Analyzes Joel Spolsky's 'lemons' hiring theory, questioning why great developers are supposedly rare on the job market if they are easy to identify.
A personal recap of the 2016 Porto Tech Hub conference, highlighting its community atmosphere and the collaborative Porto tech scene.
A programmer's personal reflections and key takeaways from reading the book 'Coders at Work' while on vacation.
A detailed look at Disy's structured code review process, including their 'code buddy' system and principles for effective peer reviews.
Discusses balancing trendy tech with core programming fundamentals like algorithms and clean code to master software development.
A tech company shares its detailed, multi-week hiring process for building a successful distributed team, focusing on candidate care and internal feedback.
A developer explores balancing personal passion for open source projects with corporate responsibilities, based on a talk at GitHub Universe.
A developer argues for choosing programming languages and tools based on project needs over personal comfort, using examples from personal projects.
A guide on writing effective bug reports for software developers, with tips from an Apple-centric perspective.
An introduction to open source software, explaining its importance, how to learn from and contribute to projects, and the author's personal experience.
A comprehensive guide to the new features and changes in Java 9, covering language updates, APIs, and deprecations.
Author updates on the release timeline and pre-order details for his new book, 'Laravel: Up and Running'.
Explores best practices for writing clean, small, and maintainable functions in JavaScript to improve code quality and reduce complexity.
A software team's journey from inconsistent practices to establishing a formal, team-wide code review process, including their goals and principles.
The author reflects on the global reach of their book 'Intermediate Python', which has been read in 181 countries and used for training.
Laravel 5.3 introduces Mailables, a cleaner way to send emails using dedicated PHP classes instead of complex closures.
A developer shares insights from reading the entire Python standard library, advising it's not necessary for proficiency and recommending community learning.
A tech consultant explains why clear, professional writing is a critical skill in IT, covering grammar, context, and documentation.
A developer shares three powerful mindset principles from a Thoughtbot podcast: strong opinions loosely held, nothing is set in stone, and rejecting 'because we've always done it'.
A talk arguing for the importance of code comments, debunking common arguments against them and providing a framework for effective commenting.
