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Terrance Craddock

@terrancecraddock

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TE Terrance Craddock · Mr. Plan ₿ Publication

Dear Upwork Clients: Software Developers Are Not Mind Readers

The Job Post That Finally Broke Me

Jun 03, 2026 · 4 min read · 135 claps paywalled #programmer #freelancers #programmers-life

Dear Upwork Clients: Software Developers Are Not Mind Readers

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The Freelancer’s Guide to Time-Wasters, Cheapskates, and Nightmare Clients: A Cathartic Exposé

Alright, fellow freelancers, gather ‘round. Today, we’re diving deep into the cesspool of client interactions that make us question our…

Sep 20, 2024 · 3 min read · 122 claps paywalled #freelancing #bad-client #time-wasters

The Freelancer’s Guide to Time-Wasters, Cheapskates, and Nightmare Clients: A Cathartic Exposé

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The “Lifelong Learning” Lie

Why Collecting Skills Is Career Self-Sabotage

Jun 27, 2026 · 4 min read · 100 claps paywalled #programming #software-development #software-engineering

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The $300 Game That Never Existed

A true story about budgets, heart, and why “simple” doesn’t mean “cheap.”

Jun 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 83 claps paywalled #freelance #game-development #software-development

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The Review Cliff: Why AI Coding Makes You Slower (Not Faster)

Generated in minutes. Reviewed in days. The trap nobody sees coming.

Jun 19, 2026 · 5 min read · 78 claps paywalled #software-development #software-engineering #software

The Review Cliff: Why AI Coding Makes You Slower (Not Faster)

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Debugging: The Secret Emotional Gym Where Developers Forge Mental Muscle

Why the pain of fixing bugs isn’t a failure — it’s the barbell that builds engineering greatness

Feb 25, 2025 · 3 min read · 64 claps paywalled #rubber-duck-debugging #debugging #programming

Debugging: The Secret Emotional Gym Where Developers Forge Mental Muscle

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Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs

The Junior Developer Pipeline Is Dead

Jun 20, 2026 · 4 min read · 58 claps paywalled #technology #programming #software-development

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Two Strangers Bought My Groceries When I Had Almost Nothing Left

A moment at a grocery store I can’t stop thinking about.

Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 53 claps paywalled #christian-faith #single-parent #gods-love

Two Strangers Bought My Groceries When I Had Almost Nothing Left

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The “84% of Developers Use AI” Lie

What Nobody’s Telling You About AI Adoption in 2026

Jun 21, 2026 · 5 min read · 52 claps paywalled #software-development #programming #software-engineering

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Agile Is Dead (And You’re Still Pretending It Isn’t)

Every sprint ends with more meetings, more Jira tickets, and less software than the last.

Jun 28, 2026 · 4 min read · 52 claps paywalled #agile #programming #software-development

Agile Is Dead (And You’re Still Pretending It Isn’t)

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Most People Never Finish One Project. My Son Keeps Shipping Games.

A parent’s reflection on persistence, failure, and the art of shipping when nobody’s watching.

Jun 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 52 claps paywalled #indie-game #indiedev #programming

Most People Never Finish One Project. My Son Keeps Shipping Games.

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The Biggest Lie About Software Engineering

The hardest problems aren’t technical — they’re human. Code is just how we implement the solution.

Jun 27, 2026 · 5 min read · 51 claps paywalled #software-development #software-engineering #programming

The Biggest Lie About Software Engineering

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Configuration Nightmares

The 80% of Software Development Nobody Talks About

Jun 25, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps paywalled #programming #software-development #software-engineering

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The AI Demo Disaster

When Management Demands Magic (And You Deliver A Console Program)

Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps paywalled #programming #ai #software-development

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You’re Not a Game Developer. You’re a Gambler.

And Steam is the casino that quietly bankrupts most beginners.

Jun 14, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps paywalled #game-development #unity-game-development #game-design

You’re Not a Game Developer. You’re a Gambler.

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The Layoff Survivor’s Guilt Nobody Acknowledges (And Why You’re Not Okay)

You got the email that said you were safe. It was the heaviest email you ever read

Jun 29, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps paywalled #programming #software-development #software-engineering

The Layoff Survivor’s Guilt Nobody Acknowledges (And Why You’re Not Okay)

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I’m 43. My Computer Science Degree Is Worth Less Than My Art History Degree.

The lie was that coding would save us. The numbers say otherwise.

Jun 19, 2026 · 7 min read · 43 claps paywalled #software-development #software-engineering #programming

I’m 43. My Computer Science Degree Is Worth Less Than My Art History Degree.

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The Engineering Paradox

You Can Master Every Programming Language But Still Can’t Explain Your Job

Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 22 claps paywalled #programming #software-development #software-engineering

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The IC Ceiling Nobody Warns You About

And Why 10 Years Is All You Get

Jun 30, 2026 · 4 min read · 12 claps paywalled #software-development #software-engineering #programming

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The Burnout Myth

Why 83% of Developers Are Exhausted and Nobody’s Talking About It

Jun 29, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps paywalled #programming #software-development #software-engineering

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The AI Coding Tool You Shouldn’t Switch To

Why Every AI Assistant Introduces the Same Problems

Jun 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps paywalled #ai #software-development #software-engineering

The AI Coding Tool You Shouldn’t Switch To

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AI-Generated Code Is So Bad We Need AI to Review It.

Compilation is not verification.

Jun 20, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps paywalled #software-development #programming #ai

AI-Generated Code Is So Bad We Need AI to Review It.

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What Poverty Actually Looks Like When You’re Still Working

The hardest email I’ve ever written wasn’t asking for money. It was asking for the chance to earn it.

Jun 10, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps paywalled #freelancing #autism #software-development

What Poverty Actually Looks Like When You’re Still Working

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The AI Engineering Divide: Who’s Actually Winning (And Who’s Cleaning Up)

There are only two roles now — and neither is what you thought

Jun 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #programming #software-development #software-engineering

The AI Engineering Divide: Who’s Actually Winning (And Who’s Cleaning Up)

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The Vibe Coding Delusion

Why AI-Generated Code Is Bankrupting Your Team’s Future

Jun 21, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps paywalled #software-development #software-engineering #software-architecture