--- title: Best CodeHead posts — July 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted CodeHead posts from July 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/codehead/best-of/2025/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best CodeHead posts — July 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted CodeHead posts from July 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 — July 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-be-a-9-to-5-developer-or-start-your-own-startup-jpown4o4n "Should you be a 9 to 5 Developer or start your own Startup") Video CodeHead · 1y Should you be a 9 to 5 Developer or start your own Startup Explores the trade-offs between working as a traditional 9-to-5 developer versus starting your own startup. The 9-to-5 route offers stability, benefits, mentorship, and predictable income, but limits creative control and can involve bureaucracy. Starting a startup provides freedom, full ownership, and unlimited upside potential, but requires wearing multiple hats, facing financial uncertainty, and dealing with the challenge of user acquisition. The choice depends on personal preferences for structure versus risk, and many developers switch between both paths throughout their careers. 72 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-these-devs-became-rich-dn0izqml1 "How These Devs Became RICH") Video CodeHead · 1y How These Devs Became RICH Several developers achieved financial independence by building simple, focused products that solve real problems. Peter Levels created Nomad List and Remote as solo projects, generating over $1M annually. Daniel Vasallo left his $500K Amazon job to create info products and communities. Josh Wardle built Wordle as a personal project and sold it to The New York Times for seven figures. Josh Pigford created Bare Metrics, a Stripe analytics dashboard, and sold it after reaching $1M ARR. These success stories emphasize building in public, solving personal problems first, shipping quickly, and maintaining simplicity over seeking venture capital. 64 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-really-get-into-web-development-gmb66ey2k "How To REALLY Get Into Web Development") Video CodeHead · 1y How To REALLY Get Into Web Development Web development can feel overwhelming with countless tutorials and frameworks, but success comes from mastering the fundamentals first. Start with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics by building simple projects like calculators and to-do lists. Once comfortable, learn one modern framework like React, then focus on deploying projects online. Avoid tutorial hell by building your own projects, don't compare yourself to experienced developers, and resist chasing every new tool. 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