Birhan Nega
Straight-talking advice for junior developers, from an award-winning channel that now runs its own booking app, TimeTicket.
Senior software Engineer Documenting my path as a software developer, sharing honest lessons, real-world tips, and what I’ve learned from hands-on experience
Birhan Nega is a busy channel of career advice for developers, posting in English and Amharic, from blunt tips for juniors to live sessions on Telegram. In January 2026 it won the Telegram Creators Award for Outstanding Channel & Engagement, and in April it released its first YouTube video. In October 2026 it started promoting TimeTicket, its own booking app where providers list services and take appointments.
- The channel averages 15.8 posts a week lately.
- Its longest streak of posting every single week ran for 52 weeks.
The journey.
- Oct 2023 – Aug 2024
Free links and a weekly show
The early channel hands out free learning links, like MIT OpenCourseWare and the roadmap.sh developer roadmap for anyone unsure where to start. By August 2024 it was running a weekly Telegram program and inviting readers to share their own experience on it.
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- Jun – Dec 2025
Going live
In June 2025 the channel announced plans for a YouTube channel and asked readers to subscribe. September brought a live Telegram session on AI and software development with guest speakers, plus a TikTok live. By December it counted 3.3 million views for 2025 alone.
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Building now.
Start here.
- 01
Five blunt lessons for junior developers, from late features to imposter syndrome.
Reflections and Advice for Junior Developers 1. Nobody cares about your code style if the feature is late 2. Stop chasing frameworks like fashion trends. 3....
Sep 30, 20258.1K views - 02
The invite to a live Telegram session on how AI is changing software development.
Hey folks, Great to have you here—let’s learn, share, and grow together. If you can gain something here, you’re welcome. Let’s keep building a community that...
Sep 21, 202513.7K views - 03
A coffee-bean analogy for how fresh graduates grow into sought-after professionals.
Keep watching — I’ll keep creating. Consistency over hype. Let’s grow together. ከዩኒቨርሲቲ አዲስ ስንመረቅ ያለን እውቀትና ክህሎት ገና ከማሳ እንደተለቀመ ጥሬ ቡና ነው። እምቅ አቅም ቢኖረንም፤ ገና ያልተ...
May 1, 20264.4K views - 04
The Telegram Creators Award post, and the channel's simple goal: share what it learns.
Honored to receive the Telegram Creators Award — Outstanding Channel & Engagement at @dagmawi_babi meetup. First of all I would like to Thank Dagmawi Babi and...
Jan 25, 20267.9K views - 05
TimeTicket's early traction and a nudge for anyone who has signed up.
Not bad traction, right? I really think this can be good product and I am gonna dedicate time for it. Small things make big difference, Anyone who created an a...
Oct 9, 20266.3K views
In their own words.
my goal has always been simple: share what I learn, help other channels grow, and create real positive impact
Focus on imperfect consistent output.
Fresh from the channel.
https://x.com/BirhanNega/status/2114601109952110989?s=20
ሱሰኛ ሱሱን ሲያጣና viber coder ቶከን ሲያልቅበት አንድ ነው አሉ 😃
ከነጋ ነጋ ነው። ቅዳሜ ነው ብለህ ልትተኛ!! አምሮህ ይቀራል፣ ዳይ ወደ ስራ ችግር ቅዳሜና እሁድ አያውቅም ወዳጀ
Is it okay if I give certificate for myself. I want to recognize my effort. I know it’s odd but why not?
በሞራል እየሰራችሁ ምሳ ደርሷል፣ ቡና እንጠጣ ስትባሉ ደብፘችሁ ያውቃል? ካልደበራችሁ ታከሙ 😀
Meeting በክሌወድ ከተወሰደ በጣም ነው ደስ የሚለኝ 🤣