On my quest to make shorter videos on programming fundamentals, I’m kicking this initiative with a video explaining the mechanics of compiled and interpreted programming languages and the trade-offs associated with each. The presentation inside the video is embedded below as well. Enjoy! If you find it useful, give it Read more…
Since writing Setting up Oh-my-Zsh, I’ve levelled up in terms of shell usage and customization. I’ve also switched to Windows as my primary development environment due to variety of reasons. The main one being that I finally built myself a desktop PC and switched away from my trustworthy 7 year-old Read more…
Let me start with a question, how many software engineers do you know that enjoy Frontend development? One question has always baffled me – Why is frontend universally unloved? Let’s throw a few suggestions: Is it the juggling between 3 “languages” – HTML, CSS, JavaScript? Is it the messy CSS Read more…
For the first time ever, I attended the Python Software Foundation’s PyCon Conference in Cleveland, USA. I was nothing short of impressed, a great variety of talks and keynotes and very friendly people. I consider myself an intermediate python developer, but the talks were suitable for all knowledge levels. The Read more…
This is the continuation of the discoveries I’ve made since switching from coding as a hobby to a profession. If you haven’t read the first post, you can find it here. Text Editors vs IDEs This could be an entire post by itself, hardcore VIM users vs. EMACS vs. fans Read more…
When I made the switch from finance to software development, I was doing mostly scripting on small projects, nothing major. Since I started the job, I learned a bunch of very valuable lessons. I didn’t have a Computer Science degree, just a passion to tinker and invent things. Many of Read more…
Starting up in Computer Science could be a scary experience for many, but there’s nothing to be afraid of. Everybody starts somewhere. The below 5 books are my personal favorites that provide high quality knowldege in a well presented manner. Worth the read! Enjoy!