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I Trapped Myself in Arch Linux for 365 Days. Here's Why I’m Never Leaving.
Over a year ago, I bought an old Thinkpad with the sole intention of messing around. I wanted to upgrade the hardware, tinker with the internals, and…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
The Seniority Trap: Why You Might Have 1 Year of Experience, 10 Times
We’ve all seen the “Senior Software Engineer” LinkedIn profiles with 10+ years of experience. But in the world of engineering, time is a deceptive…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
3 Things I'm Unlearning from Big Tech
For nearly a decade, my identity was defined by a single title: Software Engineer. It’s an identity I picked up early, starting in a Computer Science…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
How to Build a $1k MRR SaaS Without Getting Lucky
This week, Ferryman officially crossed the $1,000 Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) milestone. It took 110 days of showing up every single day. No days…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
Be Selective About Opinions
As you get older, you have to become aggressively selective about whose advice you let into your head. Early in our lives, we’re all standing on the…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
3 Hard Truths I Learned From Being Laid Off
Nearly eight years ago, on March 20th, I woke up, walked to a coffee shop near Washington Square Park with Carly, and prepared for another Tuesday as a…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
Stability is a Trap
Most of us enter the industry with a simple plan: go to a Big Tech company, build a financial foundation, gain some “prestige,” and then leave to build…
 • Kevin Naughton Jr.
The Software Engineer Weekly
The Software Engineer Weekly
Accelerate your software engineering career with weekly tips. Read by engineers at Google, Netflix, Meta, and more. Written by a Software Engineer @ Google.
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