Trading, Backtesting & Building | David Nowak's Blog

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Career ChangeDEC 31, 2025Story

Switching Career Paths Again: Why I'm Becoming a Day Trader

Why I chose to switch careers from programming to day trading, the brutal struggles along the way, and what finally changed after years of failure.

David Nowak19 min read

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BeginnersSEP 18, 2025Story

Nearly 5 Years of Day Trading: The Brutally Honest Truth About Expectations

An honest recap of my nearly 5 year day trading journey and the realistic expectations

David Nowak27 min read

A day trader sitting at his desk with his laptop showing a marked up financial chart.

PsychologyAUG 10, 2025

Introducing the One Tool That can Prevent me From Making Dumb, Emotional Trades

Discover a free, customizable tool designed to help day traders assess their emotional state and determine if they are mentally fit for the trading day.

David Nowak5 min read

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CareerJAN 1, 2024

10 Signs it is Time to Move on From Your Developer Job

Find out if you should leave your developer job if you have experienced these signs

David Nowak13 min read

A business man trying to jump over hurdles on a running track

Indie HackingDEC 6, 2023

The 5 Struggles of Being an Indie Hacker

Learn about the 5 main challenges that all indie hackers face and how to overcome them

David Nowak16 min read

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WritingJUL 15, 2023

Get a Free Share Worth up to £100: Use this Trading212 Promo code

Use this Trading212 promo code - GvTnL4XV - to unlock a free share worth up to £100

David Nowak4 min read

AIMAY 29, 2023

Is AI Coming After my Frontend Developer Job?

Sharing my opinions about whether AI will replace frontend developers and what we could expect in the future

David Nowak8 min read

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GoalsJAN 15, 2022Story

Reviewing my 2021 goals and looking into the future of what is next

Reflecting upon my 2021 goals and how to proceed forward

David Nowak4 min read

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BeginnersDEC 26, 2021Story

Looking Back at my 1st Year Trading Stocks – What a Humbling Experience

Find out how my first year trading stocks on the side went

David Nowak13 min read

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HackathonsNOV 7, 2021Story

My detailed experience, tips and advice from attending HackZurich 2021: My first hackathon

HackZurich 2021 Finalists? Find out what my entire hackathon experience was like

David Nowak16 min read

FrontendJUN 28, 2021Story

My 1 Year Reflection on Working as a Frontend Developer

Read about my progress, highlights and overall thoughts about working 1 year as a frontend developer

David Nowak16 min read

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Indie HackingJUN 25, 2021Story

My Indie Hacker, Entrepreneurial, Startup Challenge to Build a SaaS Business in 12 Months

Do you think a regular guy has what it takes to build an online SaaS business from scratch?

David Nowak6 min read

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CommunitiesJUN 20, 2021

The Best Online Business & Entrepreneurship Communities to Learn From And Join

Find out where you can meet other like-minded entrepreneurs online

David Nowak9 min read

JavaScriptJUN 17, 2021

How to Convert a NodeList to an Array in JavaScript

Easily learn this to avoid getting stumped by the error nodeList.map is not a function.

David Nowak5 min read

A few tech people with computers at a hackathon event.

HackathonsJUN 13, 2021

The coolest and best startup & hackathon events in the world

Find out which hackathons or startup events are worth attending if you're interested in entrepreneurship.

David Nowak4 min read

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HackathonsJUN 13, 2021Story

My personal experience, thoughts and review of my lone Startup Weekend

Read about my detailed review and breakdown of my first Techstars Startup Weekend event

David Nowak14 min read

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WritingJUN 9, 2021Story

My progress, thoughts and reflections after 6 months of trading stocks.

See how David Nowak's experience has been with trading stocks as he documents his journey

David Nowak11 min read

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DebuggingJUN 5, 2021

3 actionable tips on how to become better at solving programming bugs

Learning these 3 steps will give you an edge when solving programming bugs

David Nowak9 min read

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GoalsMAY 31, 2021Story

How I came up with my massive type C goals, and did I achieve them?

If it's not scary, it ain't big enough. Invest in yourself wisely.

David Nowak8 min read

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CareerMAY 27, 2021

The 5 most useful skills to have as a developer

Knowing these 5 skills will give you a huge edge as a developer

David Nowak9 min read

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Career ChangeMAY 15, 2021Story

The Long Story of How I Finally Got my First Developer Job

Get inspired and motivated by David Nowak's story to start your own journey into tech

David Nowak53 min read

ReactAPR 20, 2021

Introduction to using React useCallback Hook

Learn how to use the React useCallback hook on your next project.

David Nowak7 min read

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ReactAPR 11, 2021

How to use React Refs and React Forward Refs - including hooks

Learn the basics of how to use React Refs and React Forward Refs on your next project.

David Nowak13 min read

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Career ChangeMAR 22, 2021Story

My story: How my journey towards change all started

Read the very beginnings of David Nowak's story towards entrepreneurship and then later on programming

David Nowak9 min read

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FrontendMAR 16, 2021

What does a typical day look like for a front end developer?

Curious to know what a front end developer does? This article takes you through a typical work day!

David Nowak13 min read

GraphQLMAR 7, 2021

A Gentle Introduction Into GraphQL - Part 1: Overall Overview

What is GraphQL and how do you use it in a React based project?

David Nowak18 min read

A man sitting at a desk looking at a stock trading chart on his phone and laptop

PsychologyFEB 28, 2021Story

Investing - A reflection at the end of my first 3 months of trading stocks

Find out about David Nowak's reality in trading stocks as he documents his journey

David Nowak6 min read

A laptop sitting on a desk with a stock trading chart open

BeginnersDEC 27, 2020Story

Investing - The Lessons I Learned in my First Month Trading Stocks

Learn from my mistakes as I document my stock trading journey

David Nowak16 min read

A boy with a backpack running down the street

Career ChangeAPR 30, 2018Story

How I went from failure to success in programming and what got me there

How David Nowak failed and eventually found success in programming

David Nowak14 min read

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