Developers who have worked on a large, well-known, or legacy application: If you could go back in time and change ONE architectural decision from the start, what would it be and why?
What's a "dead" or "boring" programming language that you genuinely love working with, and why should we reconsider it?
What's the most ambitious side project you ever abandoned?
What's the single piece of code (good or bad) that's permanently burned into your memory, and what did it teach you?
What was the moment you decided to stop chasing the "new hotness" in frameworks and just stick with what works?
What's the most infuriating, time-consuming bug you ever had to chase down, and what was the ridiculously simple cause?
What's your most controversial, professionally-held "hot take" that would get you yelled at on Twitter but is probably true?
When did you realize your tech stack was becoming obsolete, and what did you do about it?
It's 2030. What technology that is popular today has completely died, and what niche tech has inexplicably taken over the world?
What's a non-obvious sign you were heading for burnout, and what was the one change that actually helped you recover?
Developers who have worked on a large, well-known, or legacy application: If you could go back in time and change ONE architectural decision from the start, what would it be and why?
What's a "dead" or "boring" programming language that you genuinely love working with, and why should we reconsider it?
What's the most ambitious side project you ever abandoned?
What's the single piece of code (good or bad) that's permanently burned into your memory, and what did it teach you?
What was the moment you decided to stop chasing the "new hotness" in frameworks and just stick with what works?
What's the most infuriating, time-consuming bug you ever had to chase down, and what was the ridiculously simple cause?