After coaching 20+ developers via my free Developer Growth Call, spending years as a volunteer at the amazing company HackYourFuture, and opening up my DMs on LinkedIn, I realized something important: developer advice should be accessible to everyone. Regardless of time, money, or knowledge level, it should be possible to find meaningful, solid advice on how to progress in your developer career without having to spend $1000s on courses.
That's why I'm continuing my pursuit of building the biggest developer soft skills platform with Beyond Commit: free masterclasses, a dedicated Slack community, blogs, newsletter, expert interviews, live coding events, in-company training and even...a yearly event.
Start small
Part of the above mentioned ambitions lie a bit more in the future. But I have already written 3 developer growth guides that you can read...for free!
This is all based on 7+ years of experience building products in teams of all shapes and sizes: from startups to large e-commerce platforms. In those 7 years I've made mistakes, went from junior to team lead, ended up in a burnout and bounced back stronger than ever, started volunteering as a developer coach. A lot of highs and lows, I can tell you that much.
Your Developer Path
Working in tech for all these years also made me realize I'm a people-oriented developer. I love mentoring juniors, I get a lot of energy from coaching the next generation, I have thoroughly enjoyed the 20+ developer growth calls where I've had the pleasure of meeting people from all over the world and the honor of giving them advice.
But now it's your turn! I want to teach you how to approach tickets and plan your work, work with more structure and clarity, reflect on your growth, and which soft skills get you promoted.
Get your guide here: https://timlorent.gumroad.com/l/developer-growth-kit
What is currently your biggest struggle in your dev career? Let me know in the comments!
Top comments (2)
What updates are next for Beyond Commit and the guides?
Hi @mateorod_ , thanks for your question! I'm planning this:
A free masterclasses, a dedicated Slack community, blog, newsletter, expert interviews, meetups in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The first updates will be a free masterclass and a dedicated Slack community where all developers are welcome to talk about soft skills and their personal development and where myself and other experienced devs will share their insights.
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