In 2021 and 2020 I reflected on my experiences and learning as a developer over the years. 21 Reflections for 2021 (As a Developer)20 Things I Learned in 2020 (Programmer Edition) Those lists are filled with skills gained, knowledge acquired and lessons learned throughout those years. This time I’m doing […]
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Follow These 5 Key Tips To Successfully Complete Your Personal Development Projects
Side or personal development projects are usually described as endeavours taken on by people who code outside their typical work or study commitments. Reasons for taking on personal development projects can be for skill development, exploring new technologies, working on open source projects, launching a start-up or just as a […]
Continue reading5 Unexpected Ways Blogging Can Accelerate Your Skills as a Programmer (2 Years of Blogging Reflections)
Two years of running this website and 70+ published articles later, my experience with blogging has opened up several opportunities to grow in my overall abilities in some unexpected ways as someone who codes. Before launching this website I read all about the benefits of blogging. Two years later, I […]
Continue reading10 Powerful Motivational Quotes for Coders for a Boost of Inspiration ✨
The process of creating software has its ups and downs and is certainly not short of its challenges. As a result, part of a coder’s life involves experiencing a vast range of emotions.
Continue reading21 Reflections for 2021 (As a Developer)
With 2021 about to conclude I thought it would be a nice exercise to reflect on how the year has gone from the perspective of a developer. I made a similar post last year that focused on what I learnt over the year: 20 Things I Learned in 2020 (Programmer […]
Continue readingWhat is open source and why does it matter? | An infographic
What is open source? Open source is a term used to describe software projects with the source code available to use, view, modify and redistribute. Basically, open source software is free to use by anyone while also having the source code publicly accessible. While the licensing of each software can […]
Continue reading5 Compelling reasons to become an open source maintainer and accelerate your growth as a programmer 🚀
As of the writing of this post Hacktoberfest 2021 by DigitalOcean is around the corner and will be starting on October 1st! To mark the occasion, we’ll be making several posts on the topic of all things open source throughout the month of October 2021. Also check out all previous […]
Continue readingCounter arguments to common misconceptions about coding
When you think of a programmer, who do you imagine? Do you imagine someone like Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, who is seen to be a genius who revolutionised the software industry? Or do you imagine other tech pioneers like Steve Jobs, founder of Apple or Mark Zuckerberg, founder of […]
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Attention embedded engineers! We’d like to invite you to sign up to EmbeddedHub.io, an exciting new space just for embedded engineers. Sign up early to be a part of the journey🚀 Are you a developer with a blog? Or are you thinking of starting one? The activity of blogging involves […]
Continue reading5 Incredible benefits of blogging as a developer (1 year of blogging reflections)
Blogging continues to remain a popular means of having a personal presence on the internet. Countless platforms are available today that offers an easy solution to create your own website without having knowledge of web development. As a result, blogging has only continued to grow in popularity and there are […]
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