And how to lead them as an engineering manager — After almost two decades in my career, at various levels, I have come across many technical people — worked with them, worked under them, and also led them. Although every person is unique, if I were to put them into groups, I would split them into ten obvious sets. As…

With a free downloadable guide to help you pick the right one — Visual communication is a must-have skill for everyone that acts in a professional capacity. Decision making extensively relies on data, which comes in such volume that cannot be consumed in its raw format. So the need to apply some level of graphical abstraction is necessary. Dataviz has emerged as a…

Finding Truth And Beauty Through Software Design Patterns — Although software architecture is not about coding, as a software architect you are still required to have a vast knowledge about development in general and design patterns in particular. There are many reasons why adding design patterns under your IT tool-belt will benefit your career progression, but the three most…

50 Insights Into How To Succeed In An Engineering Leadership Role — Having been a Technical Lead for many years before transitioning to Engineering Manager and then Director, I am compiling this list as a reminder of all the skills and behaviours that I had to consistently develop and exhibit to help me achieve the jump, as well as the realisations I…

NFT lazy minting with browser automation — A couple of months ago I decided to check what the NFT hype is all about. I managed to algorithmically create an ‘art’ collection. I added ‘art’ in quotes, as I am not an artist. I just wanted to learn what NFTs are… So I took my daughter’s digital drawing…

5 Strategies To Help You Thrive In Any Computer Discipline — Great developers never stop learning! And while there is a nearly endless set of study strategies out there, in this article, I am sharing the ones that have helped me learn and master the subjects I chose throughout my academic and professional career. 1⃣ — Write It Down Writing down what you are trying to…

The Top 7 Software Architecture Patterns You Need To Know — The Big Ball of Mud refers to an architecture that lacks any structural design and therefore results in complex, tightly coupled, and interdependent code. It is, unfortunately, the most popular way to design software, and its pervasive adoption is usually unintentional. It emerges due to a general lack of understanding…

A collection of IT related principles, adages and other wisdom… — Software Development is the ultimate discipline organised by paradigms and principles that associate not only with coding practices and standards but also fundamental aspects of human psychology, focusing on implementing a balanced software development process. Although we designate them as Eponymous Laws in the same way we might for a…