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My Most Expensive Engineering Decision
Sharing the story of an engineer's most costly 'yes' decision in their career, with lessons learned from 20 years of experience.
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Companies Quietly Hiring Juniors While Everyone Fears AI
While the rise of AI sparks fears of job losses, many companies continue to invest in junior talent. This post explores the reasons behind this trend and its.
Career
The Candidate Who Impressed Me Most in a Job Interview
I've conducted hundreds of job interviews. Most candidates had memorized technical information, but only one truly impressed me. Why? Because of their.
Technology
5 Reasons Why Proxmox Should Be the Heart of Your Homelab
5 key reasons why Proxmox will strengthen your homelab in terms of high availability, storage, networking, and security.
Technology
I Ran AI Agents Autonomously for 6 Months: An Honest Report
I ran my own AI agents autonomously for 6 months. In this process, I encountered successes, disappointments, technical details, and my cost analysis…
Tutorials
6-Watt Home Server with N100 Mini PC: Homelab from Scratch in 2026
A step-by-step guide on how to start a homelab from scratch in 2026 by setting up a low-power (6W) home server with an Intel N100 processor mini PC.
Career
What Does It Mean To Be 'Senior' In The Age of AI?
In the AI-transformed tech world, the meaning of 'senior' is changing. Experience, problem-solving, and workflow mastery are more important than prompt.
Career
The Heaviest AI Users Atrophy the Fastest: The Skill Atrophy Trap
I examine how over-reliance on AI tools dulls our professional skills, with examples from my 20 years of field experience. In the long run, this…
Career
Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was a Junior
5 critical lessons distilled from my 20 years of career experience, which I'd tell my junior self.
Life
My Account Was Hacked! 5 Things to Do in the Right Order in the First
When you realize your account has been hacked, you can minimize the damage by taking the right steps quickly, without panicking. Here's what you need to do in.
Life
The Maintenance Burden of Homelab Expansion
My experiences with the unexpected maintenance burdens and personal time costs encountered while expanding my homelab.
Tutorials
I Deleted Google Photos: All My Memories to My Own Server with Immich
I detailed my transition from Google Photos to Immich, the challenges I faced, and the specifics of photo management on my own server, step by step.
Career
How to Survive as a Developer in the Age of AI?
With 20 years of experience, I explain how developers should position themselves in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of technical depth and real.
Career
Will AI Make Developers Jobless? An Honest Answer
With 20 years of experience, I evaluate how AI will affect the future of developers and what the real risk is.
Career
No Longer a Bricklayer, You're the Foreman: The Quiet Evolution
The developer's role is quietly shifting from writing code to becoming a 'foreman' who holistically manages systems and workflows. This transformation.
Career
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From Eggdrop to AI Agents: It's Not Actually That New
AI agents, MCP, tool calling feel brand new — but to anyone who ran an Eggdrop bot on IRC, it's familiar. The real shift wasn't tech, but access to knowledge.
Life
From Fake SMS to e-Devlet Trap: Most Used in Turkey in 2026
As we enter 2026, I analyze the most common scam methods in Turkey through my own observations and experiences. e-Devlet links, fake SMS, and…
Technology
What is MCP and Why Did It Become 2026's Most Important AI Standard?
Exploring the Microservice Communication Protocol (MCP) standard, which solves the incompatibility problem between AI models, using a USB-C analogy and my own.
Career
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One Night a Storage System Died and Changed How I Think About Software
One night a storage system died and I realized the problem was never the disks — it was assuming nothing would fail. On assumptions, trust, and safety.
Career
The Price Tag of Self-Hosting: A Comparison with Cloud Costs
I compare the costs of self-hosting versus cloud computing based on my experiences. Real numbers, trade-offs, and which is more profitable in different.
Life
Coding with AI: Is It Blunting Developer Skills?
Is writing code with AI tools blunting our developer skills? I share my own experiences and thoughts on this topic.
Life
Coping with the Pressure of Constantly Learning New Things
With 20 years of tech experience, Mustafa Erbay shares ways to move forward without being crushed by the pressure of continuous learning.
Life
Technologies I've Thrown Away Over the Years
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I share the technologies I've deemed 'useless' in my career and why. A pragmatic perspective.
Technology
GPT-5.5, Claude, Gemini, or DeepSeek? LLMs Based on Workload
I analyze the performance of different LLM models based on their workloads. Comparing GPT-5.5, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek to help you choose the right.