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Software Engineering is the 2nd best job
Ok so I've been doing lots of research into the Software Engineer job market โ Some highlights ๐
Why you need a positioning statement
High value experts use positioning statements to say what they do for whom. Most engineers don't have one. ๐คจ
Build privacy-focused blazing fast tweet embeds โ CodeWithSwiz 30
Twitter embeds every tweet on your page as an iframe. Loads 1.2MB of JavaScript, makes 20+ HTTP requests and uses 100+ DOM nodes. ๐ฉ
What matters in a senior engineer job interview
Degree matters if you have nothing better to show, consulting and BigTech backgrounds are negative, too many seniors can't code.
Twitter embeds without JavaScript, pt1 โ #CodeWithSwiz 29
Continuing our quest for better Lighthouse scores, more reader privacy, and less JavaScript we attacked the next biggest culprit ๐ Twitter.