Friday Links: Leaving jobs, full-stack myth, and stickers
13 Nov 2025 #mondaylinksHey there. Here are 4 main links plus 2 extras I thought were worth sharing this week:
#1. I’d give my junior self lots of advice. But if I had to choose one, I’d say always be ready to leave your job (6min), even if you’re not planning to leave.
#2. I once tried being full-stack, until I discovered the backend world: RESTful APIs and DDD. Maybe being a full-stack coder is a myth (10min) after all.
#3. Here’s a quick take on why polymorphic tables aren’t a good idea (3min).
#4. Could strict best practices and clean code create an unhealthy culture (10min)?
And two quick ones, just for fun:
#a. I had my first laptop full of stickers. If you’re like the old me, share your laptop stickers on stickertop.art.
#b. It seems we coders aren’t the only ones copy-pasting from ChatGPT. Journalists do it too
And in case you missed it, I wrote on my blog about 8 steps to take over a legacy codebase (5min) and when AI feels like cheating (2min).
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See you next time,
Cesar
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