Jonathan Boccara wrote a great article last month about the importance of a good attitude when we have to deal with legacy code. But what about those times when it’s not just the legacy code but the whole system that needs to [ read more...]
You’re in your twenties and you’ve never had a girlfriend. I get it. I can’t throw women in your path, but I can tell you why it’s so important to you and how you can get better control over your life, so [ read more...]
One of the most common interview questions software developers get asked is whether or not they consider themselves a good team player. And although this question is a bit generic and overused, it’s asked for a very good reason: Teamwork is an [ read more...]
Where I’m Coming From In my teens I was heavy, very heavy. I have always been a big guy but this was not an issue of being large-framed or big-boned, even though I am 6’4”. I was fat, I was obese, and [ read more...]
Here I sit, on a plane, getting ready to write a chapter about work/life balance, and I’ve already slipped into one of the habits that I’m about to condemn. I’m trying to figure out how to start this chapter, trying to will [ read more...]
For the past few weeks, Simple Programmer has been releasing chapters of John’s new book for free. If you’ve been following along, you know he’s given us a lot of useful skills to learn and master. However, I haven’t seen him mention [ read more...]