Magesh Ravi

Artist | Techie | Entrepreneur

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Few more examples,

  1. Deploying a Django application on a VPS
  2. Designing CLI tools for server housekeeping
  3. Monitoring 500 errors in LIVE/PROD servers
  4. Designing a backup policy and automating backups

Any other ideas?

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How about outcome-oriented micro-courses that help junior developers learn intermediate and advanced concepts for daily use?

Examples,

  1. Implementing webhooks for payment gateways
  2. Processing webhook payloads the right way
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Most online courses focus on zero-to-one content (introducing the basics of a language or framework).

The idea of micro-courses that focus beyond stage one is intriguing.

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Been playing with langchain tools and agents for the past few days. Quite simple, easy to learn and use. I might put something out soon (like a simple tool).

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At Webinative, a fresher invests about 12-18 months working 40 hours/week to become a full-stack developer.

Most "full-stack developer in ninety days" programs set you up for failure and/or frustration.

Put in the reps. Consistently.

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Learning to code is like building your muscles.

You have to put in the reps. Consistently. The timeline for results varies for each person.

A gym that promises "six-pack abs in sixty days" sets you up for failure and frustration.

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I prefer RSS feeds to newsletters

Why – I can get updates from websites without sharing my email.

I use NetNewsWire as my feed reader. But the new Thunderbird is tempting.

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Own your platform 3/3

How do you push updates to crawlers?

Use dynamic sitemaps. Here is mine - sitemap.xml.

Again, Django has a built-in sitemaps framework, making the implementation easy.

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Own your platform 2/3

How do you push updates to your loyal users?

Through RSS/Atom feeds. Here is mine.

Django has a built-in syndication feed app to set up your feed with a few lines of code.

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Own your platform 1/3

Use social media to drive traffic to your site. Convert visitors to users. Then, push updates.

For humans, use RSS feeds and newsletters. For crawlers, use sitemap.xml.

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