Team Reset or how to get the team on the same page?
The number of developers in my team doubled in the last couple of months. Ok, well, we went from 2 to 4. The end result…
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Landscapes of code
Why do we feel so uncomfortable with the idea of small functions that have names? What is it about that that frightens us? I'll tell…
We name so much, we’d better name well
Names are everywhere in software (variables, functions, arguments, classes, source files etc...). Because we name so much, we’d better name well. So choose your names…
Nevertheless, I coded…
I wanted to quit writing software for good. Nevertheless, I coded. And I still do. I've been a software developer for 3 years then. And…
What is the purpose of this code?
There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. - Phil Karlton We name and name and name. We name…
Who do you write the code for?
You can probably come up with a bunch of answers: the computer, the client, the cloud, the company... But first and foremost you write code…
How to write SOLID dev resume to be 2018 STAR
I've been coaching IT people with their job search and resume writing since the end of November. And I've noticed that a lot of us…
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Are you (programming) in your comfort zone? Please don’t.
You have one. A comfort zone. You're safe. You're productive. You're bored. Get out! #jumpstartblog
Programming explained to non-programmers: What we do, how we do it and why some children end up in the intensive care
Some time ago I was asked by my aunt to do some job counseling in middle school. When I was looking for ideas how to approach the topic I found that article. I liked it so here’s reblog 😉
And I love the comparison between waterfall methodology and agile mindset. And “clean daughter” example 🙂
I am often asked by non-programmers to explain what I do and how I do it. Following is my answer.
I am a programmer and, like many others in my profession, I am a nerd.
“Wonderful thing with nerds: they’re enthusiasts. Not having a life means you get to love things with a passion and nobody bothers you about it.” – John Burnside
Many think that computers are really smart. They are not. They are as dumb as it can be. What they excel at is crunching numbers very quickly. They do not know how to think or reason. They do exactly what we tell them.
The job of a programmer is to translate real-world problems into numbers that computers can understand. A computer is like a child that will do everything you tell him to do. What you want him to do is irrelevant; the only thing that matters…
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It takes time to make a team…
I went sailing some time ago. For years I used to sail minimum once a year with a group of my friends. But as we…
