Two Years On Stack Overflow
It’s going to be my 2nd Stack Overflow anniversary on Saturday (the 5th of Novermber, I know, it wasn’t on purpose). A quick summary: I (profile) just entered the topContinue reading
To Employers That Don’t Respond In Time
First you send a CV, or a recruiter contacts you. Then there’s the interview(s). And then the employer has to decide whether they want you onboard or not. And youContinue reading
What Questions an Interviewer Should Ask
Before I start reading (and being influenced by) Joel Spolsky’s book about technical recruitment, I’ll share a thought on one important aspect of technical interviews. Whenever I happen to beContinue reading
The Declining Quality of Low and Middle Class Laptops
My old laptop broke (3.5 years in service already), so I had to get a new one. I thought it would be easy – I went to an online store,Continue reading
Slippers
Ever since I started working full-time, I’ve been wearing slippers at work. Just because it is way more comfortable than staying with your shoes on all day long. Sounds weird?Continue reading
Those Evil Frameworks and Their Complexity
Frameworks like Hibernate and Spring are industry-standards. JSF, EJB and the likes are also standards and used in many applications. But there are always people that are against these frameworks.Continue reading
How Programming Becomes a Hobby Rather Than a Mere Profession
Programming is a profitable profession so many choose this path for their career. However, as with any profession, if you don’t like what you are doing, that is – ifContinue reading
RSS Is Not Dead. You Are Using It in a Wrong Way.
These days the topic about RSS being dead is active on techcrunch. (I know this isn’t much of a technical article, but it is somewhat related to web usability) So,Continue reading
Why Startups Should Not Choose NoSQL
The NoSQL hype is omnipresent. And many startups are tempted to go for Cassandra/MongoDB/HBase/Redis/… . Here I’ll argue why they should rather stick to a SQL solution – MySQL orContinue reading
We Don’t Need No Password Strength Checker
Password strength checkers appear from time to time on web registration forms. But in my opinion they are useless. I’ll justify. Jeff Atwood lists the possible ways to obtain one’sContinue reading