# leverage Published articles for leverage. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Building leverage in your career DevFeed: [Building leverage in your career]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-03-18T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog]() Topics: [Programming](), [WebAssembly](), [Rust](), [Mozilla](), [coinbase]() Tags: [building](), [career](), [inside](), [leverage](), [programming](), [rust](), [software-engineer](), [team](), [webassembly]() ### AI overview The article argues that career leverage can grow through sustained, focused contributions to valuable technical projects. Its main example follows a programmer who learns Rust and WebAssembly, contributes regularly to the WebAssembly source code, and receives increasingly senior opportunities from Mozilla and Google. ### Source excerpt If you have read the Alamanack of Naval Ravikant, then you must have come across this famous quote It doesn't take money to make money, it takes leverage to make money. Retaining something after reading something is just as important and somehow, this quote along with few other quotes of his, has stuck with me... ## Composer for the Rest of Us DevFeed: [Composer for the Rest of Us]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch) Published: 2022-08-14T20:04:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.]() Topics: [Composer](), [Dependency management](), [PHP](), [Command-line interface](), [JSON]() Tags: [cli](), [composer](), [dependencies](), [dependency-management](), [insights](), [install](), [json](), [learn](), [leverage](), [like](), [manage](), [php](), [php-based](), [projects]() ### AI overview A tutorial on Composer, the PHP dependency-management tool. It explains how Composer declares, installs, updates, and autoloads project dependencies, then introduces composer.json, composer.lock, Packagist, and useful Composer commands. ### Source excerpt Learn about how you can leverage Composer like a pro to manage & install your dependencies in PHP-based projects ## Custom Matrix Block Peer Validation Rules DevFeed: [Custom Matrix Block Peer Validation Rules]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch) Published: 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.]() Topics: [Content Management System](), [Website]() Tags: [authoring](), [better](), [blocks](), [builder](), [cms](), [content](), [craft](), [custom](), [errors](), [experience](), [insights](), [leverage](), [matrix](), [module](), [peer](), [rules](), [validation]() ### AI overview A tutorial on extending Craft CMS Matrix block content builders with custom peer validation rules. The example validates sundae blocks by limiting scoop and topping counts, requiring at least one scoop, and rejecting a specific flavor combination. ### Source excerpt Leverage a Craft CMS module to add custom peer validation rules to your content builder Matrix blocks for a better content authoring experience ## Using Make & Makefiles to Automate your Frontend Workflow DevFeed: [Using Make & Makefiles to Automate your Frontend Workflow]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch) Published: 2021-04-11T20:13:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.]() Topics: [make](), [Front end](), [Automation](), [Web Development](), [Command-line interface]() Tags: [automate](), [automation](), [build](), [cli](), [decades](), [development](), [frontend](), [insights](), [learn](), [leverage](), [make](), [software](), [that-s](), [tool](), [used](), [workflow]() ### AI overview A tutorial on using GNU Make and Makefiles to automate frontend web development. It explains how Make can provide a consistent project-specific CLI, hide underlying tooling, and simplify commands for development, builds, cleanup, and documentation. ### Source excerpt Make is a build automation tool that's been used for decades to build software. Learn how you can leverage make to automate frontend web development ## The benefit of leverage DevFeed: [The benefit of leverage]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Map Published: 2009-05-24T03:13:53Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Craig Kerstiens]() Topics: [Job](), [X (Twitter)]() Tags: [benefit](), [business](), [hiring](), [job](), [leverage](), [offer](), [value]() ### AI overview The article argues that employees often need leverage to negotiate fair compensation or treatment, especially when they can demonstrate valuable revenue potential, specialized internal knowledge, or credible outside opportunities. It also notes that relying on leverage undermines the fairness of the employment relationship. ### Source excerpt Due to many recent events, which I'm sure I'll disclose later, I've been in an interesting situation of a good bit of leverage. While leverage can of course be taken advantage of and misused, it also plays a very fair role in business. When hiring a new college graduate in most cases you take the offer you are given, some are able to negotiate for a higher salary, but most are quite unsuccessful. This is because they don't have any leverage. If you ended up walking away from the job offer they would simply hire another college graduate. While yes you may have a lot of potential, it's only that potential and not proven. Additionally within a corporation, the company will often do just enough to keep an employee there. If a company does a great job, an employee gets a pat on the back. If an employee is indispensable (though no company will ever admit to this), they may get a noticeable reward, but it still doesn't usually cover the value the individual is actually providing. This responsibility to get what you are truly worth usually lies with the employee. The hard part of this, is knowing when and how to use your leverage. First you must actually have leverage, this commonly in potential revenue you would bring in, or internal knowledge that you may have. Though I'm sure others have varying experiences, mine have been to make your dissatisfaction with a situation known, but in a light manner. Meanwhile make it visible that you're open to other opportunities as they may come along, this can be via twitter, blog post, or water cooler talk. The final thing, and hopefully this is an easier one, is make it clear that you have the leverage, the sale should be a big one, or the internal knowledge should be costly should they lose it. The most unfortunate part of all of this is that, in my experiences the leverage is typically needed to get a fair deal. And the single point of requiring leverage no longer makes it fair, but at least knowing this ensures you're not left out ## A Lesson from the Wal-Mart Model DevFeed: [A Lesson from the Wal-Mart Model]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Map Published: 2008-08-19T10:43:42Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Craig Kerstiens]() Topics: [service](), [Support]() Tags: [cost](), [leverage](), [service](), [support](), [tasks](), [time](), [work]() ### AI overview The article uses Wal-Mart's low-price business model as an analogy for outsourcing monotonous, tedious tasks to a low-cost service. It argues that managing the overhead effectively can free time and create value, while warning against over-managing the work. ### Source excerpt Many people criticize Wal-Mart for the way they run their business. I personally find no problems with it, as their goal is simply to make prices competitive. If you care about the other details then either A. shop else where or B. donate to those causes you feel should be supported with the money you save. While sure some of these qualms may be justified I'd like to hint at another thought, of why people don't take advantage of the same approaches. You see I recently started using a service, which I'd prefer not to disclose yet that gives me access to completing very monotonous and tedious tasks for very low price. Indeed there is some overhead involved but once you learn to manage it effectively, and that is the key to do it effectively. Because in reality anyone can manage, but the vast majority over manage things, rather than giving them just the right amount of attention. But back to the primary point, the idea of taking tasks that you normally wouldn't do because of their tedious low value nature and getting those completed for a very low cost can become extremely valuable for you. When you start to think out if you had more time to do those tasks hundreds of things probably come to mind, so I've encourage everyone to explore the low cost options for work/support and try to leverage them to your advantage