What’s the “worst” codebase you’ve ever worked in? I oversee a handful of legacy of inherited services and am finding incremental ways to deprecate/sunset what I can. It has a ton of dead code but it isn’t even the worst I’ve seen. Projects with old libraries that aren’t supported, database layers woven in, and no linting/types.

My manager keeps pressuring me to go for a promotion, but the payoff is terrible. I was passed over last year, so now I feel good about my decision to resist. It's basically endless paperwork and corporate politics for a tiny bump in salary. I'd much rather continue writing code remotely, do my job, and stay under the radar. Is it okay to resist the push to move up?

Is anyone else nervous about getting pushed out of tech as you age? I love software engineering and can’t imagine doing anything else, but I worry the industry won't love me back in ten or fifteen years. Is this a realistic fear, or is it just standard mid-career anxiety?

Final-year Software Engineering student based in Perth, WA, actively applying for internships. Would love any advice from engineers on what companies look for in junior/intern candidates — especially for AI or software dev roles. Also curious what the Perth tech scene is like for new grads!

I'm job searching again due to being laid off after a long tenure. I have 8 YOE and a modern stack, but I never finished my degree. Recruiters are reaching out, but my cold applications get zero traction. I'm seeing that CS degrees are required everywhere now. Is finishing my degree a smart move to help me get past these automated filters, or is it a waste of time at my level?