Career

Regardless of how skilled you are in your craft, interviews can still be rough for most of us. And that's because you are walking in blind t...Read more

Programming is typically considered one of the rare dream jobs that can be done from anywhere in the world that has a decent internet connec...Read more

Not a day goes by that we don't read an article about developer jobs going unfilled and the demand skyrocketing by the day. And despite what...Read more

A college education, while still valuable, isn't necessarily for everyone. For one, it's typically one of the largest expenses that you will...Read more

I will start out by saying that these stories don't apply to me personally. In my 15+ years as a software engineer, I've been fortunate enou...Read more

Because of the influx of digital adoption across industries, tech-based jobs are among the most relevant and fastest-growing in the job...Read more

Everybody is a junior at least once. At least for a portion of their lives. And during that time, mistakes will happen and servers will go d...Read more

The age old question of college vs self-taught has been debated for decades now, with no clear winner. But I think that we're now closer tha......Read more

If you have a portfolio on the web with your own custom URL, then congratulations, that is half the battle when looking for a job. The other...Read more

Just like in the Matrix, everybody falls their first time. You don't know what you don't know and what you don't know can sometimes cause th...Read more

I have interviewed a fair number of potential programmers during my years and have turned many of them down for various reasons. There are q...Read more

Regardless of how good you think you are as a programmer, there is a good chance that you are not prepared for your first big programming jo...Read more

Q: Should I apply to Google if I am starting out as a coder or coming from a coding bootcamp?This is a very popular question that I often ge...Read more

Whenever you hear about programmers and coding, you eventually end up hearing about working remotely from your bed in your pajamas while a f...Read more

If you're 23+ years old, odds are that you either currently don't like your job very much, or that you just left a job that you didn't like ...Read more

Many people see the Instagram posts of programmer's sipping luxurious coffee in bed with their laptops at an awkward angle that would not do...Read more

You received that email, welcoming you through the doors of a prestigious (or not so prestigious) software company in order for you too show...Read more

In my decade long career I've had the opportunity to interview many different programmers for many different roles. Everything from front-en...Read more

Just recently, a potential client requested to see some of my past work, or my work portfolio, if you will. If you ever go the self-employe...Read more

Regardless of the field that you find yourself in, landing your first job is one of the most difficult challenges that you will face in you...Read more

Interviews in general can be nerve-racking meetings regardless of where your current skill level is at. You can be a junior developer and a...Read more

Ibrahim D. Inglewood, CA www.idiallo.com A 300 word blurb about yourself My name is Ibrahim Diallo, I am software ...Read more

This will be the first in the hopefully long series of Developer Interviews that we conduct for the blog. The idea is to get a few passiona...Read more

If you work a 9-5 job programming job, you won't have to worry much about this question anytime soon. But if you're in the free-roaming wor...Read more

The year is off to a fresh start, and as such, it is time for many people to make those new year's resolutions and to maybe get a new job. ...Read more

Just recently I left my, what I assume to be, last desk job ever. After 10 long years and 30lbs of weight fluctuation between jobs, I've de...Read more

This is a question that I've asked myself plenty of times during the past ten years, as I'm sure many people ask themselves at some point. ...Read more

After years of programming, I'm still not quite sure yet myself. Many times you'll see those keywords in job descriptions and then stop f...Read more

Everyone that knows me, knows that I enjoy a good interview. I even enjoy the bad ones sometimes because if anything, they at least make fo...Read more

I have an interview coming up really soon because I can't be self-employed and living by our own terms forever unfortunately. At least not ...Read more

It's job hunting season for those fresh out of college, so here is, what I would hope is, helpful info for anyone that's too eager to start...Read more

Going to interviews is tough. And interviewing people is tough too. You have maybe 20 minutes to decides if that person is the right fit, a...Read more

I write alot about interviews and about interviewing people because it's a very important part of work. You can't hire someone without both...Read more

A while back the twitter hashtag #talkpay went for a viral spin and people were encouraged to post their job titles and salary in an atte...Read more

Another interview and another set of questions to answer. Personally, I enjoy most interviews. You get to test yourself out and work on you...Read more

I've read tons of articles and how to's on how to write the "perfect resume". And I've followed many of those standards and rules throughou...Read more

Recently I wrote about why you should become a software developer and all the benefits that come with it. It's a great career and an awesom...Read more

Choosing a career is one of the most important things that you will get a chance to do in life, so it's important to choose wisely. It's da...Read more

The real world can be really really different than that which we are told in college. At least for me it was, anyway. The degree I received...Read more

Recruiters have a tight hold on tech jobs these days, for a few reasons. But mainly that tech jobs are hard to fill and they pay substant...Read more

At my latest job I had the opportunity to interview a fair number of people. It's definitely a challenge and it takes some preparation. Some...Read more

I'm getting back into the interviewing business, as I just recently left my job to pursue greater things and to work on my own projects. Wh...Read more

One of the hardest things that I've had to do in life was to convince a company, a money making institution, that they needed my awesome sk...Read more

I have had a fair number of interviews in my career. Not because I suck. No no don't get me wrong. After college I needed a job immediately...Read more

So you've contemplated it for weeks which turned to months, which maybe turned into years and now you're ready to make your big move. Quitt...Read more