Test your plans by reducing time
I couldn’t find any better phrase that describes the approach I’ve learned in the last year. It’s a simple piece of advice: Test your plans by reducing time. It’s easy to fall into the trap of …
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How to convince your boss to let you write tests
When we talk about software development, sooner or later someone starts a discussion about tests. In our world, tests are considered as something helpful and crucial to our work. However, sometimes we need to face with …
Why I migrated my blog from WordPress to Hugo
Before you start your blog, you have to perform a set of essential choices – topics you want to write about, domain name, and the way you’ll publish your content. I choose the self-hosted WordPress platform with a …
Think big, start small
When I think about a new idea or my next goal in life, I usually think big. The goal has to be ambitious and attractive to me, otherwise, it’s not worth putting effort into it. However, big goals also overwhelm me, …
My 2019 Annual Review
The end of the year is presumably a good time for reflection and review. I don’t have any strict structure for annual reviews. I did them many times before, but I haven’t found any process that I stick to. I …
Stop using specialized vocabulary
Each professional group has own specialized vocabulary. It consists of words often related to tools, technologies or processes. They make everyday communication smooth and effective. Yet, this way of communication is …
5 stages of development as the programmer
5 years have passed since I had started working as a professional software developer. Although the programming was my hobby since the early years, my skill started to grow when I had taken a real job. I was surprised …
I've finished studies. Here are some of my thoughts
A long time since my last article. During the last few months, I was fully involved in my last big project at my university. Dozens of articles and books, hundreds of visited pages and thousands of words later I had …
Why I removed my old accounts and why you should too
Whenever people say about New Year’s changes they, mainly think about resolutions, plans and set up goals. But this is also a great time to small retrospective both your personal and digital life. Let’s talk …
What I learned by doing my simple personal project
In September, I wanted to try something new, so I started a simple project to check my abilities in UX and front-end development. The idea was simple — create customizable, reusable and highly accessible buttons. I have …