Welcome to The Coder Cafe!
Feeling overwhelmed by the endless stream of tech content? At The Coder Cafe, we serve timeless concepts with your coffee. Written by a Google SWE and published author, we help you grow as an engineer, one coffee at a time.
Why The Coder Cafe?
Let me introduce myself. I’m Teiva Harsanyi, and this is me giving a talk at Devoxx (with my favorite Borg1 t-shirt):
I’m a senior software engineer at Google with years of experience, including work in the safety-critical domain of air traffic control and at companies like Docker. I run a tech blog with over a million views, and I am the author of the very well-received book 100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.
One day, I had a discussion with someone on Twitter about Google, and this person told me this:
Honestly, I never ever considered myself as talented. During my studies, I was always close to giving up, constantly needing to retake exams because computer science was too difficult for me.
Yet, one day, I discovered a principle that changed my life: Kaizen (改善). This Japanese concept emphasizes that growth isn’t about how quickly you advance but about a consistent commitment to improvement. I didn’t join Google or become an author because I was talented; I did it because I applied the Kaizen philosophy for over a decade2.
That’s why I created The Coder Cafe. I wanted to build a community to help people grow week in and week out. While you might not learn everything in a day, I believe you will make steady progress over time.
Newsletter
The newsletter is composed of three sections:
Concepts: The core section where we explore foundational, timeless concepts—the building blocks of a successful career. Designed for backend software engineers, DevOps professionals, and SREs, this section covers a range of topics:
Inner Brew: Personal reflections and stories.
Announcements: News and updates related to The Coder Cafe.
🔕 If you’re not interested in a particular section, you can turn off notifications (email or push) for it here.
So, grab a coffee (or a tea) and enter The Coder Cafe.
Contact
You can reach me through these channels:
Substack DM:
Email:
contact [at] thecoder [dot] cafeBluesky: @teivah.dev
X: @teivah
And I still have a lot of things to learn and get better at.
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
—Aristotle
