--- title: Best ThePrimeTime posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted ThePrimeTime posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best ThePrimeTime posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted ThePrimeTime posts from August 2024, 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 ThePrimeTime — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-wrong-way-to-learn-z15wod5df "The Wrong Way To Learn") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y The Wrong Way To Learn 584 13 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/bad-code-vs-good-code-aosql0bca "Bad Code vs Good Code") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y Bad Code vs Good Code 56 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-vs-terminal-be1lebxig "Laravel vs Terminal") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y Laravel vs Terminal A group of developers, led by Wes and Scott from Syntax, provided live commentary on an entertaining basketball game between two teams named Laravel and Terminal. The match featured playful banter and competitive spirit with both teams showing strong performance. Highlights included humorous moments, intense gameplay, and various notable developers participating. Despite Laravel's initial strength, Terminal took a strong lead, ultimately winning the game 41-28. 55 5 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/your-code-is-trash-rz0ciw07y "Your Code Is Trash") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y Your Code Is Trash 34 2 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-danger-of-tutorials-wok32cmam "The Danger Of Tutorials") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y The Danger Of Tutorials 33 3 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/actually-get-hired-ohnnjnz6o "Actually Get Hired") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y Actually Get Hired To get hired as a software engineer, focus on mastering languages and technologies that are in high demand by employers such as Java, Python, and Go, rather than following popular trends on platforms like Twitter. While tools like React and Vercel are great for beginners, they may not align with job market requirements. 31 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-is-a-blackhole-of-talent-and-money-cvbytibas "Microsoft Is A Blackhole Of Talent And Money") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y Microsoft Is A Blackhole Of Talent And Money A web developer describes their frustration after being assigned to work on Microsoft Dynamics ERP, critiquing the complex and uninteresting nature of ERP systems. The post highlights issues with repetitive web development tasks, the inefficiencies and slow performance of Microsoft's cloud-hosted ERP solution, and the hidden complexities within seemingly simple tasks. The writer also touches on broader industry issues, such as the financial dominance of AWS for Amazon and the challenges of maintaining large-scale software projects over time. 24 2 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/wall-street-turning-on-ai-dxfclwtot "Wall Street Turning On AI") Video ThePrimeTime · 2y Wall Street Turning On AI 20 3 [See all ThePrimeTime archives](/sources/primeagen/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/primeagen/best-of/2024/08#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen/best-of/2024/08","name":"Best ThePrimeTime Posts — August 2024","description":"The most upvoted ThePrimeTime posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen/best-of/2024/08#items","numberOfItems":8,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-wrong-way-to-learn-z15wod5df","name":"The Wrong Way To Learn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/bad-code-vs-good-code-aosql0bca","name":"Bad Code vs Good Code"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-vs-terminal-be1lebxig","name":"Laravel vs Terminal"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/your-code-is-trash-rz0ciw07y","name":"Your Code Is Trash"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-danger-of-tutorials-wok32cmam","name":"The Danger Of Tutorials"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/actually-get-hired-ohnnjnz6o","name":"Actually Get Hired"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-is-a-blackhole-of-talent-and-money-cvbytibas","name":"Microsoft Is A Blackhole Of Talent And Money"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wall-street-turning-on-ai-dxfclwtot","name":"Wall Street Turning On AI"}]},{"@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":"ThePrimeTime","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"August 2024"}]}]} ```