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Alex Hyett

Software Developer with over 13 years worth of professional experience and many more before that. Self-confessed geek with a passion for programming and all things tech.

London, United Kingdom Joined on Oct 16, 2020 hello@alexhyett.com https://www.alexhyett.com

Education

Masters in Physics, University of Bath, UK

Pronouns

He/Him

Work

YouTuber and Tech Educator

.Net, C#, SQL, Terraform, React.js, Vue.js, Python, Perl, PHP, Docker

I am currently creating videos about software development on my YouTube channel, as well as writing articles on my blog. If you like my articles don’t miss my newsletter, The Curious Engineer.

159 posts published

45 comments written

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Alex Hyett

Feb 10 '23

The biggest regret in my software engineering career

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

4 min read

Alex Hyett

Jan 13 '23

5 Books That Changed My Life

#life #productivity #motivation #learning

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Jan 5 '23

How I Take (and Organise) My Notes As a Software Engineer

#studying #learning #tips #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Dec 24 '23

Giving back as a developer

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

7 min read

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Alex Hyett

Dec 17 '23

Overcoming personal expectations

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

4 min read

Alex Hyett

Dec 10 '23

SEO 101 for Software Developers

#blogging #career #beginners #learning

8 min read

Alex Hyett

Dec 3 '23

The Good and Bad of Remote Work

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Nov 19 '23

Open Source: An Antidote to Closed Source Vulnerability

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Nov 12 '23

Combining Digital and Analog for Better Note-Taking

#studying #learning #tips #developer

11 min read

Alex Hyett

Nov 5 '23

The Art of Abstractions

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Oct 29 '23

Protecting Privacy: Can Software Developers Make a Difference?

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Oct 22 '23

Navigating Docker like a Wizard

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

8 min read

Alex Hyett

Oct 15 '23

Decentralisation, Our Past and Our Future

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Oct 8 '23

What should a Junior .Net Developer know?

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

8 min read

Alex Hyett

Oct 6 '23

How to do Performance Testing with k6

#testing #programming #coding #developer

10 min read

Alex Hyett

Oct 1 '23

Good Engineers Perform Root Cause Analysis

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Sep 24 '23

Why software developers quit after 2 years

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Sep 22 '23

Idempotency - What it is and How to Implement it

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Sep 19 '23

Your privacy is optional

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

10 min read

Alex Hyett

Sep 11 '23

EU VAT & Moving Paid Plans to Patreon

#entrepreneurship #business #career #motivation

9 min read

Alex Hyett

Sep 8 '23

5 Design Patterns That Are ACTUALLY Used By Developers

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Sep 3 '23

Decluttering my digital life

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Aug 27 '23

The Interface Segregation Situation

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Aug 24 '23

Should software engineers learn DevOps? 🛠️

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Aug 6 '23

What happened to the remote working dream?

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Jul 30 '23

Every great developer has this one trait 🧠

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

4 min read

Alex Hyett

Jul 21 '23

CI/CD Pipeline Using GitHub Actions: Automate Software Delivery

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

10 min read

Alex Hyett

Jul 16 '23

Why is the market so tough for junior engineers right now? 😭

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Jul 9 '23

Startup vs Corporate - Which is best for you? 🏢

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Jul 3 '23

What’s Inside My Digital Toolbox 🧰

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

11 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 28 '23

How to Manage Technical Debt 📉

#programming #productivity #softwareengineering

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 23 '23

How to Build a Project That Will ACTUALLY Get You a Job

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 18 '23

Happiness is ... 🙂

#life #productivity #motivation #learning

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 16 '23

SOLID Principles: Do You Really Understand Them?

#beginners #programming #coding #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 13 '23

How to Manage Your Time as a Software Developer ⌛️

#watercooler #productivity #softwareengineering

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 4 '23

Specialist vs Generalist ⚒️

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

6 min read

Alex Hyett

Jun 2 '23

Knowledge Management for Software Developers

#studying #learning #tips #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

May 28 '23

Engineering Manager vs Tech Lead 🧑🏻‍💻

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

May 26 '23

Should you be blogging as a software developer?

#blogging #career #beginners #learning

10 min read

Alex Hyett

May 21 '23

When is the Right Time to Quit Your Job? 🚪

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

9 min read

Alex Hyett

May 14 '23

Taking Care of Your Mental Health as a Software Developer 🧠

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

9 min read

Alex Hyett

May 12 '23

Recursion explained with the help from Inception

#beginners #programming #coding #developer

4 min read

Alex Hyett

May 7 '23

How to Break a Monolith into Microservices

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

10 min read

Alex Hyett

May 5 '23

5 Hard Truths No-One Is Telling You About Software Engineering

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

May 1 '23

Software Engineering Promotions: Increase Your Chances of Getting to the Next Level 🚀

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

10 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 28 '23

Domain-Driven Design: Simple Explanation

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

8 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 23 '23

Don’t Build Your House on Someone Else’s Land

#entrepreneurship #business #career #motivation

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 21 '23

10 Questions You Should Be Asking at your Technical Interview

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 16 '23

Life Lessons Learned from the Stoics

#life #productivity #motivation #learning

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 14 '23

What is Event Driven Architecture?

#cloud #aws #architecture #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 9 '23

You Can’t Believe Your Eyes

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 7 '23

AI Can’t Do This - SECRET to being a SUCCESSFUL Software Engineer

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

3 min read

Alex Hyett

Apr 2 '23

Does software development have an age limit?

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

4 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 31 '23

Backend Developer Roadmap 2023

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

1 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 26 '23

The Feynman Technique: Learn Quickly

#studying #learning #tips #developer

4 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 24 '23

Best Coding Habits to Start Now

#habits #productivity #motivation #learning

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 20 '23

Can we replace junior developers with ChatGPT?

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

7 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 17 '23

Monolithic vs Microservice Architecture - Which Should You Use?

#programming #coding #architecture #developer

8 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 12 '23

Stop caring what other people think

#life #productivity #motivation #learning

4 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 10 '23

Top 5 Programming Languages to Learn in 2023 (to Get a Job)

#tech #tools #developer #productivity

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 9 '23

1000 Subscribers in 5 Months: My Strategy

#youtube #programming #developer #motivation

12 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 5 '23

Is there such a thing as job security?

#career #motivation #beginners #developer

5 min read

Alex Hyett

Mar 3 '23

Types of Software Testing Explained

#testing #programming #coding #developer

6 min read

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