Learn developer interview-winning strategies — What is the goal of the developer interview? The company is looking for the best employee possible. But what does the best mean? For most companies, especially those looking for junior developers, the best hire is not the person with the best skills but a person who is an excellent…

There’s a massive gap between being good and great — Have you ever worked with a brilliant developer? I did. And I couldn’t help but notice what he did differently than others I met. Here are the four traits of outstanding developers that make the difference. They learn all the time Being a software developer is being a lifelong learner. When I started, and it…

Lessons from the Twitter tech community — Twitter is one of the great communities for programmers. You can get so much free knowledge there if you know where to look. A few days ago, I asked Twitter what the best strategy for getting good at JavaScript was. To my surprise, I got over 250 answers.

Learn to manage your most important asset — time — Programming is all about tradeoffs. Early in your career, you’ll discover you have to find a balance between different priorities — simplicity and performance, execution speed and ease of use, readability, conciseness, etc. The thing that’s rarely mentioned, yet it’s critical for your career, is learning to manage your time…

Lessons from the “Make Good Art speech” — Neil Gaiman is one of my heroes. He’s not only a great writer but also an avid learner and teacher. In his Make Good Art commencement speech, he shared the best tips on creating art with the University of the Arts graduating class. …

Learning to code by yourself is hard, here are some tips to make it easier — Learning to code full-time is a dream for many. Only a few of us can afford to dedicate many months to a long boot camp or studying alone. I was one of the lucky ones. When I quit my job, I had nothing else to do but learn to code…

Unless it's free. Then you pay once. — You're lucky if you want to learn to code. The amount of learning materials is staggering. You can find a course on almost everything you're interested in. Some courses are free, others shockingly expensive. …

Knowing CSS well is close to magic. Learn to use its power — I use CSS daily and believe I’m pretty good with it. Still, its power surprises me occasionally. Here’s the list of 5 CSS properties I discovered lately that changed how I write CSS. I hope they may be helpful for you too! 1. Accent color Working with forms is a massive part of…

There are so many languages to choose from. Want to know what to learn first? Bet on JavaScript. — Hello, programmer! Welcome to the world of software development. Great adventures are lying ahead, but also numerous threats. You can learn lots of things, and it can be overwhelming at times. The first dilemma you're going to have is what programming language to learn. There are so many to choose…