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20 Things I’ve Learned In My 20 Years As A Software Engineer tl;dr: (1) Software engineers, like all humans, need to feel ownership. (2) Your data is the most important part of your system. (3) Look for technological sharks (old technologies that have survived time). (4) Don’t mistake humility for ignorance. (5) Software engineers should write regularly. And 15 more. 

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Was MongoDB Ever the Right Choice? tl;dr: MongoDB's rapid rise resulted in many implementing it without proper evaluation. This article asks decision makers to know the answers to two questions when considering new tools 🔧 - what problems am I trying to solve and what am I giving up?

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