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Here's Why You Should Start Estimating in Complexity Instead of Hours | HackerNoon

Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0100

There’s a quiet truth every developer knows, but nobody says out loud at sprint planning: When we estimate in hours, we always estimate low.

» hackernoon.com | hackernoon.com

The Real Cost of a Bus Factor of One | HackerNoon

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Bus factor is more than a risk metric. It reveals the hidden gap between what managers think one employee handles and what they endure.

» hackernoon.com | hackernoon.com

Un desarrollador español publicó en Twitter la evolución de su sueldo desde que empezó. Y generó una gran polémica

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:46:10 +0100

Hablar del dinero que se gana en un puesto de trabajo es en muchas ocasiones un tabú en nuestra sociedad, ya que se puede terminar generando una auténtica…

» josé alberto lizana | genbeta.com

261 Stories To Learn About Software Development

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:55:12 +0100

Learn everything you need to know about Software Development via these 261 free HackerNoon stories.

» hackernoon.com | hackernoon.com

78 Stories To Learn About Software Developer

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:55:08 +0100

Learn everything you need to know about Software Developer via these 78 free HackerNoon stories.

» hackernoon.com | hackernoon.com

What is SOLID? Principles for Better Software Design

Wed, 03 May 2023 15:52:17 +0100

The SOLID principles are a set of guidelines for writing high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software. They were introduced by Robert C. Martin in his 2000 paper “Design Principles and Design Patterns” to help developers write software that is …

» ashutoshkrris | freecodecamp.org

From Problems to Solutions: Understanding Design Patterns

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:17:05 +0100

An interesting fact in software development is that you are almost always not the first person to…

» DEV Community | dev.to

🏆 The Top 100 Developer Tools of 2022

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 22:39:36 +0100

🏆 The Top 100 Developer Tools of 2022

» stackshare.io | stackshare.io

How to 10x Your Skills and Become a More Efficient Tech Lead

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:24:38 +0100

The secret sauce to an engineering team’s success is an effective tech lead guiding the team to be on the right track.

» hackernoon.com | hackernoon.com

The Fall of Scrum?

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:06:50 +0100

This is RonJeffries.com, the combination of new articles, XProgramming, SameElephant, and perhaps even some new items never before contemplated.
Copyright © 1998-forever Ronald E Jeffries

» ronjeffries.com | ronjeffries.com

Why you should be continually interviewing

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 23:47:56 +0100

I usually don’t share pieces of advice I haven’t applied myself, but in this case, the epiphany came…

» DEV Community | dev.to

What are SOLID Principles? Explained with OOP Concepts.

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 10:17:02 +0100

Software developers implement codes to meet the users’ requirements and satisfy the clients. Some…

» DEV Community | dev.to

7 tips to be a more productive engineer

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 13:46:02 +0100

Being productive can mean many things, regardless of what it means there are ways to achieve it. In this post I’ll go over a few practices that helped me in my career.

» DEV Community | dev.to

SOLID: Principio de Segregación de Interfaces

Mon, 24 May 2021 21:10:14 +0100

Este principio fue desarrollado por Robert C. Martin mientras trabajaba como consultor en Xerox. Dura…

» DEV Community | dev.to

10 Fantastic Books By Developers For Developers

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:58:58 +0100

Reading books still is a great way to discover and learn new skills, especially for developers, to st…

» DEV Community | dev.to

Factory Pattern 🏭

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:54:38 +0100

Factory pattern is a commonly used creational design pattern. It is normally used when the user is ex…

» DEV Community | dev.to

My Top 4 Patterns for Writing Simple Code

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:20:43 +0100

When it comes to writing code, I aim to write simple code. What Bob Martin calls clean code. What oth…

» DEV Community | dev.to

7 habits that will make you a better developer

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:27:01 +0100

Habits are the cornerstone of success. At least that’s what I believe. In case one wants to become a…

» DEV Community | dev.to

Do you work at a tech company?

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:14:13 +0100

The most unnatural stage of hiring someone is when you’ve extended an offer, know they have other offers, and you are trying to give them advice on which offer to take. The obvious answer is that they should your offer, but you end up in some interesting discussions toeing the…

» lethain.com | lethain.com

Programming Sucks

Sat, 31 May 2014 17:30:00 +0100

Every friend I have with a job that involves picking up something heavier than a laptop more than twice a week eventually finds a way to slip something like this into conversation: ”Bro,1 you don’t work hard. I just worked a 4700-hour week digging a tunnel under Mordor with a screwdriver.” They have a point. Mordor sucks, and it’s certainly more physically taxing to dig a tunnel than poke at a keyboard unless you’re an ant. But, for the sake of the argument, can we agree that stress and insanity are bad things? Awesome. Welcome to programming.

Ten Simple Rules for the Open Development of Scientific Software

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:44:00 +0100

If you have the choice, embracing an open approach to development has tremendous benefits. It allows you to build on the work of other scientists, and enables others to build on your own efforts. To make the development of open scientific software more rewarding and the experience of using software more positive, the following ten rules are intended to serve as a guide for any computational scientist.

» Andreas PrliÄ‡1, James B. Procter | ploscompbiol.org

A Field Guide To Mobile App Testing

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:07:00 +0100

Testers are often thought of as people who find bugs, but have you ever considered how testers actually approach testing? Do you ever wonder what testers actually do, and how they can add value to a typical technology project?

I’d like to take you through the thought process of testers and discuss the types of things they consider when testing a mobile app. The intention here is to highlight their thought processes and to show the coverage and depth that testers often go to.

Well, Actually

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:25:00 +0100

As software developers, we develop habits that allow us to build products that work and do not fail under stress. Every software developer knows what an ”off-by-one” error is, and like the Karate Kid, we train extensively so we can avoid those traps. We learn how to avoid these and other similar software problems and we sharpen our skills to find logic errors.

As we mature as developers, finding logic errors and incomplete solutions becomes our way of life. It defines us.

But our engineering strength is also our social weakness. Countless times as engineers you will find yourself interrupting someone telling a story, an anecdote or a joke to correct a false assumption, provide an extra fact that the narrator overlooked, give a bigger perspective on the problem or point out that the joke premise is actually flawed.

You can identify this behavior because the person interrupting usually starts with the phrase ”Well, actually…”.

Levels of aspiration

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:20:00 +0100

Debates over technology, technique, and process often go nowhere because the participants are arguing from different levels of aspiration.

You’re unlikely to convince someone they should switch to programming Ruby for its beauty, if they’re merely looking to make a living as a single consultant serving local businesses in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Questions such as ”does this run on my existing web host?” or ”will my clients want something their nephew web designer hasn’t even heard of?” matter far more. Their aspirations are local, finding something that (sorta) works, and getting paid.