Ben Degbe

A friendly reminder that community is vital. Perhaps you are a master of your technology, but even Superman needs help. I am so grateful for all these wonderful people who started the software engineering journey with me many years ago, and also for the new friends I made and...

No fancy list of goals or elaborated resolutions for 2026. I've had my fair share of these past year. My strategy for next year is simple: JUST SHOW UP EVERY DAY. How about you? I had 113 as discovery score exactly 2 weeks ago. Today I have 141 and am in the top 5%. This shows one thing: CONSISTENCY PAYS OFF.

This might seem like not much but this means a lot to me. Happy to share that I have completed my first project on Contra. 2026 will be life-changing, I'm feeling it. Thanks to Contra and all for the love in this community.

Are you also surprise by this results as me? Marketing & Strategy gigs paying more than Design & Development 😮 on Contra! I did not see that coming. I will be responding to questions. Drop them in the comments if you have any. I have been conducting some experiement on my job...