DevQuestions with Tim Corey

What do I do if I am burned out? How do I get through burnout? How do I get to the other side? How do I endure my job and my situation while experiencing burnout? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: http...

.NET 8 is the LTS version of .NET, but it expires next month. Why? Why does .NET 9 expire at the same time as .NET 8? How does LTS work with .NET and why is it so short? Do these versions stop working next month? Why don't they support the LTS version of .NET for longer? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Y...

What do I do if my friend wants me to build an app? How do I evaluate if an app is a good idea? Who should own an app if one person has the idea and the other builds it? How do I say no to an app idea? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Grea...

Does having unrelated skills in a particular industry help in software development? If I switch careers, does my previous experience even count? Is my experience valuable to employers? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Conte...

With AI checking my work, do we need a QA department? Is quality assurance still a relevant job? Should people looking to get into software development consider a QA job? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inb...

How do I know when to use a third-party tool or library? When seemingly everyone can vibe-code a flashy tool, how do I not get burned? Can I rely on some of these tools or do they threaten my production app? What if the tool has a vulnerability or goes away? How do I evaluate my dependencies? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevF...

Where do I put my secrets in my application? Should I encrypt my connection strings? Are user secrets actually secure when they are in plain text? How do I protect my passwords and API keys from developers and users? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up t...

How do I know what to log in my application? What information is important to capture in logs? How do I avoid security implications in logging? Should I log to the console in a web app? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Cont...

We just had a data breach. Now what? What should we do to protect ourselves after data was accessed or stolen? What should we change in our application after a security incident? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in...

So you have submitted 500 job applications in the past month and haven't had one interview. Why not? What do you have to do differently? Is the job market just that bad? Are these just ghost jobs? Is AI just ignoring my resume? Should I add a portfolio? Should I use a cover letter? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.c...

Your team just hired a new developer. How do you get them up to speed? How do you make sure that they become a productive member of the team as quickly as possible? How do you get them comfortable with how you do things at your company? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtim...

Why would it be a bad thing to build custom software? How do I say no to good things? Why would adding a new feature be a bad thing? Why do open source maintainers not accept some pull requests? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Devel...

What do I do if I am the only developer at a company? What systems should I have in place as a solo developer? Are there things I should not do as a sole developer? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: ht...

How do I properly evaluate a technology? How do I know if using AI is good or not? What is the right programming language? What is the best JavaScript framework? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https...

Bad habits drag you down. But establishing good habits can be an accelerator for your career and your life. So how do you set yourself up for success? How do you make and keep good habits? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www. DevForge.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer C...

Is waterfall or agile better? How long should a standup be? Are story points the right way to evaluate developer time? Why is spec driven development not a good thing? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbo...

What are your thoughts on spec driven development? Does writing better specs mean that I get better output from my AI system? Doesn't a good spec cut down on hallucinations? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content i...

If I use an AI to help me write code, will it make me a better developer? If AI writes better code than I do, can't I learn from that and get better? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://si...

Why isn't lines of code produced a good metric? What about bugs fixed or tickets closed? How can you properly evaluate a developer's performance? How do we know if AI is having a positive impact on ROI? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to...

What is the role of a manager? What should they be focused on? Specifically, what should a software development manager do? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamtimcorey.com/

The worst code I've ever seen has been working code. Code that looks like it does the job. So why is working code so dangerous? Why is it the worst type of bad code? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your I...

AI is everywhere. A lot of companies are not only providing AI to their developers, they are forcing their developers to use AI constantly. This puts your career in extreme danger. So, how can you protect your career? How can you ensure that AI doesn't ruin your career? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask...

Distractions at work are getting worse. How do you avoid distractions? It is hard to maintain focus on one thing for a long time. How do I improve? How do I maintain better focus? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content...

Why do some people just not work out in management? What should my next step be in my development career? Is a senior developer role right for me? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iam...

Do you know what the purpose of your app is? Why does it feel like good products aren't as good anymore? How do you know when to quit adding features? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/   Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://s...