--- title: Best CodeHead posts — June 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted CodeHead posts from June 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/06 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/06 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best CodeHead posts — June 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted CodeHead posts from June 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of CodeHead — June 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-4-stages-of-being-a-software-dev-imgnyolmk "The 4 Stages Of Being A Software Dev") Video CodeHead · 1y The 4 Stages Of Being A Software Dev Software development careers progress through four distinct stages: enlightenment (tutorial phase with high hopes but limited real-world skills), overconfidence (first job experiences leading to costly mistakes), existential dread (realizing the complexity and chaos of professional development), and acceptance (learning to work with the inherent messiness of software engineering). Each stage brings unique challenges, from tutorial hell to impostor syndrome, ultimately leading to mature development practices and realistic expectations about the profession. 91 8 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/you-have-been-using-git-the-wrong-way-jau2bnjrg "You Have Been Using Git The WRONG Way") Video CodeHead · 1y You Have Been Using Git The WRONG Way Common Git mistakes include creating single branches for all work, pushing without review, and using stash as a command line trash can. Better practices involve using git worktree for parallel work, stashing with descriptive messages, implementing Git Flow for structured branching, using git bisect for bug hunting, and setting up aliases for efficiency. Git Flow provides a disciplined approach with main, develop, feature, release, and hotfix branches to prevent merge conflicts and maintain code organization. 29 1 [See all CodeHead archives](/sources/codehead/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/06#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/06","name":"Best CodeHead Posts — June 2025","description":"The most upvoted CodeHead posts from June 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/06#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-4-stages-of-being-a-software-dev-imgnyolmk","name":"The 4 Stages Of Being A Software Dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/you-have-been-using-git-the-wrong-way-jau2bnjrg","name":"You Have Been Using Git The WRONG Way"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"CodeHead","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/codehead"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"June 2025"}]}]} ```