Typescript - Myths vs Reality
Debunking myths surrounding TypeScript
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Lessons Learned from a ‘take home’ assignment gone wrong
Applying for Software Engineering Jobs has really become very strange. I have now been working in the industry for over 15+ years. During this time it seems that hiring has really become broken. Let’s see how I failed this next interview. The Process...
Riddler Challenge 01: The case with the switch
The riddler did it again. He used his superior knowledge of JavaScript to create this incredible piece of code: const riddlerChallenge01 = (items = []) => { const options = [{ value: 'name' }]; const defaultName = items.find(val => val.isEnabled)...
Lessons Learned from an awkward Technical Interview
I recently had a rather odd interview with a fintech company. The main goal was to figure out what my React skills are. It was an online live coding session. Providing the assignment via the zip download The session started out that they provided th...
When Clients start to Estimate
You are having an estimation meeting with a special guest - the client. He is there to clarify features and any open questions. But during the meeting whenever the client feels that the estimation is ‘too high’ - he says: “Last time this same type of...
How many hours should I work (as a programmer)?
Uncle Bob in his book "The clean coder" has a very clear answer to his question: "You should plan on working 60 hours per week. The first 40 hours are for your employer. The remaining 20 are for you. (...) Perhaps you do not want to make that kind of...
