I met a software developer with over 10 years of experience who said it was their dream to go to a specific tech conference but they couldn't afford to go. That's when I realized there are devs with experience that do not have access to resources because of income. Here's what you don't realize:

Finally got out of a slump of not training in the gym early in the morning. I miss the feeling of a good pump before the sun is up.

My mind is blown after diving into git rebase vs git merge, and the clear difference of when to use what for each scenario. Currently going through the Git course on boot.dev.

For those that use ChatGPT, may be worth it to turn off ad personalization.

Last couple of days I’ve been migrating all my accounts away from big tech companies. I’m starting with email, and will soon work my way to my own cloud storage so I don’t need to waste $$$ on having photos in a cloud I can’t “own”.

ServiceNow Delta Exams complete!! ✅

Update on The Odin Project, I’m finally 85% of the way with foundations path! Refreshing so far going over JavaScript, and looking forward to Ruby on Rails path.

I’ve been avoiding reviewing my anki deck like the plague. Leon mentioned in yesterday’s huddle to start small, even if it’s 5 minutes to get over the hurdle.

Finally cracked 16 rounds of puzzle streak on Lichess!

I’ve pondered the thought of started a local chess club lately

J. Cole dropped! www.thefalloff.com/digital

Thanks to @sarahp.bsky.social for covering our growth this past week! A huge welcome to all of the new users on Skylight ☺️ So happy to have everyone on Open Social!! ✨ #skylightsocial #skylight #tiktok #tiktoksale

A statement from the family of Alex Pretti.

I see #TheProgrammingPodcast, I click. Simple! Curious to know, has release cadence change from Thursday to Monday? @dthompsondev.bsky.social @leonnoel.bsky.social

Going through the Chrome DevTools, and I have an appreciation for the folks that put this much time and effort into the documentation and tool itself! The reading can be dense, but so much good information. #theodinproject

I've been up to something recently, and going back in time to conquer some lessons, specifically JavaScript that I quit when I was first learning how to code back in 2021. While I'm here, I have a goal of completing the Ruby on Rails track in 2026! #TheOdinProject

I said this earlier in the year that The Programming Podcast would be #1 on my Spotify Wrapped. @dthompsondev.bsky.social and @leonnoel.bsky.social delivered!!!

The itch to move my site to 11ty because I’m a fan of the templates and simplicity of the tool. I’m a fan of this template! eleventy-excellent.netlify.app

Nice feeling when your kiddos scream “This is the best Halloween EVER!” 👻🎃

Nerd moment. Using the copilot community plugin in Obsidian, I am now able to connect to a LLM of choice and use it make note creation, summarization, and all the fancy things directly in the second brain! 🔥🤯 Updating my weekly dev log might be easier now since I can query all my notes.

Went HAM for 3 weeks studying for the ServiceNow CIS Software Asset Management certification using Anki and passed!!! #LFG

About to chat with @jasminepvo.bsky.social in 10 mins On building the community, neuroplasticity, and resilience it takes to make it through the trough of sorrow and break into tech Bouncing back from burnout and how to move with intention Really excited for this one! 🍵 leonnoel.com/100devs

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Probably not a good idea to be downloading football manager again.. I clocked 1.6k hours in 2021 😅 but obviously the world was different during that time.

I haven't done this in a loooooong time! Since I've been dabbling with Python for fun, I thought I might as well do a challenge a day to keep it interesting.

Did not use PREP for the spaghetti code of a mess for this filter message challenge on boot.dev, but IT WORKED!

I just finished my 100 hours project and wanted to share it with the 100Devs community. DevLeads (devleads.site) is a complete, self-hosted lead management system I built specifically for freelance web developers. It handles everything from initial contact to final payment.(cont.) #100Devs #webdev

I wouldn’t be surprised if OKC wins the NBA Finals again this year. #NBAsky Here’s a video I capture at an OKC game circa 2017.

Demoing a system to feel confident and 360 Slam Dunk any technical interview in 60mins on Discord

The evening well spent refreshing my budget using #YNAB. Doesn’t feel great to have net new reporting but glad I don’t need to go over 200+ transactions.

Pumped to chat with #100Devs alum @marciac95.bsky.social in 60 mins to talk about Going from farming to data science Landing clients even in rural areas And getting the first paying customers for their apps ⤵️

From thinking "I'll Never Learn Math" to Distinguished Professor of Engineering & one of the world’s leading experts on learning! @dthompsondev.bsky.social & I had the HONOR of chatting on the pod with the 🐐 Dr. Barbara Oakley A DEEP DIVE into How To Learn in The Age of AI + so much more

Helping people craft stories that lead to better resumes and more interviews live in 20 mins! Come hang out with 400+ new friends all making moves this October to improve their job hunt!

Yesterday, #100Devs talked about crafting a story that gets you hired! Today @grahammcbain.bsky.social who went from bootcamp grad to Senior Developer Advocate working on Amp Code is Telling their story, breaking down the agentic coding space, & giving everyone free credits in 30 mins!

I've helped 1000+ people get jobs in tech This is the most amount of interviews, callbacks & offers I've seen in almost two years For the next 30 days, I'm going live on Discord every day to help you land one too! If you are feeling stuck, join us in 15mins leonnoel.com/discord

This is wild. 😂 tutorial teaching folks git/github and editing README files for express.js. Couldn’t imagine being a maintainer for this repo and managing all these PRs. youtu.be/YFkeOBqfQBw?...

Level 0. Gotta start somewhere 😂 Registered badge from Hacktoberfest! www.holopin.io/hacktoberfes...

Third PR for #hacktober 🎃 this was a script to be executed for a scheduled job that submitted a catalog item request. Reason is if the trigger for the workflow is service catalog, it can still be selectable on the portal, AND still be executed as a job if desired.

I quit The Odin Project back in 2021 because I thought it was too hard and I’m thinking of running it back to close that chapter of completing it. At the same time, I want to try Dual-booting and it’s a good excuse to learn Linux.

Starting Chapter 1 of The Developer’s Guide to AI. Sharing my thoughts so far 😎 In ServiceNow, I build systems that follow rules/steps. Learning AI is the opposite. The system learns from patterns, not steps. It’s teaching me to think less about control and more about direction. 🧠💡

Coming in clutch tonight with the new episode drop! @dthompsondev.bsky.social @leonnoel.bsky.social no doubt the podcast will be top 2 in my Spotify wrapped for 2025. #theprogrammingpodcast open.spotify.com/episode/1Vlf...

Second PR for #hacktober. The repo I’m contributing to is for ServiceNow #hack4good initiative. If there’s an opportunity to build these at Knowledge, I’m taking it!

Considering it’s a week break on podcasting for Danny and Leon, thought I’d run back one of my favorite episodes of The Programming Podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/5nqE...

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Opening PRs at midnight 👻 because it’s #hacktober I was able to submit my first Hack4Good idea to be built in ServiceNow.

As you know with @commityourcode.bsky.social I like to be 100% transparent with EVERYTHING. For #CYC25, A full financial post-mortem is coming soon, but we are supporting three charities this year instead of 2! St. Jude Children's Hospital Operation Kindness and FreeCodeCamp Long post

Wife found an old lottery ticket from a thrifted jacket

Alright #CYC25 and #100Devs, I know there’s someone on the hunt. If you need a referral, reach out to me with job post, email, and a short summary of “why” you should be considered! Let’s connect on LinkedIn! careers.cognizant.com/us-en/

Real talk - social battery DRAINED! Glad to have @commityourcode.bsky.social be the first tech conference I attend since breaking into tech last year! Met so many amazing folks from the community and can’t wait to return next year. 💯 Ask me for a referral!! #CYC25 #100Devs