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Finding Purpose in Code & Beyond

The Tech Roundup PH Mar 31, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-09 Hello Reader, On Threads last week, I raised the need to force consumer tech manufacturers to bring back repairability and upgradability to their products, and it sparked some debate. It also highlighted the difference between the context of developed vs. emerging economies. I invite you to share your thoughts on the topic. Just an update on the Quantum Computing course I'm taking, we just finished the fifth session, and I'm completely lost...

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The Tech Roundup PH Mar 24, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-08 Hello Reader, Months ago, I was tempted to join the casting call by RecCreate for career shifters. They're doing it again on March 28. I really want to go but it's a Friday, so it might mean I need to go on leave, which isn't possible at the moment. If you're a career shifter and you're free on Friday, I encourage you to join. People need to know that shifting careers is okay, and should be normalized. Are you a fan of Severance? If you...

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The Tech Roundup PH Mar 17, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-07 Hello Reader, We've added a few more Women's Month events in our tech calendar! I hope I could drop by in one of these events, especially since there are a few that will be happening near our place. Nonetheless, so glad to see so many tech events to commemorate Women's Month and International Women's Day. Please do lend them your support. I often get questions on how to bag international job opportunities, and today is no exception. So I'll...

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The Tech Roundup PH Mar 10, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-06 Hello Reader, I love this week's newsletter: we put our focus on the value of college education! From getting a college degree without going back to college, to ongoing global discussions on how college education should adapt in the knowledge economy, to colleges closing down due to lack of enrollees, to alternative learning pathways, there's a lot to unpack. One may think that I'm anti-academe. On the contrary, I'm anti-not evolving. I'm...

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The Tech Roundup PH Mar 3, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-05 Hello Reader, By the time you receive this, my wife and I have already come back from a much needed R&R. But despite being on vacation--and as if I wasn't busy enough as it is--I still opted to apply for QCSP's 14-week learning program on quantum computing and got accepted. So yeah, I had to take the first session from our hotel room balcony. 😭 I've always been curious about quantum computing, but I also wanted to go beyond the hype. So this...

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The tech roundup ph Feb 24, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-04 Hello Reader, In a blink of an eye, it's already the last week of February! I know many of you have been waiting for the first Kuya Dev meetup this 2025. You'd have to bear with me, as things have been pretty hectic lately. I'm still trying to find the right time to organize at least one event before the midpoint of the year. Nonetheless, I do try to attend events of other communities. One such event is the PH Tech Career Fest: The tech job...

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The tech roundup ph Feb 17, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-03 Hello Reader, Belated Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Hope you had superb dates. As for my single subscribers, hope you guys also had a superb weekend. Valentine's Day is overrated anyway. 😜 As for me, we were flooded with production bugs on a Friday. Lol. The newsletter also reached the 250 subscriber and 1000 emails sent milestones! Hurray! Congratulations, everyone. And thank you so much for the support and trust. Small steps towards...

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The tech roundup ph Feb 10, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-02 Hello Reader, I'm still reeling from lots of shocking non-tech news this past week, from the Luka Doncic trade to Barbie Hsu's untimely death (RIP). It's a reminder of how nothing in life is certain. So if you're thinking of taking the road towards a new career, the time to start is now! For this week's issue, we put our focus on a few alternative tech careers you can explore. You'll probably notice that our tech events section below has...

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The Tech Roundup PH Follow Kuya Dev Feb 3, 2025 DONATE Digest 25-01 Hello Reader, I'm relaunching my newsletter! For the longest time, the newsletter served no other purpose than as an announcement platform for the Kuya Dev Podcast and the occasional technical blog post. But I realize now that this is a severely untapped platform, one I can use to centralize all the content that I've been putting out. It also has the potential to provide so much value to you, my dear subscribers! And while...