Now that I know what to avoid (the pitfalls from the last episode), are there some shortcuts to learning software development? How can I become a developer faster? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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I want to learn software development. What do I need to be careful of? What are some things to avoid when learning software development? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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Why is it that all legacy codebases seem to be written poorly? How do I avoid having my code devolve into a mess like seemingly every other code base? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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Is vibe coding a good thing? Should I avoid vibe coding or should I embrace it? Is the code written by an AI or LLM good enough? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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Open-source projects keep changing over to license models that require companies to pay. Mass Transit, MediatR, AutoMapper, Fluent Assertions, Avalonia, and more have all recently changed their terms. Protecting yourself and your project means having a monetization plan in place before you get to this point. We are going to discuss why in today's episode of Dev Questions.

Open Source Maintenance Fee: https://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2025/02/26/introducing-the-open-source-maintenance-fee/

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Open-source projects keep changing over to license models that require companies to pay. Mass Transit, MediatR, AutoMapper, Fluent Assertions, Avalonia, and more have all recently changed their terms. This is actually a sign of a bigger issue. We are going to discuss why in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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Open source projects keep changing over to license models that require companies to pay. Mass Transit, MediatR, AutoMapper, Fluent Assertions, Avalonia, and more have all recently changed their terms. This situation brings up a number of misconceptions that we need to talk about in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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Would an application be better if it didn't have restrictions? When I build my app, I am going to implement all of the features I want and I am going to take the time needed to make it perfect. What could go wrong? Why should I restrict myself? Are constraints a bad thing? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of Dev Questions.

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