Practical guides on web development and life hacks for IT enthusiasts.
7 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.01
"I've been a software engineering student for 2 years now. And I've learned a lot — but not all of it was about coding. Some things I learned in lectures. Some things I learned from my own mistakes. And some things I wish someone had told me on day o...
6 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.00
"I used to have a reflex. Every time I saw a red error message, my hand would automatically move to the keyboard — Ctrl+T, 'stackoverflow.com', Enter. I didn‘t even think about it. I just copied the error, pasted it into Google, and waited for someon...
5 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.03
"Whenever I tell people I don‘t want to work remotely, they look at me like I just said I don‘t like pizza. 'But you can work from anywhere! No commute! Flexible hours!' I know. I‘ve tried it. And I didn‘t like it. Here‘s why." 1. I Need a Physical...
4 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.01
"I’ve heard it a thousand times: 'Programming is an art form.' I used to believe it. I wanted my code to be beautiful, elegant, and creative. I wanted people to look at it and say: 'Wow.' Then I spent 2 years writing actual code. And I realized somet...
3 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.04
"I remember my first exam session like it was yesterday. I was sitting at my desk at 2 AM, wrapped in a hoodie, with a cold cup of tea next to me. My notes were a mess. My brain was a mess. I was sure I was going to fail. I didn't tell anyone how sca...
2 Aug 2026 1 minute read 2 comments TheNightCoder $0.01
"I used to think that working at a startup was the ultimate dream. Freedom. Cool projects. Pizza on Fridays. No dress code. A laptop and a backpack — that‘s all you need. I even applied to a few startups. I thought it would be exciting. Then I talked...
1 Aug 2026 3 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.00
"I remember the exact moment I thought I had made it. I was 6 months into learning C. I could write pointers, I understood memory allocation, and I felt invincible. I started looking at job postings and thinking: 'This doesn‘t look so hard.‘ Then I h...
31 Jul 2026 1 minute read 4 comments TheNightCoder $0.03
"Whenever I tell people I don‘t want to be a team lead, they look at me like I‘ve said something strange. 'But you‘re a good developer. You‘d be a great leader!' Maybe. But I don‘t want to. Here‘s why." 1. I Love Coding More Than Managing I didn‘t b...
30 Jul 2026 1 minute read 0 comments TheNightCoder $0.01
"I did it. I switched my IDE to dark mode. I felt like a real programmer. The glowing text on a dark background made me look like I was in a hacker movie. My code looked cooler. My setup looked cooler. I was ready to become a 10x developer. Spoiler a...
29 Jul 2026 2 minute read 1 comment TheNightCoder $0.06
"Git terrified me. The first time I saw a merge conflict, I thought I had broken everything. I stared at the red lines, the > branch. I had no idea what to do. Then I learned a few tricks. And suddenly, Git became my friend. Here‘s what helped me."...
