This section contains a collection of articles related to a career in IT with the majority of its focus dedicated to software development. We talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working in IT, how to be successful in your career, and what pitfalls to avoid.
If you’ve been freelancing as a way to bring in a little bit of extra income on the side, you already know what a powerful form of employment it can be. After all, freelance work is work done on your own … Continue reading How to Turn Your Freelance Side Hustle into a Full-Time Career
Social media is built upon powerful manipulative algorithms that can influence behavior of its users. However, it is also a very powerful tool that can greatly aid you in education, building your business, developing your career and exerting your influence … Continue reading Taking advantage of manipulative social media mechanisms as a user
With 2020 almost here, it’s amazing to think about how much cloud technologies and the cloud industry as a whole have transformed over the past decade. While cloud technologies will continue to bring transformative change to businesses well into the … Continue reading 10 Cloud Developments that Excited Us this Decade
Society is developing at a very rapid pace, and technology is growing with it. All of the technology invented in the last one hundred years has been to increase the comfort of humans. And as we get used to these … Continue reading Tech Skills to Learn in 2020
The Growing Demand for Coding Skills In 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted that, by 2020, there will be 1.4 million programming-related jobs available and only 400,000 graduates with the coding skills required to fill those roles. Computer Science … Continue reading Careers in Coding & Computer Science
In one of my previous blog posts, I talked about the negative aspects of software development career. The goal of that article was to show that software development is not for everyone. This time, however, I will outline the positive … Continue reading 10 Pragmatic reasons for becoming a software developer
As someone who is interested in becoming a software developer, you have probably heard that it’s important to learn algorithms. Or maybe you have already started your programming career and haven’t yet encountered a situation where knowledge of algorithms would … Continue reading Why studying algorithms will enhance your programming career
It may come as a surprise to you, but many professional programmers are self-taught. And many of them have been able to reach fairly high positions in their career. Therefore, it is not only realistic to get into the software … Continue reading How to get your first job as a self-taught programmer
Programmer, also known as software developer or software engineer, is an in-demand profession that usually pays well. Another good thing about it is that, unlike it is in other skilled professions, you don’t require a formal qualification to become a … Continue reading Why you don’t need maths to become a programmer
Recruiters are great. If you are a qualified professional and are looking for a new job, they make the whole process a whole lot easier than it would have been otherwise. You no longer have to do all the job … Continue reading What information you must never share with recruiters