lead in software development | semiconductors | podcaster | starting CrossFit | growth mindset | sharing is caring!https://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lwzigm3a522zLeading without authority is one of the key competencies at workplace. Especially for software engineers.22 Aug 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzigm3a522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lwk6i6fqz22yEmbedded software engineers: How far do you use AI in your work? Is vibe coding possible when you are close to hw?16 Aug 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwk6i6fqz22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lvxowg6hr22yCode is poetry, but most programmers are writing horror stories.09 Aug 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxowg6hr22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lvnc6sdlts2tLet’s continue adding value to our health, relationships and work. Let’s add value to life in general.05 Aug 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnc6sdlts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lvlaebqof22tNobody hanging around at Bluesky nowadays? Where are people of this platform?04 Aug 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlaebqof22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lvl4yc2ji227Regularly recognizing that every software engineering decision involves trade-offs is a simple yet powerful approach to effective decision-making.04 Aug 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvl4yc2ji227https://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lvfhtbetgs2kPromotions in a company… How do you see promotions around you? Do you observe people who do good job get promoted or in general is it another ‘skill’ to know how to climb the career ladders?02 Aug 2025 05:50 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvfhtbetgs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lutvkpubik26Get education -> Execute -> Be Consistent26 Jul 2025 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lutvkpubik26https://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lt2mrpl6tk2rEach time I try being active on Twitter/X, I realize I like the Bluesky most. A rare platform where I feel the freedom and access to many nice people.03 Jul 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2mrpl6tk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lqb5zypqsk2e‘It is not invented by us that’s why we ignore existing possible solution and develop our own fancy stuff.’ How familiar it sounds and what a waste it is mostly.28 May 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqb5zypqsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lqay5hrhis2e"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live." - John F. Woods28 May 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqay5hrhis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lqaxtkou3s2eI want to deepen my understanding on cybersecurity. As such, I am following a series of courses on Coursera which seems fine to get the concepts as a beginner. I know that it is a huge field but I wonder if you guys have useful sources or tips. I am fine if you want to share your own experience.28 May 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqaxtkou3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lp3lpzx2fc2aBetter software engineers will be needed in the light of AI.13 May 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3lpzx2fc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lopw5izigs2wWhich python linter is your favorite and why? Ruff, pylint, flake8 etc?09 May 2025 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopw5izigs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lmzvjknc622vWhat’s up software community! Any exciting tools or technologies nowadays?17 Apr 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzvjknc622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lkq3pkzbns2lAnybody uses Aligned Elements for requirements?19 Mar 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkq3pkzbns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lkosk4rnjk2nApparently the term ‘vibe coding’ has become the new hype along with AI.18 Mar 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkosk4rnjk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lkosepurrc2nKeep learning and be open for growth. That’s the meaning of life for me!18 Mar 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkosepurrc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lknf2td2i222I know there are several options out there to manage Python dependencies and versions. I want to express that me and my team find “uv” very convenient after starting to use it since 2 months. How do you find uv and others?18 Mar 2025 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknf2td2i222https://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lk7i6ix5dk2h@gergely.pragmaticengineer.com I have a question regarding your substack subscription. Is Preplexity and Kagi campaign still valid? Is there any end date? Hope you can answer.12 Mar 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7i6ix5dk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3ljngs7z6lk2tSoftware engineering is an art of making trade offs.05 Mar 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljngs7z6lk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3ljdlbnsx7k2tAI Tools will not replace software engineers ‘completely’ in the near future. But it will change how the teams work soon for sure.01 Mar 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdlbnsx7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lj2v7r3ul22wIn software design, balancing extensibility with simplicity is key.26 Feb 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2v7r3ul22whttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lj23a6p3qk2jWe should all stay away from over-engineering.26 Feb 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj23a6p3qk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3likw7aykfk2rA question to people who develops in Python: What is your main usage of Python? Basic scripting to automate tasks, writing applications using basic Python, or developing applications in OO way using advanced features like protocols, mixins, dataclasses etc?19 Feb 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3likw7aykfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3likvusrddc2rAny users of Grok 3? What is your experience with it? Is it really the smartest AI as claimed? Maybe it is not the right question to ask in Bluesky 😁19 Feb 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3likvusrddc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3likvrb33is2rA career-slower for a software engineer: Having tooo strong opinions about certain solutions without listening to others in the team. If you can base your approach on facts, that’s great. But if it is only your gut feeling that is a different flavor of possibilities, rethink being soo strict.19 Feb 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3likvrb33is2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3ligwd6skvc2kWho believes that they use Kubernetes just for the sake of using it and making their life unnecessarily complex? What are the alternatives for small projects? Basic Docker scripts, VMs?18 Feb 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ligwd6skvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3lidmhy3ty22sWhat is Elon Musk trying to achieve by openly supporting radical right party in Germany? Unbelievable times..17 Feb 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidmhy3ty22shttps://bsky.app/profile/cagatayozdemir.bsky.social/post/3li6w66ooxs2tThere is an AI race between countries. Considering the prospective power of AI, this race can be understandable. However, considering the potential risks about misusage of AI, this race could just be a fast self-destruction of existing systems and societies.15 Feb 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:h4jynaedfns55o7gdlmt5a6i/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6w66ooxs2t