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Career
43 Articles
Top 5 reasons to not become a software developer
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...
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June 05 2014
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6 min read
Is programming a stressful career choice?
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...
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November 06 2018
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4 min read
Top reasons to become a software developer
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...
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May 13 2014
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5 min read
How I Landed My First Programming Job
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...
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January 23 2014
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5 min read
The Pros And Cons Of Working With Recruiters
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...
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February 20 2014
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5 min read
10 Programming Interview Questions To Remember
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...
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January 23 2014
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4 min read
How Much Do I Make As A Web Developer?
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...
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May 21 2015
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4 min read
I took a midterm exam during my coding interview
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...
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July 08 2015
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4 min read
Top Reasons To Say Goodbye To Your Job
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...
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January 18 2014
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6 min read
More Interview Questions To Share
Another interview and another set of questions to answer. Personally, I enjoy most interviews. You get to test yourself out and work on you...
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October 22 2014
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6 min read
Interview Questions I Enjoy Asking Programmers
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...
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February 12 2014
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5 min read
How To Write A Good Technical Resume For a Programmer
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...
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August 03 2014
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6 min read
Another Day Another Interview
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...
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January 30 2014
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4 min read
How Important Is College For A Successful Career
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. ...
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August 12 2015
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5 min read
Preparing For My Interview In The Worst Way
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 ...
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July 07 2015
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4 min read
My Worst Job Interviews
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...
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May 27 2015
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4 min read
College Work Vs Real World Work
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...
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February 27 2014
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5 min read
This is why you will get fired as a software engineer
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...
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June 17 2022
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5 min read
Building Your Programming Portfolio in 5 Steps
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. ...
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January 04 2017
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4 min read
Turning Down A Job Offer
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...
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June 22 2015
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4 min read
How To: Build Your Personal Work Portfolio
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...
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June 09 2015
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4 min read
What Is A Senior Developer?
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...
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July 21 2015
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4 min read
Should I apply to Google if I'm just starting out?
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...
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June 03 2019
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5 min read
Landing your first programming job
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...
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May 01 2018
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5 min read
Making your first programming job easier
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...
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September 13 2019
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5 min read
How to quit your job and feel good about it
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 ...
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November 08 2018
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5 min read
Your work portfolio vanished, now what
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...
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August 20 2018
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4 min read
3 things to avoid at your next coding interview
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...
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January 25 2020
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5 min read
This is why you should spend a few years in corporate America
Whenever you hear about programmers and coding, you eventually end up hearing about working remotely from your bed in your pajamas while a f...
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November 13 2018
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4 min read
The best way to prepare for a programming interview
You received that email, welcoming you through the doors of a prestigious (or not so prestigious) software company in order for you too show...
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October 16 2018
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5 min read
How Much Should I Expect to Earn as a Programmer
Because of the influx of digital adoption across industries, tech-based jobs are among the most relevant and fastest-growing in the job...
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August 25 2021
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3 min read
Avoid These During Your next Programming Interview
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...
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March 21 2018
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5 min read
Mistakes I made at my first programming job
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...
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December 07 2020
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5 min read
Starting The Freelance Journey
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...
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July 05 2016
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6 min read
How Much Should You Charge For A Website
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...
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February 17 2017
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5 min read
What I Look For In A Programmer
In my decade long career I've had the opportunity to interview many different programmers for many different roles. Everything from front-en...
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September 05 2018
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6 min read
Programmer Spotlight 01: ThatSoftwareDude
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...
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November 02 2017
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4 min read
How to get a programming job without a college degree
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......
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April 06 2021
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6 min read
4 things to avoid in your personal programming portfolio
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...
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December 11 2020
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4 min read
Interviewing a senior software engineer
Ibrahim D. Inglewood, CA www.idiallo.com A 300 word blurb about yourself My name is Ibrahim Diallo, I am software ...
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November 09 2017
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3 min read
Becoming a professional web developer without a CS degree
A college education, while still valuable, isn't necessarily for everyone. For one, it's typically one of the largest expenses that you will...
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July 27 2022
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7 min read
4 common mistakes junior developers make at work
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...
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August 09 2021
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5 min read
Why Are So Many Developers Going Unhired?
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...
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January 09 2023
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