Cesar Aguirre

1 week ago | medium.com | Cesar Aguirre

“Readers Club” is a reader-centered publication that delivers valuable insights across diverse topics. With a seamless, rule-free submission process, writers can share content without delays, creating a dynamic space for genuine, impactful stories. Follow publicationIn 2024, I went all in with my writing. One of the biggest inspirations behind that leap was Dan Koe. He has more than 500K followers on X/Twitter, over 200 videos on his YouTube channel, and has sold millions online.

1 week ago | medium.com | Cesar Aguirre

There’s one thing AI can’t do for us yetGiven all the hype, everyone is asking if AI will take our jobs. Short answer? Not yet. Here’s why. Sure, as software engineers, programmers, and coders, we write code daily and AI shines at spitting out code. But most of our work is balancing expectations and handling risk.

1 week ago | dev.to | Cesar Aguirre

I originally posted this post on my blog. We, as coders, take pride in preaching and following best practices. Don't write SQL, use an ORM. Don't throw exceptions, use Results. Don't write conditionals, use design patterns. Don't do that, do this... Those "don't do that, do this" hide all the context in which they make sense. That's the part we skip and don't tell when we preach best practices. Recently, I had a call with a consulting company that needed help.

2 weeks ago | dev.to | Cesar Aguirre

I originally posted this post on my blog. As developers, we can't agree on much: tabs vs spaces, what "unit" really means in unit testing. But one thing we all agree on? There's too much hype these days. And it's exhausting. A new faster better AI tool promising to kill jobs, "X% of code is generated by AI" at every FAANG, and the stock market reacting to those announcements. Arrggg!The other day, Olga started a discussion on how we stay sane in all these recent AI hype.

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Cesar Aguirre

Long 300+ words stories with valuable information. Follow publicationI had to rush to the ER with a loved oneDuring a recent hospital visit, I found inspiration to write. To keep my mind busy and productively distracted while waiting for doctors to see a loved one, I took out my phone and started to jot down ideas. Ideas of how I could calm down and ideas of how hospital visits might look in 2035.