Notes on building software
Practical articles on learning to code and building real software — how things really work, and lessons from more than a decade in the industry.
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· 5 min read
Reading Code Is the Skill No One Teaches You
Courses teach you to write code. On a real job, you spend far more time reading it — other people's, your own from six months ago, code with no comments and no one left to ask. Here's how to get good at it.
LearningEngineering
· 4 min read
You Don't Need to Learn Everything: What to Focus On First
New developers drown in a sea of languages, frameworks and tools. You don't need most of them yet. Here's what actually matters first, and what you can safely ignore for now.
LearningBeginnersCareer
· 4 min read
How to Get Unstuck When There's No One to Ask
The thing that stops most people learning to code isn't the hard concepts — it's getting stuck with no one to ask. Here's the exact process I use, and teach, to get moving again.
LearningBeginners
· 7 min read
How to Find a Genuine Remote Software Development Internship in India
A practical guide for students and freshers: how to find genuine remote software internships in India that charge no fee, how to spot the paid-training scams, what a real internship looks like, and how to turn one into a job offer.
CareerLearning
· 6 min read
Website vs Web App vs Mobile App: What Does Your Business Actually Need?
A plain-English guide to choosing between a website, a web app, and a mobile app — with a decision framework, realistic costs and timelines, and the mistakes that cost businesses the most money.
WebMobileBeginners
· 6 min read
SEO Basics for Small Businesses: How to Get Found on Google
A jargon-free SEO guide for small businesses — how to find the right keywords, fix the on-page basics, win local search, and measure results, with a realistic view of how long it takes.
WebSEO
· 5 min read
Native vs Flutter vs Kotlin Multiplatform: Choosing Your Mobile App Stack
A practical, jargon-free comparison of native, Flutter, and Kotlin Multiplatform for Android and iOS apps — cost, performance, team implications, and a clear recommendation for each situation.
MobileEngineering