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Sloan's Inbox: Staying Positive Amidst Industry Drama
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Sloan's Inbox: Staying Positive Amidst Industry Drama

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Sloan's Inbox: Surviving A Job Performance Plan: Is There Hope?
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Sloan's Inbox: Surviving A Job Performance Plan: Is There Hope?

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Sloan's Inbox: How Do Badges Work on DEV?
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Sloan's Inbox: How Do Badges Work on DEV?

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Sloan's Inbox: Newbie Seeking Guidance on Real-life Project
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Sloan's Inbox: Newbie Seeking Guidance on Real-life Project

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Sloan's Inbox: Navigating Career Confusion in ICT Domain
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Sloan's Inbox: Navigating Career Confusion in ICT Domain

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Sloan's Inbox: What's Your Advice on Where to Start and How to Study in the World of Coding?
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Sloan's Inbox: What's Your Advice on Where to Start and How to Study in the World of Coding?

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Sloan's Inbox: How Do You Balance Values and Professional Work?
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Sloan's Inbox: How Do You Balance Values and Professional Work?

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Sloan's Inbox: How to Approach Your Manager When Interviewing for a New Job?
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Sloan's Inbox: How to Approach Your Manager When Interviewing for a New Job?

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Sloan's Inbox: What Skills Do I Need to Land a Jr. Position?
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Sloan's Inbox: What Skills Do I Need to Land a Jr. Position?

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Sloan's Inbox: What Are Your Favorite Tags, Orgs, and Coding Challenges?
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Sloan's Inbox: What Are Your Favorite Tags, Orgs, and Coding Challenges?

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Sloan's Inbox: How Do I Overcome Language Barriers in the Coding Community?
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Sloan's Inbox: How Do I Overcome Language Barriers in the Coding Community?

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Sloan's Inbox: What is the Secret to a Truly Great Portfolio?
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Sloan's Inbox: What is the Secret to a Truly Great Portfolio?

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Sloan's Inbox: How Do You Find a Mentor That Is Right for You?
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Sloan's Inbox: How Do You Find a Mentor That Is Right for You?

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Sloan's Inbox: What's it take to go from 0 dev skills to successful game developer?
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Sloan's Inbox: What's it take to go from 0 dev skills to successful game developer?

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Sloan's Inbox: Considering taking a coding sabbatical...
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Sloan's Inbox: Considering taking a coding sabbatical...

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Sloan's Inbox: Will working with legacy code hold me back?
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Sloan's Inbox: Will working with legacy code hold me back?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice on how to advocate for a11y improvements at my org?
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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice on how to advocate for a11y improvements at my org?

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Sloan's Inbox: Applying for jobs with an inactive GitHub profile?
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Sloan's Inbox: Applying for jobs with an inactive GitHub profile?

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Sloan's Inbox: Bored... Is it time to get another job?
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Sloan's Inbox: Bored... Is it time to get another job?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for estimating work?
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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for estimating work?

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Sloan's Inbox: Considering a role as a Dev Advocate, but worried about less coding & more marketing...
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Sloan's Inbox: Considering a role as a Dev Advocate, but worried about less coding & more marketing...

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Sloan's Inbox: Do I need to write blog posts to be a successful dev?
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Sloan's Inbox: Do I need to write blog posts to be a successful dev?

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Sloan's Inbox: Striving to be a T-shaped developer... how to find my specialization?
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Sloan's Inbox: Striving to be a T-shaped developer... how to find my specialization?

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Sloan's Inbox: How to connect with folks over Open Source?
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Sloan's Inbox: How to connect with folks over Open Source?

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Sloan's Inbox: How to stand out as a beginner dev?
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Sloan's Inbox: How to stand out as a beginner dev?

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Sloan's Inbox: How and when to choose a JavaScript Framework?
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Sloan's Inbox: How and when to choose a JavaScript Framework?

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Sloan's Inbox: Considering a career change from coding to graphic design, any advice?
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Sloan's Inbox: Considering a career change from coding to graphic design, any advice?

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Sloan's Inbox: Advice for a dev hobbyist that wants to get a career in software development?
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Sloan's Inbox: Advice for a dev hobbyist that wants to get a career in software development?

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Sloan's Inbox: Struggling to focus, any advice?
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Sloan's Inbox: Struggling to focus, any advice?

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Sloan's Inbox: How do you find a mentor?
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Sloan's Inbox: How do you find a mentor?

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Sloan's Inbox: What strategies are most effective for retaining acquired knowledge?
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Sloan's Inbox: What strategies are most effective for retaining acquired knowledge?

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Sloan's Inbox: How did open source come to be?
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Sloan's Inbox: How did open source come to be?

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Sloan's Inbox: What's the hardest thing about being a developer?
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Sloan's Inbox: What's the hardest thing about being a developer?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any job-hunting advice for a newbie?
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Sloan's Inbox: Any job-hunting advice for a newbie?

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Sloan's Inbox: Feeling like I'm not doing enough...
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Sloan's Inbox: Feeling like I'm not doing enough...

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Sloan's Inbox: Is it realistic for someone's first developer job to be in game dev?
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Sloan's Inbox: Is it realistic for someone's first developer job to be in game dev?

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Sloan's Inbox: How do you improve focus?
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Sloan's Inbox: How do you improve focus?

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Sloan's Inbox: As a beginner, should I use AI as a tool and how?
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Sloan's Inbox: As a beginner, should I use AI as a tool and how?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for overcoming a fear of public speaking?
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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for overcoming a fear of public speaking?

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Sloan's Inbox: Going With Vanilla JS or Frameworks as a Beginner?
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Sloan's Inbox: Going With Vanilla JS or Frameworks as a Beginner?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for a web dev who is considering a career in cybersecurity?
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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for a web dev who is considering a career in cybersecurity?

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Sloan's Inbox: How to ask for a raise?
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Sloan's Inbox: How to ask for a raise?

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Sloan's Inbox: How would you approach designing an authentication system from scratch?
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Sloan's Inbox: How would you approach designing an authentication system from scratch?

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Sloan's Inbox: Am I too old to get into tech?
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Sloan's Inbox: Am I too old to get into tech?

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Sloan's Inbox: Did you face any unexpected challenges in your first dev job?
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Sloan's Inbox: Did you face any unexpected challenges in your first dev job?

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Sloan's Inbox: How to answer "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" when I'm content where I am.
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Sloan's Inbox: How to answer "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" when I'm content where I am.

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Sloan's Inbox: Is security still an afterthought?
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Sloan's Inbox: Is security still an afterthought?

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Sloan's Inbox: How do you ask for help?
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Sloan's Inbox: How do you ask for help?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for calming an opinionated contributor? 😬
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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for calming an opinionated contributor? 😬

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Sloan's Inbox: How important is understanding backend as a website designer?
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Sloan's Inbox: How important is understanding backend as a website designer?

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Sloan's Inbox: Pursuing passion or practicality?
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Sloan's Inbox: Pursuing passion or practicality?

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Sloan's Inbox: How to Approach Beginners Writing On Worn-Out Topics?
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Sloan's Inbox: How to Approach Beginners Writing On Worn-Out Topics?

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Sloan's Inbox: How Do I Achieve a Four-Day Work Week?
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Sloan's Inbox: How Do I Achieve a Four-Day Work Week?

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Sloan's Inbox: Will I Ever Feel Like I Know This Stuff?
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Sloan's Inbox: Will I Ever Feel Like I Know This Stuff?

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Sloan's Inbox: Can I make a career off of WordPress? Should I?
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Sloan's Inbox: Can I make a career off of WordPress? Should I?

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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for avoiding burnout?
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Sloan's Inbox: Any advice for avoiding burnout?

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