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Mika Flowers

Self-taught. Tiny Linux/web tools. Documenting my job search, tech re-entry, and everything I'm learning in public until someone hires me.

Location Alexandria, Virginia Joined Joined on  Personal website https://miflow13.github.io/my-blog/ github website

Education

Self-taught Software Developer

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Work

Freelance Technical Writer · Independent Software Developer · Open Source Builder

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The Version of Me Who Looks Better on Paper Doesn't Exist

The Version of Me Who Looks Better on Paper Doesn't Exist

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AI Is Making Me Faster. I Don’t Want It to Make Me Worse.

AI Is Making Me Faster. I Don’t Want It to Make Me Worse.

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I Stopped Measuring My Programming Ability by How Much Code I Write.

Reframing developer worth beyond raw output

I Stopped Measuring My Programming Ability by How Much Code I Write.

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They Invited Me to Apply. Two Days Later, They Rejected Me.

They Invited Me to Apply. Two Days Later, They Rejected Me.

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I Tried to Prompt a 3D DEV Library Into Existence. Then I Had to Build My Own Level Editor.

Sanity Challenge Path Two Submission

I Tried to Prompt a 3D DEV Library Into Existence. Then I Had to Build My Own Level Editor.

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I Got Rejected 2 Minutes After Applying. So Much for 'Skills-Based Hiring.'

ATS resume filters spark fierce debate among devs

I Got Rejected 2 Minutes After Applying. So Much for 'Skills-Based Hiring.'

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How I Actually Learn New Skills (No Tutorial Required)

How I Actually Learn New Skills (No Tutorial Required)

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My AI Agent's Skill Declared Nothing. It Still Read 9 Files, Ran 7 Processes, and Got Blocked 3 Times.

My AI Agent's Skill Declared Nothing. It Still Read 9 Files, Ran 7 Processes, and Got Blocked 3 Times.

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Can Two Local AI Agents Build an App Without Me? I Gave Them 6 Rounds to Find Out

Can Two Local AI Agents Build an App Without Me? I Gave Them 6 Rounds to Find Out

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8 Posts by Women on DEV That Deserve More Than a Once-a-Year Spotlight

Real technical deep dives over token spotlights

8 Posts by Women on DEV That Deserve More Than a Once-a-Year Spotlight

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Devlog: I Built a 3D Library in Three.js Without a Level Editor — So I Made My Own

Shifting from code to a visual editor

Devlog: I Built a 3D Library in Three.js Without a Level Editor — So I Made My Own

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Calculators Were the Original "AI Cheating Panic" — And We're Doing It All Again

Calculators Were the Original "AI Cheating Panic" — And We're Doing It All Again

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why on earth does the Claude logo still look like a sphincter?

why on earth does the Claude logo still look like a sphincter?

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nobody teaches you software architecture. you just break something enough times.

nobody teaches you software architecture. you just break something enough times.

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AI Is Making You a Worse Engineer and a Better Employee

Compares velocity to skill depreciation

AI Is Making You a Worse Engineer and a Better Employee

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Stop Building Portfolio Projects. They're Making You Worse.

Stop Building Portfolio Projects. They're Making You Worse.

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Job-Hunting With a Resume That Doesn't Look Like a Resume

Job-Hunting With a Resume That Doesn't Look Like a Resume

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Walking Into Tech Like It's On Fire (Because, Kind Of, It Is)

Walking Into Tech Like It's On Fire (Because, Kind Of, It Is)

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Your AI Agent Has Too Many Permissions: A Practical Guide to Not Getting Burned

Your AI Agent Has Too Many Permissions: A Practical Guide to Not Getting Burned

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The Sycophancy Problem: Why AI Keeps Agreeing With You (And Why That's Actually a Bug)

The Sycophancy Problem: Why AI Keeps Agreeing With You (And Why That's Actually a Bug)

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Vibe Coding Was Never Going to Be the Future. Architecture Is.

Vibe Coding Was Never Going to Be the Future. Architecture Is.

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How I Built a GNOME Utility to Disable My Laptop Keyboard (and What I Learned About Linux Input Devices)

How I Built a GNOME Utility to Disable My Laptop Keyboard (and What I Learned About Linux Input Devices)

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I Spent 8 Years Managing a Grocery Store. Then I Taught Myself to Ship Linux Apps.

Unconventional path from retail floor to Linux dev

I Spent 8 Years Managing a Grocery Store. Then I Taught Myself to Ship Linux Apps.

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Why I Had to Learn About State Machines to Build a Desktop Pet

Why I Had to Learn About State Machines to Build a Desktop Pet

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I Built a Desktop Pet That Actually Feels at Home on Linux

I Built a Desktop Pet That Actually Feels at Home on Linux

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Breaking Down the Door

Breaking Down the Door

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A Tiny Linux Desktop Companion — and Wayland and GTK Kept Getting in the Way

A Tiny Linux Desktop Companion — and Wayland and GTK Kept Getting in the Way

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