If you feel behind because you haven't mastered the "best" AI coding tool, stop. Look at just the last two weeks. The rankings reshuffled again. New agents launched days ago, older ones jumped versions, and there's an open price war on, with some tools costing a fraction of others per task. Blink and the "winner" is different. Here's the trap. If you tie your identity to one tool, you're outdated every few weeks. That's exhausting, and it's the wrong game. Because underneath the churn, the thing that pays isn't tool loyalty. It's the meta-skill. Most developers now use these tools, and a huge share of code shipped today is AI-assisted. The tools are table stakes now. The edge is how you direct them: breaking a problem down, writing a clear spec, reviewing what the agent gives you, knowing when it's wrong. Learn one tool deeply enough to build that muscle. Then you can pick up the next one in an afternoon. The tool is disposable. The skill of directing it isn't. So don't panic-learn every launch. Get fluent in one, stay loosely aware of the rest, and put your energy into the judgment no tool replaces. 👇 Which coding agent are you actually using right now, and are you loyal to it or do you switch based on the task? Curious what this room is running.

This is your direct line to me. Career decision, CV, interview, salary, a technical wall, "should I take this offer" - post it here and I'll give you a straight answer. No question is too basic. To get the best help, give me the context: - Where you are now (role, level, location) - What you're trying to do - What you've already tried or what's blocking you I read everything in here, so don't sit on a question for weeks. Let's break it in: what's the one career or job-search thing you're stuck on right now? First one to post, I'll answer in full below 👇

This is the room you won't find anywhere else: the honest European tech-market picture. Real roles, real ranges in € and £, real company insight - not US numbers that don't map to Dublin, London, Berlin or Amsterdam. I'll be dropping roles and salary intel here regularly. But it works best as a two-way street. So tell me, so I can tailor what I post: - Which city or market are you targeting? (Dublin, London, remote-EU, elsewhere?) - What role and level? - Are you benchmarking a salary right now, or actively applying? Comment below 👇 - the more specific you are, the more useful I can make this section.

The doors are open. Here's how to get moving: 1. Watch the START HERE course in Classroom - 4 short videos, ~5 minutes. 2. Post your intro in 🚀 Start Here: your role, your target role, your #1 blocker. 3. Run the AI Job-Search Prompt in 🤖 AI Stack — your first win in 10 minutes.| Coming soon: our first live coaching call (date going up on the Calendar this week) and the first cohort of the 7-Day AI Job Search Sprint. Glad you're here. Now go post that intro 👇

Most applications disappear into a stack of 300-500 others. A warm application doesn't guarantee an interview - but it dramatically increases the chances that someone actually sees your CV. The goal isn't to ask for a referral. It's to start a genuine conversation. 1. The opener (start a conversation) Hi [Name] - I came across your post about [specific project, launch, or article]. I really liked [one genuine observation or takeaway]. I'm a [your role] working in a similar space, so it was especially interesting to see how your team approached it. Looking forward to following what [Company] builds next. 2. The soft ask (only after they've engaged) Thanks for getting back to me. I noticed your team is hiring for the [Job Title] role. Would you mind if I applied and mentioned that we'd connected here? Absolutely no worries if you'd rather not - I just wanted to ask, and thanks again for the conversation. 3. After you've applied Hi [Name], I just submitted my application for the [Job Title] role. I'm particularly excited because [specific reason tied to the team's work, product, or mission]. If there's anything you'd recommend highlighting - or anything you think strong candidates typically do differently - I'd really appreciate the advice. The rules that matter - Mention something specific they've actually shared or built. - Show genuine interest before asking for anything. - Keep it under 100 words. - Never ask for a referral in the first message. - Don't send the same template to everyone. - If they don't respond, move on politely. - One thoughtful message to the right person is worth far more than fifty generic LinkedIn connection requests. Then: Comment the company you're applying to 👇 and I'll help you write a personalised first message that doesn't sound like AI.