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#+STARTUP: overview
#+title: Career MOC
#+filetags: :moc:career:

Here will lie articles, resources, notes and the like relating to my career. It differ with [[https://www.zainezq.com/posts/career/career-list.html][this]] page in the sense that this one will contain:

- Ideas
- Thoughts
- Notes
- Videos to watch
- Articles to read
- Resources to check out
- And other things

Whereas [[https://www.zainezq.com/posts/career/career-list.html][this]] page will contain /finished/ notes regarding what I'm learning at different points in my career. For instance, the majority of November was learning about Software Engineering principles; things like requirements, user stories, lean and retrospectives.

* News Outlets:
Here are the best ones I’d actually use for a **10-minute morning software engineer catch-up**:

| Outlet                             | Best for                                                             | How to use it                                                                                                                                   |
| **TLDR Tech**                      | Fast daily summaries of startups, programming, AI, tools             | Probably the best “read with coffee” option. It is designed as a 5-minute daily tech newsletter. [fn:1]                                         |
| **Hacker News**                    | What developers are discussing right now                             | Skim the top 5 posts, but don’t get dragged into every comment thread. Great for trends, new tools, and engineering debates. [fn:2]             |
| **InfoQ**                          | Serious software engineering, architecture, DevOps, backend trends   | Better for deeper engineering updates rather than quick gossip/news. It focuses on software development trends and best practices. [fn:3]       |
| **The Pragmatic Engineer**         | Big tech, startups, engineering culture, career insights             | Very good for understanding what is happening inside tech companies and engineering teams. [fn:4]                                               |
| **GitHub Blog / GitHub Changelog** | Developer tooling, GitHub features, CI/CD, Copilot, security updates | Useful because changes here can directly affect your workflow. The changelog covers GitHub product updates in one place. [fn:5]                 |
| **Stack Overflow Blog**            | Programming practice, developer surveys, AI/dev trends               | Good for broader developer ecosystem articles and opinions around programming. [fn:6]                                                           |
| **BleepingComputer**               | Cybersecurity news you should know                                   | Worth checking briefly, especially if you work with web apps, authentication, dependencies, or infrastructure. [fn:7]                           |
| **Ars Technica**                   | Tech policy, AI, operating systems, security, wider tech context     | More general than software-engineering-specific, but useful for understanding the bigger tech landscape. [fn:8]                                 |
| **The Register**                   | Enterprise tech, cloud, security, software industry news             | Good if you want a slightly more blunt, IT/professional angle on tech news. [fn:9]                                                              |
| **The Changelog**                  | Open source and developer ecosystem news                             | Better as a weekly listen/read rather than daily, but useful for open-source updates. [fn:10]                                                   |
For your **10-minute morning routine**, I’d keep it simple:

**Daily:**

1. **TLDR Tech** — 5 minutes
2. **Hacker News** — 3 minutes
3. **BleepingComputer or GitHub Changelog** — 2 minutes

**Once or twice a week:**
Read **The Pragmatic Engineer** or **InfoQ** for something more thoughtful and career/architecture-focused.

My personal pick for you would be: **TLDR Tech + Hacker News + GitHub Changelog**, then **InfoQ** when you want something more useful for uni/project/dissertation-level software engineering.

[fn:1]: https://tldr.tech/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "TLDR - A Byte Sized Daily Tech Newsletter"
[fn:2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Hacker News"
[fn:3]: https://www.infoq.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "InfoQ: Software Development News, Trends & Best Practices ..."
[fn:4]: https://www.pragmaticengineer.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Pragmatic Engineer"
[fn:5]: https://github.blog/changelog/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "GitHub Changelog"
[fn:6]: https://stackoverflow.blog/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Stack Overflow Blog - Stack Overflow"
[fn:7]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "BleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and ..."
[fn:8]: https://arstechnica.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News ..."
[fn:9]: https://www.theregister.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Register: Technology news and analysis"
[fn:10]: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-changelog-software-development-open-source/id341623264?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source"


* Unread Articles

- https://www.finalroundai.com/blog/why-vibe-coding-leaves-you-with-skills-that-dont-last   

- https://forge.medium.com/a-simple-tool-for-personal-growth-dc1e822aa229

- https://medium.com/@saiyaff/ai-tools-and-the-software-engineers-dilemma-e4ad89d516ca
* Read Articles
  
* Microlise

[[id:ABF4A0BE-0309-48A6-92ED-76031B3D2F86][microlise_moc]]

* Interview preps

- [[id:f9897f8e-2b63-4ad2-a55f-3787c4ac235f][job_application_cover_letters]]
- [[id:5cfd7f6f-f5ac-4f18-90f9-be9a31dd238e][java-portswrigger-test]]
  
* Resources:
** Links
- [[https://simpleprogrammer.com/my-free-blogging-course-is-getting-unbelievable-results/][Simple Programmer]]