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Cesar Aguirre

Sometimes I code, always I write — A simple man making his way through the galaxy, writing as I go — 📚 Author of "Street-Smart Coding in the Age of AI": bit.ly/csarag-sscai

Location Colombia 🇨🇴 (not Columbia) Joined Joined on  Personal website https://bit.ly/imcsarag github website

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Content, Courses & Training for .NET teams — Helping teams to write maintainable & performant code

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A Year Ago I Published Street-Smart Coding. Here Are the Lessons, Mistakes, and Numbers

A Year Ago I Published Street-Smart Coding. Here Are the Lessons, Mistakes, and Numbers

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When Recovering From Burnout, Writing Became My Therapy. And This Week My First Coding Book Turns 1 Year Old. Ask Me Anything!

Community shares similar burnout recovery stories

When Recovering From Burnout, Writing Became My Therapy. And This Week My First Coding Book Turns 1 Year Old. Ask Me Anything!

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The Scariest Lines of Code I've Ever Written. Boooo!!!

The Scariest Lines of Code I've Ever Written. Boooo!!!

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Four Pitfalls of Over-Relying on AI When Coding

Four Pitfalls of Over-Relying on AI When Coding

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Another Rule for Using AI Without Losing My Skills

Another Rule for Using AI Without Losing My Skills

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From Skepticism to Overreliance, My Journey With AI (And How to Thrive as a Coder)

From Skepticism to Overreliance, My Journey With AI (And How to Thrive as a Coder)

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The Unexpected Truth AI Reveals about Coding

The Unexpected Truth AI Reveals about Coding

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With AI, The Real Edge Is Knowing What to Build

With AI, The Real Edge Is Knowing What to Build

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re: Couriers, Not Coders (Syntax Isn't The Edge Anymore)

re: Couriers, Not Coders (Syntax Isn't The Edge Anymore)

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The Joy of Old-School Coding After a Stupid Mistake

The Joy of Old-School Coding After a Stupid Mistake

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re: Has the Audience for Technical Articles Dropped?

re: Has the Audience for Technical Articles Dropped?

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Don't Just Be a Coder. Be a Street-Smart Coder Instead

Don't Just Be a Coder. Be a Street-Smart Coder Instead

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I'm Launching Street-Smart Coding Manifesto: A Case Against Syntax Obsession (Book 2 of My Trilogy)

I'm Launching Street-Smart Coding Manifesto: A Case Against Syntax Obsession (Book 2 of My Trilogy)

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I Ran an AMA on Dev.to. Here Are My Favorite Questions

Dealing with AI bots and burnout

I Ran an AMA on Dev.to. Here Are My Favorite Questions

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I've Spent 10+ Years in Software Engineering. After Sickness, Burnout, and a Layoff, I'm Rebuilding My Career. Ask Me Anything

Writing therapy and a new book trilogy

I've Spent 10+ Years in Software Engineering. After Sickness, Burnout, and a Layoff, I'm Rebuilding My Career. Ask Me Anything

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7 Unconventional (But Surprisingly Effective) Ways to Get Better at Coding

7 Unconventional (But Surprisingly Effective) Ways to Get Better at Coding

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The Mantra to Thrive in the AI Hype

The Mantra to Thrive in the AI Hype

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Always Be Writing About What You Do at Work

Always Be Writing About What You Do at Work

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What Software Engineering Should Learn from Aviation (And from Rare Plane Crashes)

What Software Engineering Should Learn from Aviation (And from Rare Plane Crashes)

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Unpopular Opinions on AI-Assisted Coding That May Annoy You

Unpopular Opinions on AI-Assisted Coding That May Annoy You

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12 Hard Truths About Coding I Learned the Hard Way After 10+ Years

The shift from code to meetings

12 Hard Truths About Coding I Learned the Hard Way After 10+ Years

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The Excel Paradox of Coding

The Excel Paradox of Coding

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Now I See Why Translators Are Panicking Over AI—Should Coders Panic Too?

Shortcomings in idioms and technical jargon

Now I See Why Translators Are Panicking Over AI—Should Coders Panic Too?

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The One Rule I Follow to Code with AI (Without Losing My Skills)

The One Rule I Follow to Code with AI (Without Losing My Skills)

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The Main Advantage Of Coding "The Old Way" Over AI-Assisted Coding

The Main Advantage Of Coding "The Old Way" Over AI-Assisted Coding

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Coding For A Living Is More Performance Than Code

Coding For A Living Is More Performance Than Code

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The Real Problem With AI Writing All Our Code

The Real Problem With AI Writing All Our Code

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If AI Finally Writes 90% of Code, You Don't Need to Learn So Many Languages

If AI Finally Writes 90% of Code, You Don't Need to Learn So Many Languages

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Two Ways to Think of AI Without Outsourcing Your Mind

Surgical metaphors and documentation use cases

Two Ways to Think of AI Without Outsourcing Your Mind

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Why You Need An Intention For Your Coding Career

Why You Need An Intention For Your Coding Career

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The Most Painful Career Lesson My Best Job Taught Me

WeCoded 2026: Echoes of Experience 💜

The Most Painful Career Lesson My Best Job Taught Me

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4 Tips to Avoid Rushing to Code (and Building the Wrong Thing)

4 Tips to Avoid Rushing to Code (and Building the Wrong Thing)

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Forget Syntax and Lines of Code. Do This to Stand Out

Forget Syntax and Lines of Code. Do This to Stand Out

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The Numbers That Deflate the AI Hype About Replacing Coders—and Ease FOMO

The Numbers That Deflate the AI Hype About Replacing Coders—and Ease FOMO

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A Quick Recovery Guide for AI-Dependent Coders

A Quick Recovery Guide for AI-Dependent Coders

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AI Is More Like a Sloppy Junior Coder With Bad Memory

AI Is More Like a Sloppy Junior Coder With Bad Memory

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10 Tips Every New Coder Should Know to Thrive (Beyond AI Hype)

10 Tips Every New Coder Should Know to Thrive (Beyond AI Hype)

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AI's Hidden Gift: We're Rediscovering the Practice of Coding

AI's Hidden Gift: We're Rediscovering the Practice of Coding

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What Coders Could Offer Instead of Writing Lines of Code If AI Takes Over

What Coders Could Offer Instead of Writing Lines of Code If AI Takes Over

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Two Small Fixes That Could Transform Your Dev Team's Communication

Two Small Fixes That Could Transform Your Dev Team's Communication

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10 Ways to Stand Out at Work—Other than Work Hard

10 Ways to Stand Out at Work—Other than Work Hard

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The Truth About Coding That Changes Everything (Probably You Won't Like It Either)

The Truth About Coding That Changes Everything (Probably You Won't Like It Either)

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7 Reasons Why I'll Keep Writing—Even If AI Writes Faster and Better

7 Reasons Why I'll Keep Writing—Even If AI Writes Faster and Better

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The Skill That Took My Coding Career Further Than Anything Else

The Skill That Took My Coding Career Further Than Anything Else

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My 2025 in Review—And My Most Read Posts

My 2025 in Review—And My Most Read Posts

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Ditch Your Helpers and Utilities Classes Before They Ruin Your Code

Ditch Your Helpers and Utilities Classes Before They Ruin Your Code

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A Quick Lesson After A Long Debugging Session (And Almost Pulling My Hair Off)

A Quick Lesson After A Long Debugging Session (And Almost Pulling My Hair Off)

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Solving Advent of Code Day 7: Splitting Tachyon Beams

Solving Advent of Code Day 7: Splitting Tachyon Beams

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The Subtle Sign You're Growing as a Coder

The Subtle Sign You're Growing as a Coder

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The Real Reason Why Some Dev Companies Are Forcing AI

The Real Reason Why Some Dev Companies Are Forcing AI

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Re: Programming Is Becoming Prompting

Re: Programming Is Becoming Prompting

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Don't Learn Prompt Engineering. Here's What Matters More

Don't Learn Prompt Engineering. Here's What Matters More

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The Hardest Lesson I Learned Migrating Yet Another Legacy Codebase

The Hardest Lesson I Learned Migrating Yet Another Legacy Codebase

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Want To Write As A Coder? Start With TIL Posts

Want To Write As A Coder? Start With TIL Posts

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Dear Junior Coders: Stop Chasing Shiny Objects

Dear Junior Coders: Stop Chasing Shiny Objects

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The Best Bad Example I'm Using to Teach Clean Code Principles in My Latest Book

The Best Bad Example I'm Using to Teach Clean Code Principles in My Latest Book

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My Biggest Mistake as a New Coder (Nobody Warned Me)

My Biggest Mistake as a New Coder (Nobody Warned Me)

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TIL: Always Wrap Collections in API Responses

TIL: Always Wrap Collections in API Responses

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If You're Learning Coding, Here's The Only Rule You Need to Adopt AI

If You're Learning Coding, Here's The Only Rule You Need to Adopt AI

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Senior C# Dev Reacts to Reddit's /csharp (Hot Takes Only)

Senior C# Dev Reacts to Reddit's /csharp (Hot Takes Only)

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