Being a Software Developer in Turkey: The Untold Truths
I'm sharing the differences between expectations and realities of being a software developer in Turkey, based on my 20 years of field experience.
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I'm sharing the differences between expectations and realities of being a software developer in Turkey, based on my 20 years of field experience.
I examine the new 'Cut and Pivot' strategy behind tech layoffs in 2026 and what it means for our careers.
Analyzing the equation between a CS degree, bootcamp, or self-learning when charting a career path in the software industry in 2026, based on my 20 years of.
Mustafa Erbay's career advice: Is it too late to start learning code in 2026? I explain why continuous learning and adaptation are what truly matter.
Why engineers with AI competencies earn higher salaries in the industry, which skills stand out, and the impact of this premium on careers…
The impact of homelab setup on my career, practical steps and how to stand out in job interviews?
How AI technologies are transforming the software world, which roles will remain safe, and which are at risk, based on my own experiences…
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I examine the place of a university degree in the software world and its pragmatic realities.
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I share the turning points of my career and 7 things I wish I had known looking back. This is not advice, but…
Transitioning to a management position isn't a one-way street as commonly believed. My own experiences show that returning to technical roles is possible and.
Examining the effectiveness of AI code assistants in software development, comparing GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code based on my own experiences to.
The reasons behind my transition from a management position back to a technical career, the challenges I faced, and the lessons I learned.
Sharing the story of an engineer's most costly 'yes' decision in their career, with lessons learned from 20 years of experience.
I've conducted hundreds of job interviews. Most candidates had memorized technical information, but only one truly impressed me. Why? Because of their.
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.
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…
5 critical lessons distilled from my 20 years of career experience, which I'd tell my junior self.
In the AI-transformed tech world, the meaning of 'senior' is changing. Experience, problem-solving, and workflow mastery are more important than prompt.
The developer's role is quietly shifting from writing code to becoming a 'foreman' who holistically manages systems and workflows. This transformation.
With 20 years of experience, I explain how developers should position themselves in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of technical depth and real.
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.
Exploring the software developer salary gap in Turkey, the profound differences between the 95,000 TL and 175,000 TL levels, and the systemic reasons behind.
Exploring the potential of Passkeys in both the individual and corporate world, their technical details, and the real challenges in adaptation processes, based.
The 38% rate of candidates cheating in technical interviews with unseen AI tools questions the future of hiring processes. This situation...
I share my experiences with 5 critical self-hosting projects that infrastructure specialists can undertake on their own servers to gain real-world experience.
A pragmatic perspective from my 20 years of field experience on the difficulties junior developers face in finding jobs and the reasons behind this situation.
In light of 20 years of experience, I discuss the impact of AI tools on my engineering career, the areas they've accelerated, and the importance of critical.
I compare AI's promised acceleration in software development with the actual decrease in productivity observed in the field. Why did we slow down, and how can.
As an indie hacker, I explore software architecture choices: balancing the easy start of a Monolith with the flexibility of a Modular Monolith, based on my own.
Drawing from my 20 years of experience in system architecture, networking, and software development, I share what truly lasts in a changing tech world...
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I look for much more than just what's on a candidate's resume. What catches my eye first during hiring? Based.
Strategies for detecting, filtering, and managing the high cardinality issue that inflates costs and disks in metric infrastructures.
With 20 years of experience, I'm revealing the biggest lie in the software world: how chasing perfect code hinders real success and the pragmatic approach…
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I compare the cost of building your own platform against the advantages of using ready-made solutions. An.
With 20 years of experience in system architecture and operations, I'm still discovering and learning many things in the IT world. In this post, I'll share.
Take a deep dive into the alternatives, use cases, and trade-offs of locking mechanisms in distributed systems.
With 20 years of system architecture experience, Mustafa Erbay discusses the true value of an idea, the most expensive mistake in his career, and the pragmatic.
I explain the three practical idempotency strategies I use to prevent duplicate requests in distributed architectures, with production experiences and code.
A bold look at the current state of software engineering with 20 years of system architecture experience. With real experiences and a pragmatic approach...
In my 20 years of system architecture and software development experience, I've made some big entrepreneurial mistakes beyond just technical knowledge. Here.
I analyze how adopting an offline-first architecture in mobile applications increases long-term support costs rather than just development efforts.
In my career, I've learned that the difference in difficulty between building a great product and marketing it isn't what we often think. Here are my.
Optimizing your mobile app's size is crucial for increasing download rates and improving user experience. Here are 3 critical priorities from an indie hacker's.
I analyze 3 steps infrastructure managers should prioritize when responding to critical kernel CVEs, based on field experience.
A 3-step guide to optimizing supply chain data flow in manufacturing ERPs, covering database, transaction queues, and network segmentation.
Why commercial Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools are disproportionately costly, especially for solo developers and small teams...
Learn how to respond quickly and effectively to critical CVEs in the kernel with a practical 3-step approach.
I explore how far network certifications can actually carry you in your career, and why field experience and deep knowledge are much more critical.
Analyzing the real cost and benefit of IPv6 transition for solo creators. Focusing on practical utility rather than technical jargon.
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I explain how the most expensive mistake of my career wasn't a line of code, but a 'yes'. A thought-provoking.
An in-depth guide to mobile application API versioning strategies, the impact of technical debt on careers and projects, and best practices.
I examine what happens when we don't define the boundaries of our work in infrastructure and network consulting, in 3 steps from L2/L3 layers to DNS.
I'm sharing candidly how the 'BurnCPU' idea, one of the turning points in my career, was born, the problems I faced, and what it taught me.
One of the biggest decisions in my career was to build my own social network. I'm sharing why I embarked on this journey, my expectations, and what I learned.
I analyze the practical implications of MVCC, performance trade-offs, and real-world scenarios when choosing a database for indie hackers.
With 20 years of experience, I question how AI tools like GitHub Copilot impact developer productivity and whether they lead to laziness.
A lesson distilled from twenty years of experience: My biggest mistakes weren't technical, but not knowing when to give up. How I fell into the perfectionism.
With 20 years of system architecture experience, I explain why most SaaS startups fail and what the right steps should be.
With 20 years of system architecture and software development experience, Mustafa Erbay deconstructs the 'perfect product' myth. Pragmatic approaches and.
A personal experience on the limits of free speech on social media and how platform decisions impacted my career.