Devops
Continuous Delivery and DevOps might be the most significant trends in software engineering in the last 10 years, and developers have always loved the automation of repetitive tasks like deployments and releases. Who invented these practices? As with all good things in Software Engineering, the DevOps practices were not invented
Software engineering
In this article, I explore the intersection of different software development methods to illustrate the common principles. More than 10 years ago, I studied iterative methods and used the “Rational Unified Process — RUP” in my faculty assignments. That was the last time I wrote zillions of documents before starting with
Software engineering
Trying to understand a GitHub repository is a pretty interesting adventure. You open a repository and then if you are lucky to find a decent Readme file you discover the technologies the project was built with, how to setup and start the project etc. “Oh nice, the project is using
Entrepreneurship
There is a train of thought that full-stack is not a good thing and that great developers specialise and work in a single area to become experts. After all, mastery might be the ultimate goal of every great developer and a successful career means mastery of Android, iOS or Scala
Software engineering
There is a rule on the internet called the 1/9/90 rule which states that only 1% of the people in any community actively create content. That rule seems to apply to most communities, and it also applies to StackOverflow, and maybe even to overall modern society. Only 1%
Startups
As a Developer you are programmed to expect order in everything. Every module and function should have a naming convention and nice structure. You want your code to be clean and tidy and any prospect of code chaos terrifies you and keeps you awake at night. Common Developer wisdom is
Software engineering
What if I told you that it is really good for a software developer to do daily commits to Git/Mercurial? Many would claim it’s not essential and they prefer to take a few days to “properly” craft a commit. Programming is an art, and it requires careful coding
Crypto
When You start learning about bitcoin You will stumble upon a lot of cryptic words that are very incomprehensible to the human mind. The bitcoin lingo sounds like a futuristic language from a Star Trek movie. The fact is, there is a certain sexiness to the Bitcoin and Ethereum vocabulary.
Software engineering
You might be following the crypto-craze and considering doing an ICO for Your startup or company instead of traditional fundraising, and that might be a smart decision if You have analysed all the risks involved. ICO’s are a relatively straightforward way to collect a round of investment much larger
Software engineering
I started using StackOverflow seven years ago, and i love the site for the value it provides to developers. With github, it is certainly the most important developer social network on the internet. Over the years i enjoyed building my reputation and getting to Top 2%. As a user i