Code Reviews Are a Necessary Evil in the Programming World for Maintaining Coding Standards and a Sustainable Codebase. — Reviews are a mighty great way to catch bugs early on in the software development life cycle, improve code quality, and learn from more experienced engineers with diverse backgrounds and different views. The Problem Code reviews can be a pretty stressful and anxiety-inducing experience, especially for junior developers, and sometimes they can…

Working at Google, a global leader in technology and innovation, is a dream for many professionals. While the company is renowned for its software engineering roles, Google also offers exciting opportunities for technical non-software engineers in its gTech gPS (Google Professional Services) division. — We will delve into the unique experiences of being a technical non-software engineer at Google gTech gPS, the role’s responsibilities, and the valuable contributions these professionals make to Google’s success.

Have You Heard of This Rotoscoped Animation With Themes of Psychology, Mental Health, Human Experience, and Timey-Wimey Multiverses. — The Undone series (2019–2022) is not what I would call your typical animated series. On the surface, it melds rotoscoped animation with reality, but beneath that, it delves into the realms of psychology, mental health, and the human experience. Its creators, Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg grapple with heavily intertwined…

Don’t Lie To Yourself About The Direction Things Are Going In Instead Of Pro-actively Driving The Narrative. — It is common for professionals to reach a point in their life where they are cruising along, unconsciously or otherwise, often masked by complacency or fear of change, somewhat on the borderline of quiet quitting. While self-deception might offer short-term comfort through an “ignorance is bliss” philosophy, in the long…

Let PHP Take You to the Moon and Back With This Operator Which Reduces the Need for Serial Conditional Checks. — I have only recently realised it exists and got excited about its uses! It got introduced back in PHP 7, we are now on PHP 8, but very cool nonetheless. Let's have a look at how it makes our life easier with some practical examples: Example Readability Advantages Of 🚀 Sorting Before, we would need to…

Haters Gonna Hate, But Be Familiar With And Open To The Pros and Cons Of All Languages And Reap The Benefits! — Endless languages exist in this vast and beautiful world of programming, each with its own unique syntax, semantics, strengths and weakness, not to mention variable popularity and community sizes. As an engineer and creator of universes, you’re bound to have your own niche in terms of languages, picking them due…

How To Apply To Be a Writer For The Software Sourcerer Publication. — We are looking for writers who follow the Medium guidelines and enjoy writing about software engineering, personal development and startups! We want to explore both old and new topics that can help people upskill and make the most of their abilities. Add a comment here if you’d like to be a writer and we shall add you right up.

Everyone Should Have a Credible And Compelling Personal Brand and Understand How To Create and Publish a Simple Website. — Return On Investment I have highlighted 5 benefits of owning your own domain and website, but there are certainly more! You can find my personal simple website here (nenuadrian.com). It provides a good platform for me to quickly present myself, my photography, articles and coding projects.

Game Development Is Built Upon Amazing Tool Development for Artists and Game-Loop Designers To Achieve the Complexity They Desire. — Return On Investment Custom engine tools for artists, engineers and designers can significantly enhance productivity and efficiency. Think artificial intelligence integrations (Bard, ChatGPT), dialogue flow designing, custom game loops, item customiser, procedural generation, quest management, metadata editors, environment designers, etc.