governance!

Forget Silicon Valley! 5 reasons to relocate to work in the leading country of e-governance!

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How to price yourself as a freelance developer - 3 strategies

How to price yourself as a freelance developer - 3 strategies

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Are you really using WordPress template as a developer?

Are you really using WordPress template as a developer?

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My top 5 resources for UI/UX inspiration

My top 5 resources for UI/UX inspiration

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What makes a great junior developer? No, it's not your tech skills

What makes a great junior developer? No, it's not your tech skills

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The pros and cons of being a developer

The pros and cons of being a developer

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Developer Burnout - Yes, it's real! How doing too much made me lose motivation

Developer Burnout - Yes, it's real! How doing too much made me lose motivation

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Freelancing vs full-time job: which one is right for your?

Freelancing vs full-time job: which one is right for your?

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Extreme ownership - the mindset to advance your career

Extreme ownership - the mindset to advance your career

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From zero to hero - becoming a game developer in 1 year with no previous coding experience

From zero to hero - becoming a game developer in 1 year with no previous coding experience

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Why blogging makes you a better developer - learnings after one year

Why blogging makes you a better developer - learnings after one year

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How to learn Javascript as a beginner

How to learn Javascript as a beginner

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What I learned after reviewing over 40 developer portfolios - 9 tips for a better portfolio

What I learned after reviewing over 40 developer portfolios - 9 tips for a better portfolio

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Building an app for electric bikes as a solo developer- how a calculated risk can pay off

Building an app for electric bikes as a solo developer- how a calculated risk can pay off

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Become a better developer by improving your habits - 7 key takeaways from Atomic habits

Become a better developer by improving your habits - 7 key takeaways from Atomic habits

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Share your portfolio - I'll review it in a video

Share your portfolio - I'll review it in a video

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7 habits that will make you a better developer

7 habits that will make you a better developer

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Biggest struggles/surprises to you after landing your first full-time developer job?

Biggest struggles/surprises to you after landing your first full-time developer job?

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Learning and facing challenges as a webdev

Learning and facing challenges as a webdev

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What are the topics in FE development You don't understand?

What are the topics in FE development You don't understand?

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Tens of thousands of $$$ lost because of a simple bug! How to tackle failures as a dev

Tens of thousands of $$$ lost because of a simple bug! How to tackle failures as a dev

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Changing career to become a web developer

Changing career to become a web developer

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Generalists vs specialists - which one should you strive for as a developer?

Generalists vs specialists - which one should you strive for as a developer?

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Your habits as a developer

Your habits as a developer

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Designing and developing a blog(as a developer) - live streams

Designing and developing a blog(as a developer) - live streams

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Want to write better code while learning and teaching? Pair up!

Want to write better code while learning and teaching? Pair up!

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VIDEO: Creating a job listing with HTML, CSS and VanillaJS

VIDEO: Creating a job listing with HTML, CSS and VanillaJS

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What have you done to fight COVID-19?

What have you done to fight COVID-19?

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How I learned to think fast and slow - the one book that improved my critical thinking

How I learned to think fast and slow - the one book that improved my critical thinking

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Frontend Mentor Social Media Dashboard Challenge(HTML, CSS)

Frontend Mentor Social Media Dashboard Challenge(HTML, CSS)

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Learning HTML, CSS, and JS through Frontend Mentor - Challenge 1

Learning HTML, CSS, and JS through Frontend Mentor - Challenge 1

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7 tips for working from home

7 tips for working from home

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7 tips for working from home

7 tips for working from home

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What are the small things you've automated?

What are the small things you've automated?

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My day as a developer working from home (temporarily?)

My day as a developer working from home (temporarily?)

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Hack the crisis to fight the Corona virus - how I got to tackle the epidemic as a developer

Hack the crisis to fight the Corona virus - how I got to tackle the epidemic as a developer

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Can anyone become a developer?

Can anyone become a developer?

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How I led a team of developers for the first time - 12 tips for the future me

How I led a team of developers for the first time - 12 tips for the future me

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Nice tip - open your Github project page from CL

Nice tip - open your Github project page from CL

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10 tips for beginner developers - things I learned by mentoring interns

10 tips for beginner developers - things I learned by mentoring interns

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Today I learned - Permission denied? chown to the rescue

Today I learned - Permission denied? chown to the rescue

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Today I learned - React refs

Today I learned - React refs

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Set up Express+Mongo API server using this Docker Compose boilerplate

Set up Express+Mongo API server using this Docker Compose boilerplate

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Learning to learn. Part 3 - questions to ask for validating a resource

Learning to learn. Part 3 - questions to ask for validating a resource

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Learning to learn. Part 2 - a three-step framework for learning new technical topics

Learning to learn. Part 2 - a three-step framework for learning new technical topics

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Learning to learn. Part 1 - three rules to follow as a beginner developer.

Learning to learn. Part 1 - three rules to follow as a beginner developer.

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5 tips for finding clients as a freelance developer

5 tips for finding clients as a freelance developer

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80/20: component libraries to kick-start your project

80/20: component libraries to kick-start your project

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Don't let your job title stop you

Don't let your job title stop you

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From senior to junior in one day - looking back at my first days as a professional developer

From senior to junior in one day - looking back at my first days as a professional developer

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Freelancing big projects - 9 key takeaways from my failure that you can learn from

Freelancing big projects - 9 key takeaways from my failure that you can learn from

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