Larrycodes

Fullstack — Laravel + Next.js · Tech Lead @delovox · Cofounder @aevo_tech · 80+ sites shipped · Payments & production infra

[Larrycodes @larrycodesdev]

@KehindeBarakat2 @paulsmith_tech But for the wrong thing

[The journey of A Christian lady @ThejourneyofACL]

Pray with scriptures!
Pray in tongues!
Pray when you are in need!
Pray when there is abundance!
Pray today, pray tomorrow!
Never stop praying🔥

[Nathaniel Bassey @nathanielblow]

Let me pray this for someone out there. It’s not for everyone. “Very soon, those who did not believe in you, and looked down on you, will look up to you.” And when that time comes, instead of paying them back, you will do them good and show mercy”

[Smart👨‍💻 | Software Engineer @smartnakamoura]

If you’re learning backend engineering, understand these 7 things before worrying about Kubernetes.

1. HTTP & APIs — requests, responses, status codes, headers, REST, authentication.

2. Databases — SQL, indexes, transactions, relationships, query optimization.

3. Data structures & algorithms — not LeetCode gymnastics. Understand how your code actually behaves.

4. Caching — why we cache, cache invalidation, TTLs, Redis, and when caching makes things worse.

5. Queues & background jobs — retries, idempotency, workers, dead-letter queues.

6. System design — load balancing, scaling, failure handling, service boundaries and bottlenecks.

7. Observability — logs, metrics, traces, alerts. If you can’t see what’s breaking, production will humble you.

Kubernetes is useful.

But deploying a poorly designed application to Kubernetes doesn’t magically make it a good backend system.

Master the fundamentals first.

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

Most tech career roadmaps are outdated.

Learn to code → get a job → get promoted.

That’s not the game anymore.

Here’s the career map I’d follow in 2026 and beyond.

Bookmark this. You’ll come back to it.

[Altine Kasire @altinekasre1]

Neverrrrrrrr everrrrrrrr underestimate how much God is protecting you from things you don't even know about.

[Smart👨‍💻 | Software Engineer @smartnakamoura]

You probably don’t need microservices yet.

If your application is still small, splitting it into:

auth-service
user-service
payment-service
notification-service
email-service
analytics-service

can create more problems than it solves.

Now you have:

network calls
service discovery
distributed failures
deployment complexity
monitoring
tracing
data consistency problems

Start simple.

Earn your complexity.

Save this.

[Larrycodes @larrycodesdev]

Hmm

[Kolar😎 @Kolar_Dev]

I hope I’m not the first person to tell you that you can never save costs without self-hosting.

Get a VPS and self-host whatever you can.

Postgres, Redis, queues, monitoring… anything that makes sense.

Your wallet will thank you. 😭

[5FIT_CEO @5FIT_CEO]

Nigga, some days you won't feel motivated.

Pray anyway.

Discipline anyway.

Trust God anyway.

[Dmitrii Kovanikov @ChShersh]

When I was a Junior, I thought being a Senior was about being better at tech skills than everyone else.

Turns out, being a Senior is about being better at everything else except tech.

[Elizabeth Freeman @Miss_bettiee]

I've realized that building small projects teaches me more than watching another 2-hour tutorial.

I do learn a lot building.

[Ossy Vincent @ossynoya]

Nigerians see someone with more money than them and suddenly forget how to speak. The confidence disappears, the tongue starts shaking, and they become “yes sir, thank you sir” merchants.

Money intimidates people too much in this country. It’s embarrassing.

[Ossy Vincent @ossynoya]

This guy they kill me 😂😂😂😂

[Ibukun Amosu 🇳🇬🇬🇭 @amosuibk]

if you like, don’t use AI. keep telling yourself you’re smart while someone else uses AI to outwork, outlearn and outperform you.

[kadoon 🥀🧚🏽‍♀️ @thegrandkardii]

4 months remaining for 2026 to end, I’m so proud of my journey, and there’s many more blessings, miracles, joy, abundance, love, & wins coming my way.

[5FIT_CEO @5FIT_CEO]

Nigga, get serious about God. Your life can change completely.

[Ajay @ajay_2512x]

One thing I learned while job hunting last year is

> Don’t spend months just revising the same 2 resume projects.

> Keep applying. Keep preparing. But also keep building and exploring new things.

> Your projects, GitHub, and skills should grow alongside your preparation.

> I made the mistake of restricting myself to what I already knew.

> Prepare for opportunities, but don’t stop learning while waiting for one.

[Ossy Vincent @ossynoya]

You can have a proper job, avoid parties, cook at home, manage transport, and still be broke before the second week of the month.

Salary enters and immediately starts disappearing. This country has made simply surviving feel like a full-time expense for a lot of people.

[Dr Iretioluwa Akerele @ireteeh]

Monday Motivation ✨

Small actions today build big results tomorrow. Show up, do the work, and keep moving 💪