20+ Questions to Ask for a Successful Code Review
Code audits (also known as code reviews, codebase audits, technology assessments, risk assessments, and peer reviews) are methodical evaluations of software code designed to:…
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What makes GraphQL better than (the) REST?
What is GraphQL? The Graph Query Language is an API specification created by Facebook that provides an efficient, declarative and flexible alternative to REST.
Ecto, You Got Some ‘Splainin To Do
Ecto is a powerful tool for interacting with databases. By adding `EXPLAIN` to the SQL strings, I was able to quickly troubleshoot and get the job done.
My Introduction to Property Testing
Lately I’ve been exploring various automated testing techniques, and it’s about time I got to property-based testing, also known simply as property testing. I…
Implementing Globalization (G11N) in Software Applications
While working on getting a product live in Canada, we have gone through various trials and tribulations getting localization to work. Globalization generally refers to the combination of localization (L10N), and internationalization (I18N).
Getting My Feet Wet with Deep Learning and Word2Vec
After listening to this episode of Practical AI, I got interested in experimenting with Word2Vec. According to wikipedia, Word2vec is a group of related models that…
6 WordPress Features You Should Know – Or May Have Forgotten About
There are so many features in WordPress, it’s impossible to know them all. The trick is to find the hidden gems that make your life easier.
Improve Your Workflow in the Terminal with These fzf Tips
Tips and code snippets that can be used to help improve your workflow in the terminal, and, how to create your own fzf-based workflow.
Prioritizing Features and Bugs in Software Development
Whether it’s a feature, a bug, or a regression, it’s all work. It all has the same level of prioritization before we add in the business context. This is how we decide what gets worked first.
Here’s Why We Do Case Interviews for Software Engineers
Technical interviews are broken. We do case interviews in order to take candidates from hearing the scenario, to asking clarifying questions, to giving broad opinions and concepts, to specific architecture and programming tasks.