Uday Sharma’s Post

Building software is fun again! Over the past months, I’ve had more fun programming than I remember having in years. It’s not really about new AI tools. For me, it comes down to finally being able to address deeper technical challenges and move things that have been sitting in the backlog for far too long. That feels liberating 🙂 For many years, feedback loops in software development became slower. Around 15 years ago, applications were simpler. With basic HTML, JavaScript, and backend rendering, it was possible to move quickly from idea to delivery. Over time, complexity grew in every direction - modern frontends, stronger security requirements, distributed systems - and naturally, delivery slowed down. Meanwhile, the backlog kept growing. At some point, I simply got used to it ... and the fun slowly disappeared from the process. Recently, I’ve noticed that experimenting, testing ideas, and tackling technical debt has become faster again. Quick iterations make it possible to revisit long-standing challenges and finally make progress on things that once felt stuck. However, experience is still critical. Without enough experience, it’s easy to create even more technical debt instead of reducing it 🙂 (or accidentally donate parts of your codebase to the open source world like Anthropic did with Claude Code 🙂). It’s fun again! What about you - are you enjoying building software more again than in recent years? #softwaredevelopment #development #ai #feedbackloops

💡 Stop Writing Code Like This — Do This Instead Many developers (including experienced ones) make this mistake: 👉 Jumping straight into coding without fully understanding the problem. Here’s a better approach that saves hours: 🔹 Understand the problem deeply Before writing a single line of code, ask: What exactly am I solving? 🔹 Break it down Divide the problem into smaller, manageable parts. 🔹 Plan before coding Even 5 minutes of planning can save 30 minutes of debugging. 🔹 Write clean, readable code Code is not just for machines—it’s for humans too. 🔹 Test as you build Don’t wait till the end to find bugs. ⚡ Most bugs are not coding errors… They come from unclear thinking at the start. If this helped, follow for more practical dev tips. #Programming #Developers #CodingTips #SoftwareEngineering #Tech

This is the moment coding stops being just a skill and becomes engineering! After two years of building applications with Flutter and working with different architectures, I’ve realized things I never expected when I first entered this field. At the beginning, it didn’t even feel like engineering. Most people think coding is about writing code that does stuff. But in reality, that’s the smallest part of the process, especially after AI emerged. Software engineering, as the name suggests, is about engineering the application. When you're building a "Hello World" app, or even something slightly bigger, it feels easy. But the moment you start building real-world systems... That’s when everything changes. You realize that software engineering is not about code. It’s about solving real-world problems. And to do that, you need to deeply understand the problem ans deeply understand the solution before writing a single line of code Then comes the real challenge: How do you translate that solution into a system? That’s where abstraction begins. That’s where thinking shifts. That’s where engineering starts. After that, you design: how your data is handled (local, remote, or both) how your system is structured And this leads to one of the most important concepts: "Architecture." Architecture is what makes your code: - readable - testable - flexible It’s what allows you to: - add features without breaking everything - come back after years and still understand your own code For me, architecture is the turning point. It’s what takes you from: someone who can code --to--> someone who can build real systems At the end of the day, this field is not about typing on a keyboard. It’s about: - engineering mindset - problem-solving - structured thinking And yes… even art. -> The art of thinking. -> The art of framing problems. -> The art of writing clean, optimized, readable code. Everyone does it differently. And all of them are correct! Now tell me did you discover something you didn't expect only after years of coding? #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Flutter #CleanArchitecture #SystemDesign #Tech #Developers #SoftwareDevelopment

Proud to have participated in an expert talk on “Performance Detective: Finding Bottlenecks in Your Code.” In today’s development world, writing code is easy — but writing efficient, scalable, and high-performance code is what truly sets a developer apart. This session helped me understand how hidden bottlenecks can impact real-world applications and user experience. Gained practical insights into analyzing performance, optimizing code, and thinking beyond just functionality. Excited to apply these learnings in my upcoming projects and build applications that are not just working, but fast, efficient, and scalable. 🚀 Always learning. Always improving. #SoftwareEngineering #PerformanceOptimization #WebDevelopment #DeveloperJourney #Growth #Coding

Frameworks change. Fundamentals don't. => Every line of code we write today is built on someone else’s work. => Dennis Ritchie laid the foundation with C. => Bjarne Stroustrup pushed performance with C++. => James Gosling made "write once, run anywhere" real. The web we use daily exists because of Brendan Eich and Rasmus Lerdorf. And modern development is heavily shaped by Guido van Rossum, Yukihiro Matsumoto, and Larry Wall. Here's the reality most people don't talk about: A lot of developers keep jumping from one framework to another… but still struggle with basics. I realized this while learning and building projects. Tools kept changing. Problems didn't. That's when it clicked. Real growth doesn't come from knowing more tools. It comes from understanding what's underneath them. Learn fundamentals. Respect the roots. Build better. => Which language actually made you think like a developer? #Programming #Developers #Coding #SoftwareEngineering #Tech

🚨 3 Years of Coding and Still Stuck? Here's Why You're Not Failing, But Playing a Different Game I've seen many developers struggle with feelings of inadequacy, comparing their coding skills to others. But here's the thing: coding isn't just about writing clean code; it's about solving real-world problems. In my 9 years of experience, I've learned that the biggest breakthroughs come from embracing 'imperfect solutions'. Your code doesn't have to be perfect; it just needs to work. For instance, I once built a simple chatbot that could answer basic customer queries. It wasn't perfect, but it saved the company thousands of dollars in support costs. The truth is, you're not failing if your code isn't flawless. You're playing a different game - one where imperfect solutions can still drive real impact. So, stop comparing your code to others and focus on solving real-world problems. What's the imperfect solution that's driving impact in your projects? 💡 #DeveloperLife #CodingLife #ImperfectSolutions #TechCommunity #Hustle #CodingTips #DeveloperTips #ImperfectionIsOkay #RealWorldProblems #SolutionsOverSyntax #CareerAdvice #GrowthMindset #LearningToCode #CodeWithPurpose

🚀 5 Coding Agents Compared — And What It Means for Developers The coding landscape is evolving fast. After comparing top coding agents, here’s what really stands out 👇 --- 💡 1. The Terminal is the New IDE Coding is shifting back to the command line. Modern agents are CLI-first — fast, lightweight, and powerful. --- 🧠 2. Context Windows Are Exploding From 8K ➝ 1M tokens in ~2 years. Agents can now understand entire codebases in a single shot. --- ⚙️ 3. Autonomy is a Spectrum - Some agents run fully async (hands-off) - Others are interactive (human-in-loop) 👉 Teams are still figuring out the right balance --- 🌍 4. Open Source is Rising Open-source agents are catching up quickly → More control → More flexibility → Less vendor lock-in --- 💰 5. Pricing is All Over the Place From FREE tools to premium APIs (~$15 / 1M tokens) 👉 Cost awareness is now part of engineering decisions --- 🔥 Bottom Line: We’re moving from “code editors” → “AI-powered coding environments” And the biggest shift? 👉 Developers are becoming orchestrators, not just coders --- 💬 Which coding agent are you using right now? Would love to hear your experience! #AI #SoftwareEngineering #DeveloperTools #Coding #LLM #TechTrends #GenerativeAI image credit: ByteByteGo

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆. Early in my coding journey, I used to focus heavily on writing the most optimized solution from the start - clever algorithms, minimal operations, fancy tricks. But over time, working on real systems taught me something different. In production environments, the biggest problems rarely come from inefficient algorithms. They come from: • Poorly designed APIs • Hard-to-maintain code • Lack of observability • Unclear system boundaries A simple, readable solution that’s easy to debug often beats a highly optimized one that nobody understands. Optimization still matters - but at the right time. The real engineering skill is knowing when simplicity is enough and when performance truly matters. Lesson: Write code that humans can maintain first. Then optimize the parts that actually become bottlenecks. Curious - What’s one engineering lesson you only learned after working on real systems? #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #BackendDevelopment #SystemDesign #TechInsights

🚨 I thought I was a good developer… until I re-read my own code. A few weeks ago, I opened a project I had built. At first, I was confident. “This should be easy to understand.” But within minutes… I was confused. Lost in my own logic. Trying to figure out: “Why did I write it like this?” That moment was uncomfortable. But it taught me something powerful — after reading Code Complete by Steve McConnell. 💭 “Good code is its own best documentation.” → If your code needs too many comments, it’s probably not clear enough. 💭 “The most important consideration in writing code is readability.” → Code is read more than it is written. Optimize for humans, not machines. 💭 “Software construction is about managing complexity.” → The real challenge isn’t writing code — it’s keeping it simple and understandable. 💭 “Write programs for people, not computers.” → Computers will understand anything. Humans won’t. 💡 That experience changed how I code: 🔹 I stopped trying to be “clever” 🔹 I started focusing on clarity 🔹 I simplified logic wherever possible 🔹 I write code assuming someone else will read it tomorrow 💡 The shift: Before → “Does it work?” Now → “Is it easy to understand?” Most bugs don’t come from lack of knowledge… They come from unreadable code. 👉 Curious — have you ever struggled to understand your own code later? Still learning. Still improving. One cleaner line at a time. 💻✨ #CodeComplete #CleanCode #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #DeveloperMindset #Refactoring #LearningJourney

𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸. Not exaggerating. Courses taught me how things should work. Logs showed me how they actually break. I spent months learning Flutter from tutorials. Clean Architecture. State management patterns. Best practices. All useful. None of it prepared me for this: A user reports the app is “not working.” No crash. No error on screen. Just: “not working.” Before production, I would have frozen. Now I open the logs. That is usually where the real investigation starts. One time, the logs showed a 401 buried between two successful calls. The token expired mid-session. Refresh started, but one request had already failed silently. The UI showed stale data. The user said “not working.” They were right. That experience changed how I debug. Here’s what production logs taught me that tutorials never did: → 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. A small delay between two events often means something waited, retried, or blocked. → 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Auth finished too late. A widget rebuilt too early. A sync started before the previous one ended. The sequence often reveals the bug. → 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. A request that never fired. A callback that never ran. A log line that should exist, but doesn’t. → 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀. 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. “App is slow.” “Data is wrong.” “It’s not working.” Your job is to translate the symptom into something observable. The biggest mindset shift for me was this: I stopped asking, “What should this code do?” I started asking, “What did this code actually do when the user pressed that button?” That is the difference between learning to code and learning to debug. Tutorials teach you to build. Production teaches you to investigate. Both matter. But production is what made me a better engineer. What is one thing production taught you that no course ever could? #flutter #softwareengineering #debugging #programming #developers #mobiledevelopment #engineering #learning