The software development industry is a vast and rapidly growing sector which means there’s an enormous amount of knowledge to acquire for anyone new to the field. If you’re someone with a decent amount of experience and expertise in your industry, you may be provided with opportunities throughout your career […]
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Don’t go on the dev journey solo – 3 Key reasons why accountability matters
The journey of learning to code and becoming a proficient developer is not easy and requires lots of work, effort and determination. Depending on how you approach this journey you may be met with a different set of challenges. However, there is one factor I believe will greatly help anyone […]
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Why you don’t need a good memory to code effectively
Note: This is about brain memory, not CPU memory! A stereotype of people who code or who work closely with computers may appear to be someone techy, geeky, nerdy.. . When you hear this you might think a requirement for programmers is to be ‘smart’ (whatever you define that to […]
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🏁 Announcing Inspirezone Coding Challenges! (Community Update)
Our community is now beginning a series of coding challenges to encourage active participation from members. Use these challenges to refresh or develop your knowledge of various programming languages.
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Using GPG keys on GitHub: Creating and updating expired keys
What is a GPG key and why use it? GPG or Gnu Privacy Guard is a cryptography implementation used to secure the transfer of data between two locations. GPG encryption techniques use libraries from the Open Pretty Good Privacy (OpenPGP) standard. GPG keys Encryption techniques like GPG ensures data can […]
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Done is better than perfect: The implications in software development
Done is better than perfect is a motto popularised by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. In her book Lean In, she stated this as a way to ‘let go of unattainable standards’. How can we as developers use the key message behind this motto to our advantage? The nature of […]
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Aspiring Software Engineers: 7 Attitudes to strive for to increase your chance of success
The ability to code and develop functioning programs is a skill that has its many challenges and at the same time many rewards. These challenges will come well before the reward and without the right approach, it may become too easy to find yourself feeling defeated too soon. Inspiring software […]
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8 Essential & Fundamental Embedded Software Engineer Skills
The role of an embedded software engineer involves writing code for systems with hardware and software components. Such systems referred to as embedded systems are a combination of electronic hardware designed for a particular purpose and the software, which drives its functionality. Due to the role involving working with hardware […]
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How to quickly recover when you have no motivation to code
As a programmer, the activity of coding is of course essential to making progress in your practice or in getting work done and implementing projects. However, sometimes you have no motivation to code and you may feel it’s taking more and more effort each time to open that code editor. […]
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5 Powerful ways to combat programmer imposter syndrome
Have you ever felt doubt or inadequacy in your skills and capabilities as a programmer? If so you may be experiencing imposter syndrome. The effects of imposter syndrome can lead to thoughts of feeling like a fraud and questioning our ability to complete a project or do your job. Experiencing […]
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