Here will lie articles, resources, notes and the like relating to my career. It differ with [this](https://www.zainezq.com/posts/career/career-list.html) 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 [this](https://www.zainezq.com/posts/career/career-list.html) 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. [^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. [^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. [^3] |
| ****The Pragmatic Engineer****         | Big tech, startups, engineering culture, career insights             | Very good for understanding what is happening inside tech companies and engineering teams. [^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. [^5]           |
| ****Stack Overflow Blog****            | Programming practice, developer surveys, AI/dev trends               | Good for broader developer ecosystem articles and opinions around programming. [^6]                                                     |
| ****BleepingComputer****               | Cybersecurity news you should know                                   | Worth checking briefly, especially if you work with web apps, authentication, dependencies, or infrastructure. [^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. [^8]                           |
| ****The Register****                   | Enterprise tech, cloud, security, software industry news             | Good if you want a slightly more blunt, IT/professional angle on tech news. [^9]                                                        |
| ****The Changelog****                  | Open source and developer ecosystem news                             | Better as a weekly listen/read rather than daily, but useful for open-source updates. [^10]                                             |

****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.

# 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

[[Microlise MOC]]

# Interview preps

  - [[Job applications]]
  - [[Java Portswrigger Test]]

# Resources:

## Links

  - [Simple Programmer](https://simpleprogrammer.com/my-free-blogging-course-is-getting-unbelievable-results/)
  

[^1]: https://tldr.tech/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "TLDR - A Byte Sized Daily Tech Newsletter"

[^2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Hacker News"

[^3]: https://www.infoq.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "InfoQ: Software Development News, Trends & Best Practices ..."

[^4]: https://www.pragmaticengineer.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Pragmatic Engineer"

[^5]: https://github.blog/changelog/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "GitHub Changelog"

[^6]: https://stackoverflow.blog/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Stack Overflow Blog - Stack Overflow"

[^7]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "BleepingComputer | Cybersecurity, Technology News and ..."

[^8]: https://arstechnica.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News ..."

[^9]: https://www.theregister.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Register: Technology news and analysis"

[^10]: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-changelog-software-development-open-source/id341623264?utm_source=chatgpt.com "The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source"