if you started coding way before LLMs then try to not join companies started after LLMs with very small teams and funding (given you have options)
you will find it very hard to find a structure, good knowledge transfer & upskilling time
at the end it is your journey, not your father's company that you have to grow
*feedback from few of the people in my DMs
i didn't think it was possible, but over the last few days, i have started using codex a lot more than I use claude code in daily use
model speed is a massive switch factor, i go to claude code now when codex rate limit is exhausted
A simple rule that scales surprisingly well:
Keep most source files around 300 lines of code or less.
It's not a hard limit.
There are exceptions, but for most everyday projects, this rule keeps codebases healthier over time.
imagine working with folks from IIIT-H, IIT-D, IIT-B & your manager is AIR-3.
man, working with high caliber people creates FOMO to push you a lot faster
i love working with over smart people than me. so much to learn from them
Do you ever get bored with your own legs? like genuinely. they're just... there. hanging out. doing nothing while I sit for 9 hours straight. I don't know what to do with them anymore. I've tried crossing, uncrossing, tucking, stretching, nothing works.
Plot twist: the hardest thing I'm learning right now isn't Kafka or system design. It's how to actually learn — knowing when to think first and when to let AI help.
Productivity is driven either by curiosity or by fear.
If you think you are highly unproductive, pick up something you are curious about or induce an artificial fear - e.g., deadlines, irrelevance, or failure. It's not always comfortable, but fear can be a powerful motivator.
My AI is starting to think like me, argue like me, and make decisions like me
So basically, I've been arguing with myself this whole time, and I'm losing
make sure you are doing this & staying in a job which allows you to do this:-
- 4 times a week gym
- minimum 2 hrs daily upskilling
- meditation & gratitude practice
- spending 10mins staring at wall without music & anything
doing it for a month, and very positive results so far.....