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Bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers

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As an engineer it's not what you do, but what your work does: dontbreakprod.com/posts/show-t...
Show That Your Work Was Useful - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reaching for increased effort or pushed timeline is often a crutch to avoid the important work of prioritization. Prioritize Ruthlessly: dontbreakprod.com/posts/priori...
Prioritize Ruthlessly - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trying out cross-posting some stuff on @dev.to : dev.to/dorkrawk/hap...
Happiness Should Be a Career Goal
I've written a few recent articles about goals but it's important to call out that happiness is the...
dev.to
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Stop and think before you start working on your goals: dontbreakprod.com/posts/figure...
Figure Out How To Work Towards Your Goals - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Make the most of being mentored by knowing a little bit about yourself! dontbreakprod.com/posts/make-t...
Make the Most of Mentorship - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
dontbreakprod.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Make your life a little easier and figure out how to work with your manager: dontbreakprod.com/posts/unders...
Understand Your Manager - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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May 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm at an off-site with coworkers, so this older post seems relevant: dontbreakprod.com/posts/watch-...
Watch Other People Work - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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May 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Be pessimistic, but in a good way: dontbreakprod.com/posts/be-pro...
Be Productively Pessimistic - Don't Break Prod
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reposted by Don't Break Prod
Also today marks 50 posts for dontbreakprod.com. Not bad for something I originally built just to test out a blogging engine I was writing.
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ok, Don't Break Prod has it's own Bluesky account now! dontbreakprod.com
Don't Break Prod - Bite Sized Career Advice For Software Engineers
Don't Break Prod provides bite-sized pieces of career advice for software engineers.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM