Self Improvement
The No PLAN-B Mindset & How Champions Win

In this blog, I want to share with you today the secret ingredient every confident and successful person has planted deep within them. I want to tell you that, you will not overcome your fear, anxiety, or self-doubt. You will not overcome the thought that everyone else is better than you. Until you face the […]

Imtiaz Ahmad
Self Improvement | Software Development
Aging Software Developer

This blog is dedicated to the Aging Software Developer out there. And this topic was inspired by an older gentleman who reached out to me through the mail. His concern was based on the restructuring that took place at his company where the executives were planning to replace their workforce. And this aging developer was […]

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Self Improvement
Importance of Motivation

Before we begin this blog on Motivation, let me introduce myself. I’m Imtiaz Ahmad, a senior software engineer who became an award-winning instructor on a course-taking platform, a YouTuber, and the founder of a multi-millionaire dollar business. Now, if you’re wondering “How did you do it?” then you’re in the right place to know about […]

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Career Development | Self Improvement
Is it important for a programmer to type without looking?

This is a question that may have crossed your mind if you’re a slow typer surrounded by speed demons in the tech environment. Think about it, would typing speed affect your developer experience? My opinion is – hell yea it does! If you mostly use 3 fingers on each hand to punch in code for […]

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Career Development | Self Improvement
The Best and Worst Ways to Learn a New Technology

I want to share with you what I feel are some of the worse ways to learn a new technology or programming language. After that, I promise to brighten up the mood and share with you the fastest and most effective approach I’ve seen to learning any technology. Now days, the software development space is […]

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Self Improvement
The Resilient Professional

In this blog, I want to share with you about resiliency training and how to become the Resilient Professional. Resiliency training, what is it? Cold shower challenge Well, I’ll give you an example. What I do every morning is that I step under a cold shower. Except when I get sick, I try every day […]

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Self Improvement | Software Development
Beat Procrastination while learning!

Do you have trouble with procrastination? Procrastination while learning to code: Example Let’s say you want to learn to code. Most people see it as a pretty daunting task. They see it as a major undertaking and they don’t even get started. But, just like everyone, if you decide to postpone it when you think […]

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Self Improvement | Software Development
Burnout in Tech

In this blog, I want to share with you about Burnout in Tech, What is it? Why does it happen? To help you understand what burnout is, let me share a personal experience from working in a startup. I experienced burnout for the first time when I worked for this startup which was later acquired […]

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Self Improvement | Software Development
Discouraged While Learning Software Development?

So, are you someone who is trying to learn something new like software development, and feels discouraged? Well, trust me, you are not alone. I get these reactions from students saying that: “I have been learning this skill for a month now, and it’s not registering” “I have learned this but then I forget what […]

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Self Improvement
Take your chances!

Everything is so clear in hindsight. You think about it like “Oh man that was so obvious, how I did not make that decision or how could I not think about it”. The truth is when you’re faced with the situation and there’s darkness all around you, you’re unsure what’s going to happen, but you […]

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Career Development | Self Improvement
The Top 5 Books Every Software Developer Must Read

Very few books stand the test of time especially in the world of science and technology. In the software discipline, there are just a handful of books that carry so much wisdom and practical advice that by reading them you can instantly feel empowered and have access to the experiences and stories of some of […]

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Self Improvement | Software Development
Top 5 Self Improvement Hacks

In this blog, I want to give you five Self Improvement hacks that will help you improve your life and make you into a better version of yourself. And these are hacks that have changed my life which I use every day. Hack 1 – Reflex Retraining We’ll start with the first one which is […]

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Career Development | Personal Branding
What I’ve Learned After 13+ Years Of Programming

Over 13 years ago when I got my first job as a software developer, I had a few misconceptions about the field that I still see junior developers having today. I hope to share some practical words of wisdom with you so you are better equipped for a career in software development. Things I wish […]

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Career Development | Self Improvement
What’s the Best Programming Language?

The popular question to which the answer has always been insatiable for most is: “What’s the best darn programming language I should learn?” Many new-comers as well as old-timers have probably found themselves pondering on this at some point during their careers. The common answer that makes many people cringe is “there is no best […]

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