How I wrote and published my novel using only open source tools

From Markdown to paperback and Kindle…

The Algebra of Programming

Have you ever stopped and thought, “Man, laws are really great!” Nope? Imagine something super mundane. How about driving to the store and buying some bread. Boring right? Now, imagine doing that without laws. Driving would be madness. If you made it to the store, you would then…

Tech Life as Graphs

As a geek, I often imagine situations in life as math equations and graphs (Don’t you all do it too? What’s wrong with you people?!). In this post, I’ll try to describe some situations in tech life as graphs:

How excited you are when working in…

Underestimate your Programming Abilities

At the beginning of their career, it is common for programmers to think that the main thing that prevents them from delivering working software in a predictable way is lack of technical skill. And there is some truth to that. However, one thing I’ve learned…

My journey into the world of programming

A lot of us go through school learning and amassing a variety of information with no idea of the real-life applications. I fit this mould.

After my degree in Computer Science, I realised I was not competent enough to face the ICT…

Technophobe Turned Coder

If you are new to coding, or even considering it, you may be able to relate to my experience. Happy reading.

100 Days of Improving Coding Style

Day 1: Using Descriptive Variable Names

Now, I know it seems obvious, but descriptive variable names are one of the most important fundamentals of good coding style. Please don’t declare variables like:

<not a cs person?>

So identity’s a tricky thing, isn’t it?

For a long time, I have considered myself a “liberal arts person.” Not like from the womb or anything, but for a few years regardless. It’s been, as they say, a long and winding road (cue Mr. McCartney’s languid vocals and plucky…

How to make your remote dev team feel part of your team