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Things I Learnt from a Senior Software Engineer
I sat next to a senior software engineer for a year. Here’s what I learnt.
Neil Kakkar
I want to understand how the world works. This blog tracks my growth, the things I’ve learned, and how I’m leveraging them to do epic things.
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How I'm Productive with Claude Code
It’s been about 6 weeks since I joined Tano, and this is what my commit history looks like:
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Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer
Everything I learned to become a senior software engineer. From good skills to have, to dealing with difficult engineering problems.
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How to Understand Systems
Solving problems by identifying underlying systems