There are lots of specialists on the market that have different qualifications. This qualification defines the experience and complexity of the projects a person can work with. The following article explains some traits of the teams built of people with different qualifications and gives general recommendations on how to work them.
Read MoreWhenever a group of people starts working on some project, it usually defines milestones — some points in time when they have to complete the specific scope of work. The idea of milestones is excellent; however, it is misused or entirely unnecessary in many cases. Let us check these cases and see how to deal with them.
Read MoreNowadays, IT is considered a perspective and highly paid production branch. Many people are trying to enter this area to find an interesting and creative job that can satisfy all their needs. These newcomers (juniors) often have a very rough and vague understanding of IT in general and how to work there. Let us check the common problems of these people and what paradoxes they face.
Read MoreMany software developers like writing code, considering this process as an act of creation of something beautiful. However, reviewing a code is better and more efficient from a personal development point of view. The following article explains how code review helps the developer write good code and why it is better than writing a code.
Read MoreThere are a lot of cases when a person may need general or specialized knowledge. However, in many cases, this person can not even identify which one is required. Let us check when each type of knowledge is useful and why a person may need it.
Read MoreAlmost everybody agrees that time is the most valuable resource. However, many people make investments in resources (assets, money) instead of doing the same with time. Let us check the most common cases when time investments are worth doing it.
Read MoreSoftware is built on top of programming interfaces. Every time an application has to contact any third party service (DB, mailing agent, API), it has to use a proper interface (and protocol) to do that. This article contains general thoughts on why interfaces are essential and how to use them properly.
Read MoreThis article is just a summary of the best practices every software engineer can use to use time efficiently. Some recommendations always work for everybody; others may work only under certain circumstances. However, you can check out all of them and see how to optimize your working time.
Read MoreEvery enterprise-level application uses background processing in some form. It may be a message passing interface implemented as a service bus, direct interaction via web sockets, or something else. We will check the most crucial areas in the background processing developer has to know and take care of.
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