Series

Read in order — each post builds on the one before.

3 posts

Foundations for your first developer job

Three engineering habits that earn your team's trust in your first months.

3 posts

Build your first AI agent

Build an AI agent in TypeScript step by step: tool calling, MCP, RAG, security, evaluation and cost.

3 posts

Building a blog with Next.js + Supabase

How this blog was built for $0 with Next.js, Supabase and Vercel: auth and roles, ISR, image optimization and SEO.

3 posts

Taking over a legacy project: from bug report to pull request

Your first two weeks on a buggy order system: reading stack traces, debugging, writing tests, Git, code review, refactoring and handover. Each episode fixes a real problem, with code that runs.

3 posts

Building a side project with AI

Take an expense-tracking app from idea to real users with an AI assistant: specs, prompts, debugging, tests, review and security. Move faster with AI and still do your own thinking.

3 posts

The junior journey: from CV to passing probation

Follow a junior developer through fixing a CV, building projects, interviewing, negotiating salary, the first week at work and passing probation. Each episode is one step, with templates and checklists you can use right away.