Learning to write clean code helps differentiate you from other programmers when looking for a job. Most people can crack the coding challenges. But only a few can write code that reads like prose. Companies want people who write code that is easier to understand and that aligns with their…

Learn the 5 tips that you can use to understand and write the code effectively even when the code looks like a tangled mess. — Enterprise code almost never is written using the latest technology. The code has been created and modified by hundreds of similar smart people before you. But that doesn’t mean it will make sense to you. It will all feel like a tangle of wires getting connected to arbitrary places.

Get laser-focused and learn to write code in sleep. — Are you learning a cocktail of programming languages to get a job? Do you believe that having skills in multiple programming languages will get all bases covered and thus you can get any job? I see so many of you out there, juggling Javascript, Python, and maybe even Java, thinking…

A no-nonsense guide that will get you to learn and write object-oriented code in Java faster — Java is one of the harder languages to master. If you are learning on your own, you will feel the resistance very early. If you have learned programming by creating a flowchart and then translating it into, Java would seem to work in a bottom-up fashion. Object-oriented programming follows the…

Learn why clean code matters and get practical tips to get started with clean code — Have you wondered what people mean when they talk about writing clean code? Do you want to write code like professional developers do? Do you want to write code that when you read it after 6 months, you are still proud of it? What is the Clean Code? Clean code is code that is easy…

Learn how playing tennis improves your focus, and consistency and helps you excel in your software developer career. — I’m head over heels in love — with tennis. Yes, you heard it right. Tennis is a game that’s a perfect blend of agility, strategy, and sheer determination. It’s not just a sport for me. It is a metaphor for life. But how? The Passion for Tennis Every time I step onto that court…

Here’s the deal. I’m tired of hearing everyone squabble over which programming language is the ‘best.’ Seriously, enough. It’s like arguing about which car is the best. A Ferrari might be great, but it’s useless if you can’t afford the gas or don’t know how to drive stick. Every time…

Hint: It is not your algorithm-solving skills — Have you wondered what is the main skill that differentiates good programmers from the mediocre ones? Do you love writing code but wonder how you would feel doing it every day? Do you want a fly-on-the-wall view of work as a developer and learn by example what that invaluable skill…

Learn the tried and tested techniques that can become part of your developer armor — If you have done any programming, you will have debugged the code. Without learning to debug, you cannot be a programmer. But have you spent hours looking at a piece of code only to find the problem is elsewhere? Have you pulled your hair searching for the offending line of…