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Benja〽️in

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Coding backend infrastructure is one thing but knowing how to optimize an existing one is another 🔥👌🏽

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Advice to anyone in their 20's: Choose your hard on purpose You will either choose to do hard things or life will choose to be hard for you. It's life's great truth. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 Get fluent in how cash actually moves: read P&Ls, understand…


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I just paid $3,000 USD for one hour of consulting. My business is doing better than ever but it still feels like it's breaking in new ways every day. But this happens in business. At a certain point, you hit a wall and it feels like you’ve maxed out your skillset. At that…


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They convinced you risk is dangerous. But the real danger is staying average.


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API Rate Limiting API rate limiting is the practice of controlling how many requests a client can make within a specific time window. It protects your backend from abuse, ensures fair usage among clients, and maintains reliable performance even under heavy load. Why API Rate…

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API rate limiting is the practice of controlling how many requests a client can make within a specific time window. It protects your backend from abuse, ensures fair usage among clients, and maintains reliable performance even under heavy load.

Why API Rate…

Just write code and sleep

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When discipline becomes a lifestyle, consistency is no longer a challenge.


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In order to understand this important concept, let's use a simple books scenario: Imagine you have 1,000 books and need to find one specific book. There are two different approaches we could use: 1. Array/List approach (really slow): You start at book #1, check if it's the…

Why are key-value databases much faster than traditional ones?



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This guy literally drops a 1-hour masterclass on building apps without writing code

From Steven

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This guy has finished work here… Those interest and willing take your pen and paper, take notes and act. Check him out on TikTok… I will set you up with information, we are not leaving anyone behind…


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One of many cold emailing techniques that can land you consistent gigs


Omo make everybody do wetin dey their mind 2x, 3x now 5x

when i bought my first car i made sure i could pay for it 5x the cost before i do so i still use that rule till today, i don’t buy anything if i can’t buy it twice or not a necessity. idc what anyone says, i define my own happiness and how i want to live my life. the…



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Reviewing AI-generated code is the new bottleneck. Writing code was slow before. Now, in a few minutes, you can generate virtually unlimited lines of code using AI. But developers are now spending 70% of their time checking that code. That's the new bottleneck. I've been…


Time is an illusion people use to justify procrastination

A great way to not achieve your 2026 goals is to think you need to wait until 2026 to start them.



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Anthropic have absolutely tried to make a coding model that will replace you in six months They haven't succeeded at all but their intent shows with how much effort they put in the coding side of things Opus 4.5 is insanely good at most of the things you throw at it


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If I had to start again in 2025, I’d only learn this: • Python basics (logic → functions → APIs) • AWS core: EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, VPC • Git + GitHub clean workflow • PostgreSQL fundamentals • Deploying simple apps on AWS • Small automation scripts • 2–3 real project…


Vibe development cycle

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Want to build a solid social media presence? Engage with these 3 consistently. 1. Your ICP (Ideal client profile) These are the people you help directly. Why engage with them? When they see your name repeatedly you stop being a stranger. Familiar → Trusted → Hired. 🧵


Nepotism clears both

Hardwork beats talent. Every. Single. Time.

DearS_o_n's tweet image. Hardwork beats talent. Every. Single. Time.


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Instead of LinkedIn, use Jobcase Instead of Indeed, use Hired Instead of Glassdoor, use Kununu Instead of Upwork, use Worksome Instead of Fiverr, use FreeUp Instead of RemoteOK, use Pangian Instead of FlexJobs, use Remotive Instead of Monster, use Ladders Instead of ZipRecruiter,…

LinkedIn has been taken over by slop it's 99% slop posts, just straight LLM outputs every post has the same pattern 90% of comments are bots really weird to witness



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My biggest worries about coding with AI: 1. Beginners not actually learning 2. Atrophy of skills I’m seeing #1 happen and I don’t have a good answer yet. Leveling up as an engineer requires grinding and it’s not always fun. If AI can solve most of the problems for you, when…


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