They have benefits — but they aren’t a universal cure for poor development practices — Microservice architecture had gotten much praise in the last few years. Scalability, fault isolation, and simpler codebases are some of the advantages microservices are meant to provide. …

The long-awaited switch statements are finally here! — Python is beloved by many data scientists and general-purpose developers for its simplicity and elegance. The latest version of Python (3.10) is currently in beta phase, but no new features will be added ahead of its final release in October 2021. …

Lack of energy, cynicism, and lowered productivity are common symptoms of burnout — The pandemic’s changed a lot in the way we structure our work. While developer burnout had been a problem long before this virus came along, remote work only worsened our work-life balance — and our mental health requires more attention now than ever. What Is Professional Burnout? Before we go on talking about how…

Botnets are watching you closely Information security is paramount in our digital world. Whether it is your work project or your personal life, nothing is insured against black-hat attacks. In this article, I will tell you about some of the common attack types so you can be prepared. Most people…

Much like Fidonet and floppy disks, it is going to die fast and very soon Now, I assure this is not a clickbait title. I really think that we are the last generation to make use of internet in its current iteration, and will convince you in a few paragraphs. …

One rule to rule them all — React is an extremely easy to use frontend library. It allows prototyping and iteration at a neck-breaking speed. But, when developing large-scale production apps. it is important to carefully design the architecture and keep the design clear and simple. …

No more frustration moving JAR files If you are working with Java projects, you will most likely have to deal with Maven. Maven is a project management tool, used as an industry standard for medium to large scale Java applications. …

Testing has never been this easy — Flutter is a cross-platform application development framework. But no application is really complete without a comprehensive testing suite. In this article, I will tell you the basic principles of both unit- and widget-testing Flutter apps as well as mocking dependencies. Why Test? Testing is vital when developing any serious software project. With…

Catch bugs before you even write them Python is a multi-purpose language that is used for everything backend. In this article, I will teach you to perform basic unit testing in Python, how to mock modules, and make sure your code is clean. What is Unit-testing? Unit-testing is one of the ways to…