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Your best post is not doing what you think
Two viral posts, and the number I'd been ignoring.
Aug 5
How to Actually Get Started with LLMs
A clear (and human) guide to get started with LLMs without drowning
Aug 2

July 2026

You skipped SQL. The job didn't.
Forty years old and still the last thing standing.
Jul 28
The interview stack. The work stack. Two different jobs.
Two lists. Almost no overlap.
Jul 21
The SQL habit that separates juniors from seniors
If your SQL still lives in nested subqueries, read this.
Jul 19 • Josep Ferrer
Your GitHub is not your portfolio.
One holds your code. The other decides your career.
Jul 14
Mastering SQL JOINs
Some weeks ago we broke down SQL’s execution order with Join:
Jul 12 • Josep Ferrer
Eight Tuesdays down. A small thank you inside.
For staying with me through the reset.
Jul 10 • Josep Ferrer
Understanding Data Collection with APIs
A hands-on guide to collecting structured data with Python and real-world APIs
Jul 6 • Josep Ferrer

June 2026

Seven Tuesdays down. Nobody warned me about this part.
Last Tuesday I sat down to write this and had nothing.
Jun 30
Understanding The Decoder (Part III)
Decoding the Encoder: A Deep Dive into Transformer Architecture
Jun 28 • Josep Ferrer
You don't have a time problem. You have an anchor problem.
When I first went freelance, I had three clients inside two months.
Jun 23
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