Life of A Developer

10 Tips to Junior Programmers: Advice from a self-taught Programmer

I have been mentoring new hires for some time now and the most common question that has been asked of me was “What are some of your advice to programmers that are just starting out?” So I realize that It is time I share some. Over time, I managed to… Read More!

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How a new hire Programmer gained Confidence at work

It has been months since I started my work in the company and we had new hires coming in. In the first week of work, they often contemplate what their value was because they have not accomplished something yet. It is prevalent in today’s workforce. I was once in their… Read More!

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Your mistake does not define who you are as a Developer

I was new at work and I have introduced a bug in production which took time to fix. I have made a silly mistake in removing a line of code which causes not sync data in production. It was later found after 3 months. It is kinda depressing to see… Read More!

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Do not let User Tell what is wrong about your Application

It is a good practice to review your code and not wait for the user to complain.  Other developers get too much comfortable when testing the software as they think that users make great testers and will eventually tell if something is wrong. This lead to oversight of a crippling… Read More!

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Benefits of Practicing Collective Code Ownership

Collective code ownership, in simple terms, is sharing code and design responsibility among the team members. A sole developer who is working on a piece of a module in a nontrivial project should consider letting other team members look into their code and do necessary refactoring. It is a practice… Read More!

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